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Cyprus startup Piney raises €1.6M to expand rental operations beyond Europe

Piney secures €1.6 million funding led by Uni.fund to expand its rental management platform globally.

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Piney, a Cyprus-founded cleaning and operations provider for short- and mid-term rental property managers, raised €1.6 million in a new funding round. [1] Cyprus-based venture capital firm 33East has invested in Piney, a Cyprus-founded property operations startup that has raised €1.6 million as it expands from Europe into the United States. [2] Founded in 2022, Piney serves over 5,000 properties across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, France, and the United States. [3] Piney claims its combination of in-house cleaning teams, automated scheduling, and a real-time monitoring dashboard can cut the operational workload of property managers by up to 80%. [4] Uni.fund led the €1.6 million funding round, having also led the company's previous €1.2 million round in December 2024. [5] 33East stated that Piney's progress demonstrated the potential of using Cyprus as a proving ground before taking a business into international markets. [6] The latest investment was made alongside Uni.fund and Venteri Capital, with Uni.fund leading Piney's latest funding round after having also backed the company in 2024. [7]
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  1. Piney, a Cyprus-founded cleaning and operations provider for short- and mid-term rental property managers, raised €1.6 million in a new funding round. · EU-Startups
  2. Cyprus-based venture capital firm 33East has invested in Piney, a Cyprus-founded property operations startup that has raised €1.6 million as it expands from Europe into the United States. · cyprus-mail.com
  3. Founded in 2022, Piney serves over 5,000 properties across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, France, and the United States. · EU-Startups
  4. Piney claims its combination of in-house cleaning teams, automated scheduling, and a real-time monitoring dashboard can cut the operational workload of property managers by up to 80%. · EU-Startups
  5. Uni.fund led the €1.6 million funding round, having also led the company's previous €1.2 million round in December 2024. · EU-Startups
  6. 33East stated that Piney's progress demonstrated the potential of using Cyprus as a proving ground before taking a business into international markets. · cyprus-mail.com
  7. The latest investment was made alongside Uni.fund and Venteri Capital, with Uni.fund leading Piney's latest funding round after having also backed the company in 2024. · cyprus-mail.com
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