UK-based proptech startup Evo has secured GBP1 million investment Via the GroVentive investment platform.
At the next stage of growth, Evo plans to build partnerships with a variety of providers, including rent payments, utilities, grocery deliveries and transactions with local governments.
Co-founder and CEO Dean Shepherd says: “Renters are screaming for better ways to communicate with landlords and real estate managers. Our site helps a lot to improve the usually slow and frustrating process.“
Co-founder and Head of Services, Mark Iandri, adds: “The landlord wants a lessor who manages his property and pays the rent on time. Every lessor wants a safe and warm home, knowing that if something goes wrong, they will respond quickly and professionally.”
Founded in 2018 by Dean Shepherd and Mark Iandoli, Evo benefits landlords and real estate managers with low-cost monthly subscriptions, allowing trade professionals to accept jobs on the site. Working across the private and public sectors – in the public sector, housing unions and local governments are Evo’s fastest growing segments.
Evo provides landlords with deeper insights into their assets with access to detailed service history and the ability to track work in real time. For residents, Evo means that the platform will allow lessors to have more information about their homes and report issues via the mobile app, resulting in significant improvements in travel time and customer service levels.”
Jonathan Wicks, Chief Strategy Officer of GroVentive, says: “Evo has created what we feel is a truly transformative product. We look forward to working closely with our management team to grow and grow over the coming months and years and become a leading PropTech business.”
