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Episode #445 - Bringing Real Passion and Accessible, Smarter Data to Real Estate - with Sebastian Boncu

ScaleUp Radio

Release Date: 01/13/2025

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In this episode of ScaleUp Radio, we dive into the exciting world of geospatial AI and its transformative potential in real estate with Sebastian Boncu, the CEO and founder of Voolu. Sebastian shares how his company is using cutting-edge technology to make data analysis more accessible, smarter, and impactful for decision-making in real estate and beyond.

We discuss:

  1. The Business and its Vision
    Voolu is developing a geospatial AI platform that aggregates various datasets, including real estate, census, and crime data, making it interrogable using natural language AI. Their goal? To refine property valuation with unprecedented accuracy and eventually become a leading geospatial analysis tool across Europe.
  2. The Scaleup Journey
    Starting as a bootstrapped venture three years ago, Voolu has since raised £350k, led by SFC Capital, and is now laser-focused on securing larger contracts to de-risk future funding rounds. Sebastian talks about the challenges of navigating startup life, balancing a bold vision with lean methodology, and the critical role of the right team.
  3. The Challenges and Lessons Learned
    From assembling a motivated, equity-incentivised team to learning through small failures, Sebastian underscores the importance of passion, continuous action, and finding experienced advisors in driving growth.
  4. The Road Ahead
    With ambitious plans to scale operations across Europe in the next five years, Voolu is building out AI-powered tools to enhance property valuation accuracy, expanding datasets, and preparing to ramp up marketing once product-market fit is solidified.

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Sebastian can be found here:

https://voolu.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sboncu/

https://www.instagram.com/sebastian.boncu/

 

Resources:

Y Combinator - https://www.ycombinator.com/

Diary of a CEO -  https://stevenbartlett.com/doac/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/

Fathom - https://fathom.video/

ChatGPT - https://chatgpt.com/

Slack - https://slack.com/intl/en-gb

WhatsApp - https://www.whatsapp.com/