Here are some words
from our CEO Ben Poynter:
"I am delighted to announce that
we have just completed a £16M funding round via
our existing investors dmg ventures, Grosvenor
Hill Ventures and the Company’s founders. The
new funding will be used to accelerate Yopa’s
growth through continued investment in customer
service, proprietary technology and to increase
the company’s local market share through its
network of agents.
Launched 3 years ago, Yopa has
already become one of the largest estate agents
in the UK – dubbed the Best Online Agent and
Best Online & Hybrid Estate Agent by our
customers in the last 18 months. We are
disrupting the traditional estate agency model
by doing away with the unnecessary cost of high
street shop fronts, while using our proprietary
technology and nationwide scale to deliver a
great experience for our customers; all for a
fair fixed fee which can be paid upfront,
monthly or on completion of a sale through our
‘No Sale, No Fee’ offer.
Today, we are also announcing the
appointment of industry heavyweight, Grenville
Turner, as Chairman. Grenville is a highly
respected operator with extensive experience of
retail banking, fast growing start-ups and the
UK property sector. As the CEO of Countrywide,
he led the business’ return to being publicly
traded in 2013 with an IPO worth over £1
billion. His other directorships have included
Rightmove, leading US realtor, Realogy, and
Sainsbury’s Bank. Grenville is excited to join
our energetic and growing business and relishes
the opportunity to support Yopa’s development.
He’s looking forward to working with the
management team, drawing on both his traditional
estate agency background and hands on experience
in transitioning tech start-ups into their
ascendancy.
So, a great time for Yopa and
testament to all the hard work our teams and
local Yopa agents invest in our business. Thank
you, for their dedication to building Yopa into
an award-winning company we can all be proud of
and helping us become one of the biggest and
best in the industry."
