London real estate fintech secures £5m underwriting facility ahead of closing Series A round

Shojin Property Partners, the fintech company that lowers the barriers to entry for individuals looking to access institutional-grade real estate investment opportunities, has closed a £5m underwriting facility.

Provided by a fellow London based family office, which has made provision to increase the facility to £10m as dealflow grows, the capital will enable Shojin Property Partners to guarantee finance for new deals before launching them on its global investment platform.

This underwriting facility sits alongside Shojin Property Partners’ current Series A fundraise, which is due to complete shortly. The company moved into profitability in 2020 having previously raised external funding of £1.7m from private investors and is on track to generate almost £2m in revenue in the year to June 2022.

Operating in an online real estate investment market forecast to grow from $15bn today to $800bn by 2027, Shojin was created to democratise the market by opening up investment opportunities to global investors on a fractional basis.

The underwriting facility will provide certainty to borrowers and investors, as real estate developers need the funds to be available on the day of completion for the underlying property or land.

By underwriting the funding for a specific project in advance of sharing the opportunity with its investor pool, Shojin is able to mitigate any inherent uncertainty in the fundraising process.

CEO of Shojin Property Partners, Jatin Ondhia, said: “We are delighted that we now have access to further capital. Not only does this facility show the confidence our family office partners have in our investment platform, but it will help us provide more diverse investment opportunities for our investors.

“As a fintech startup that is already profitable, we look forward to offering more exciting projects for investors as we move to close out our Series A fundraise.”