
Henq invests in Housing Anywhere
Henq Invest has led a $1m funding round for Housing Anywhere, a Rotterdam-based online student-to-student housing platform.
Two unnamed investors took part in the round alongside Henq. The three parties have taken a minority stake in the business.
Housing Anywhere will use the fresh capital to expand further abroad.
Company
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Rotterdam, Housing Anywhere operates an online platform that provides student-to-student housing services.
The premise of the website is to allow students to advertise their rooms for rent while simultaneously allowing them to search for somewhere to rent during their international study term.
The platform has already been launched in 155 cities across 21 countries, including Rotterdam, Paris, Stockholm and Los Angeles.
People
Niels van Deuren is the founder of Housing Anywhere.
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