The online real estate investment platform has formed a strategic partnership with Berlin Hyp, which led the $11.8m round.

UK-based online real estate investment platform BrickVest has closed its series A round at £9m ($11.8m) after raising £7m in a second tranche led by mortgage-focused bank Berlin Hyp.

The round was oversubscribed and the newer funding follows a £2m first tranche that closed in March 2017 with participation from angel investor Jean Romain Lhomme and undisclosed additional backers.

Founded in 2014, BrickVest is an online crowd-investment marketplace for investors and deal sponsors that enables professional clients across Europe to…