It plans to launch a direct-to-consumer proposition later this year
Home set-up service company Just Move In has announced that it recently raised £4 million in new funding.
The funding round, led by Longbrook Ventures and Love Ventures, 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.
The company, which counts Hamptons, Openrent, and Pickfords among its clients, makes moving in and out of a home easier by giving customers – whether renting or buying – 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.
The Home Setup Service is free to anyone referred to Just Move In via one of its corporate partners, and optional upgrades are available during the registration process. The company plans to launch a direct-to-consumer proposition in late 2022.
Just Move In is building technology to automate as much of the move-in/move-out administration as possible, streamlining the registration and payment process with dozens of suppliers.
“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,” Ross Nichols (pictured right), co-founder of Just Move In, 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,” Andrew Gale, founder of Longbrook Ventures, remarked.
Where possible, Just Move In partners with ethical businesses and works exclusively with green energy companies, including Octopus Energy. It is a Certified B Corporation, meaning it is a business that meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.
“We believe in the three Ps principle – people, planet and prosperity. We are proud to be part of the growing community of B Corps across the world, which are proving that for-profit companies can be a force for good and that business leaders can work together to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy,” Just Move In co-founder Tom Old (left in picture) said.
