Honest Buildings Announces Financing Led by RockPort Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures


Honest Buildings, a fast-growing real estate network connecting professionals to new business opportunities and information for buildings across the U.S., announced today the completion of its first round of financing led by RockPort Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures. The amount of investment and the terms are not disclosed.

Since releasing its beta website on March 20, 2012, Honest Buildings has launched its platform in New York City, Washington DC, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Dallas and Houston, aggregating detailed information for over 600,000 buildings, and engaging thousands of companies from all sectors of the real estate and construction industries.

In conjunction with the financing announcement, Honest Buildings is also releasing today information for more than 37,000 buildings in Portland, OR and the surrounding counties.

"Honest Buildings has identified two large problems for millions of real estate professionals: finding accurate information about buildings and generating targeted new business opportunities," said Dhiraj Malkani, Partner at RockPort Capital. "Their solution is an innovative platform that empowers individuals to connect with one another and with the buildings and projects they have worked on."

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