
Seventure and CM-CIC invest €4.2m in EffiCity
Seventure and CM-CIC Capital Privé have invested €4.2m in French estate agent EffiCity.
Seventure contributed €2.8m through its Banque Populaire Innovation 13 and CA Innovation 9 funds; CM-CIC invested €1.4m.
The funding will allow EffiCity to develop its offering across France. The investors were attracted by the company's business model, believing it fits a growing need among customers to reduce unnecessary costs.
Founded in 2007, EffiCity is a network of "low-cost" estate agents. The company aims to reduce hidden costs for the customer and typically charges between 1% and 3% commission per sale (against a 6.5% national average).
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