Home setup service Just Move In, which counts Hamptons, Openrent, and Pickfords among its clients, has raised a new funding round totalling £4m led by Longbrook Ventures and Love Ventures.
The round was supported by Mountside Ventures, alongside a crowdfunding round with follow-on investments from a host of angels, including the two co-founders of Octopus Group, Simon Rogerson and Chris Hulatt. John Browett, the former CEO of Dixons – and now Just Move In Chairman – has also invested.
The company makes moving in and out of a home easier – whether you’re renting or buying – by giving customers a platform to manage a wide range of services, from setting up the broadband and informing the council of the new address, to recommending removals and storage companies.
Movers are supported by ‘Move Specialists’, who can assist with any questions that might arise during the process. Just Move In is building technology to automate as much of the move-in/out administration as possible, streamlining the registration and payment process with dozens of suppliers.
Andrew Gale, founder of Longbrook Ventures, said: “Just Move In is providing an innovative, frictionless solution to an extremely cumbersome problem that all movers face.
“I am confident that with this team’s passion and hunger, they will build on the impressive traction already achieved to date and deliver an exceptional outcome for all.”
Just Move In co-founder Ross Nichols added: “Moving home is one of the most stressful things you’ll ever do, and on average, we each move home 11 times during the course of our lives. Just Move In exists to make moving home hassle-free.”
