Thibault, a serial entrepreneur, and Simi, a consultant and strategist, are leveraging their backgrounds to address the housing crisis in Europe by making home-building as simple as buying a home. They aim to bring transparency, sustainability, and trust to the construction industry. The fresh capital will be used to hire talent in engineering, product, marketing, and operations. Despite the challenges, Thibault and Simi are set to move into their long-delayed home next month, highlighting the very issues Litehaus seeks to solve.
Key takeaways:
- Thibault and Simi Launay founded Litehaus to address inefficiencies in the home-building process, inspired by their own struggles with building a home in Portugal.
- Litehaus aims to streamline the construction process by connecting landowners and developers with professionals, and focuses on modular construction to reduce costs, time, and environmental impact.
- The company recently raised €1.46 million in a pre-seed round led by Cornerstone VC, with participation from other investors, to expand its operations and hire more talent.
- Litehaus is focused on becoming Europe's fastest-growing construction tech startup, addressing the housing shortage crisis by making home-building more accessible and sustainable.