Landed

Landed

Down payment assistance for educators' homeownership

About Landed

Simplify's Rating
Why Landed is rated
B
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated A on Growth Potential
Rated B on Rating Differentiation

Industries

Social Impact

Financial Services

Real Estate

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$56.7M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2015

Overview

Landed helps essential professionals, especially educators, achieve homeownership by providing down payment assistance and homebuying support. Their main service is a shared equity down payment program that allows educators to reach a 20% down payment on a home without income restrictions, making it easier for them to buy homes. Landed partners with schools, real estate agents, and community organizations to offer free homebuying education, competitive property reviews, and personalized support from experts. Unlike other companies, Landed focuses specifically on educators and essential professionals, addressing their unique needs for affordable housing. The goal is to build financial security for educators and strengthen communities by enabling them to live near their workplaces.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Landed raised $31 million in Series B funding to expand its services.
  • The rise of digital mortgage platforms aligns with Landed's tech-savvy educator clientele.
  • Growing ESG investing trends provide more funding opportunities for mission-driven companies like Landed.

What critics are saying

  • Rising interest rates could reduce demand for Landed's homeownership services.
  • Increased competition from other proptech companies may erode Landed's market share.
  • Potential regulatory changes could affect the viability of Landed's shared equity program.

What makes Landed unique

  • Landed focuses on essential professionals, particularly educators, for homeownership assistance.
  • The company offers a unique shared equity down payment program without income restrictions.
  • Landed partners with educational institutions to extend its reach and impact.

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Funding

Total Funding

$56.7M

Meets

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
Series B Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$35M
$31M
Landed
$45M
Linktree
$65M
Substack
$100M
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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-16%

1 year growth

-16%

2 year growth

-16%
Bizjournals
Sep 16th, 2021
Landed lands $31 million as it seeks to help more essential workers become homeowners

In #proptech news, @LandedHomes has helped essential workers buy $500 million worth of homes. The company's $31 million Series B will help expand their shared-equity downpayment assistance program

Medium
Sep 15th, 2021
Learn Capital, LLC. invested into Landed, Inc. in $31M on Sep 16th 21'.

Today, Landed announced a $31M Series B financing led by Learn Capital and Navitas Capital, along with other new investors, First American and MassMutual Ventures.

Landed
Sep 10th, 2021
Landed, Inc. partnered with The University of Utah on Aug 11th 21'.

However, this is not the first time Landed has collaborated with the University of Utah.

KSL TV
Feb 23rd, 2021
Ogden Amphitheater partners with Landed, Inc.

Ogden City and Ogden School District have partnered with Landed, a financial company that has helped essential employees afford homes in high cost housing market areas like San Francisco and Boston.

AlleyWatch
Jun 28th, 2020
Initialized Capital invests into Landed Inc in $22.1M equity funding

Founded by Alex Lofton, Jesse Vaughan, and Jonathan Asmis in 2015, Landed has now raised a total of $22.1M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Initialized Capital and OMERS Ventures.

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