Zefir raises €15M to double down on AI for real estate

Zefir, a French real estate marketplace founded in 2020, has announced a €15 million funding round, bringing its total funding to €50 million. The company uses AI to simplify residential property transactions, having powered more than €600 million in annualized home sales by nearly halving transaction times for sellers and boosting agent revenues.

The funding round was led by FinTech Collective, with continued support from Sequoia Capital, Zigg Capital, and Heartcore Capital. Zefir is now extending its AI expertise to the buy side with the launch of ZIA, Europe’s first AI-powered home-search assistant, addressing France’s fragmented property market where buyers must navigate over 100,000 listing agents independently.

“We’ve simplified what is usually a long, fragmented process. Our AI matches homes with qualified buyers across our partner network. This cuts transaction times in half — from ~4 months to under 2 months — while helping agents close more deals with less friction,” said Remy Fabre, co-founder and CEO of Zefir. “We were the first to bring AI into the selling experience in France. Now we’re doing the same for buyers.”

Unlike traditional portals that charge agents for listings, Zefir doesn’t use paid rankings, ensuring buyers see only relevant homes upfront. The platform provides early access to thousands of exclusive properties while ZIA qualifies buyers before they reach agents, resulting in more serious prospects. According to Fabre, agents working with Zefir can earn up to €100,000 more annually.

“Zefir has already transformed the sell-side experience in France. With ZIA, they’re now bringing that same innovation to buyers – delivering a rare trifecta of network effects, transactional velocity, and AI-driven utility,” said Toby Triebel, Partner at FinTech Collective. The funding will fuel AI expansion and geographic growth into France’s top 15 largest cities, with plans to double headcount by 2026.

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