"We targeted €1m. We raised €3m." Meet the Barclays-backed start-up who launched a covid-busting fundraise
It's back to school this week, and what better way to get back into the swing of things than with EG's tech and global reporter Lucy Alderson, who this week sat down with Irish proptech start-up Offr's co-founder and chief executive Robert Hoban to discuss the company's covid-busting fundraise. The start-up recently secured nearly €3m in its latest seed fundraise led by Barclays, which was much higher than its original target of €1m. In a climate where proptech companies are finding it increasingly difficult to raise capital while investors scale back deals, Hoban shares his own experience and tips for start-ups looking to fundraise in the middle of a pandemic. Hoban also shares more detail about Offr's plans to expand into the UK and Australia, and reveals which other countries the company is eyeing up to launch into at some point in the future.