Berlin, June 25th 2021 โ Wunderflats, the leading platform for temporary furnished housing in Germany, announces a $21 million growth funding round, consisting of both primary and secondary capital, to further pursue their vision to create a more accessible and convenient housing market across Europe.
โTenants trying to find mid-to-long term housing in Germany and across Europe face numerous obstacles and often experience discrimination in the rental process,โ says Jan Hase, co-founder and CEO at Wunderflats. โWe strive to build the most customer-centric housing company in Europe that enables people to find their new home easily and in a fair manner. During the course of the COVID-pandemic, the trend of people living and working temporarily in different cities or even countries increased. Due to the emergence of new and more flexible work environments, the demand for temporary housing will increase even more, and so will the need for temporary furnished housing.โ

With the growth capital, the company announced plans to expand to Europe, and to further invest into its product, whose approach is to adapt the rental process to different users and local city conditions. In addition, Wunderflats achieves exceptional matching quality between tenants and landlords through a combination of machine learning and personal contact during the rental process.
Lead investor Verdane is one of Northern Europeโs most active investors in digital consumer and software businesses, with a track record of successfully supporting technology-enabled companies such as EasyPark, Desenio, momox and smava to scale operations and develop new markets. Verdaneโs current portfolio holds 20 digital consumer and over 30 software businesses, with more than EUR3 billion of investor commitments across nine funds.
โHousing markets across Europe today face a significant gap in the mid-to-long term rental sector that Wunderflats fills successfully,โ says Maroje Guertl, Principal at Verdane. โDrawing on its strength as the leader in Europeโs largest housing market, Wunderflats has demonstrated resilience in the face of a global pandemic, growing demand by 58% in 2020 while the global hospitality industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. The relevance of this business model will only increase as the โwork from anywhereโ and extended stays trend continue to grow in popularity. We look forward to partnering with the stellar team at Wunderflats to expand the offering across Europe.โ
About Wunderflats
Wunderflats is the market leader for temporary furnished housing in Germany. The Berlin-based company was founded in 2015 by Jan Hase and Arkadi Jampolski and has over 100 employees. Wunderflats connects tenants, property owners and companies with the mission to enable everyone to live and work anywhere.
For more information, visit wunderflats.com.
About Verdane
Verdane is a specialist growth investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses. Verdane can invest as a minority or majority investor, either in single companies or through portfolios of companies, and looks to deploy inside two core growth themes; digitalisation and decarbonisation.
Verdane funds hold over โฌ6 billion in total commitments and have made over 400 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdaneโs team of over 140 investment professionals and operating experts, based out of Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Stockholm, is dedicated to being the preferred growth partner to tech-enabled and sustainable businesses in Europe.
Verdane is also a certified B Corporation, the most ambitious sustainability accreditation globally. The firm only backs businesses that pass its 2040 test, which indicates whether the company can thrive in a more sustainable future economy.
Verdane is partly owned by the Verdane Foundation, which is focused on two areas: climate change and more equitable and inclusive local communities.
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Press Contact
Marilena Himmelreich
Communications Manager
+49 30 120862226
marilena@wunderflats.com