William Blair acted as financial advisor to HqO, Inc. (HqO), in connection with its over $50 million Series D funding round, led by Koch Real Estate Investments (KREI), a subsidiary of Koch Industries, along with participation from existing investors, including Accomplice, Insight Partners, and Related. The transaction was announced in October 2023.
About the Companies
HqO is leading the transformation of the way people experience real estate by converging data, technology, and the customer. Through its Real Estate Experience (REX) Platform—a powerful and dynamic suite of applications and services—the company has powered over 400 million square feet at over 700 properties across 32 countries. The world’s most innovative organizations rely on HqO to drive operational excellence by maximizing and boosting tenant and employee acquisition, retention, and engagement. HqO is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
KREI, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, focuses its efforts on attractive risk adjusted capital deployment into real estate assets and operating companies with an agnostic approach to product, geography, and capital position. The company has an acute focus on best-in-class management teams and flexible capital solutions which align interests to drive mutual benefit with its partners. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested nearly $150 billion in growth and improvements. With a presence in more than 70 countries, Koch companies employ more than 120,000 people worldwide, with about half of those in the United States. KREI is based in Dallas, Texas.
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