The general contracting services provider has emerged from stealth with $53m, $35m of which came from a GV-backed series B round.

US-based home renovation services Homebound has secured $35m in series B funding from investors including internet and technology group Alphabet’s GV unit, Forbes has reported.

The round was led by Fifth Wall and also featured fellow venture capital firms Forerunner Ventures, Thrive Capital and Khosla Ventures in addition to actor and VC investor Ashton Kutcher, according to Crunchbase News. It was closed in August 2019 but only revealed this week.

Homebound arranges a variety of homebuilding and renovation services, connecting…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.