The problem
Homeowners can't buy their next home until the old one sells, and slow sales stall deals
What they do
Bridge loans and cash offers so agents' clients can buy before they sell
Traction Revenue up 4x+ since 2021; 25,000+ partner agents; $4B+ in transactions
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 4
- Ops roles
- 1
- Headcount
- ~300
Flat, ~290-300 staff (289 Sep 2025 → 299 Sep 2026, est.); 3 open roles
Hiring in
- Remote (LatAm)
- Remote (Global)
Glassdoor
3.2 ★ 185 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $120M
- Stage
- Series D
- Date
- Oct 2026
Led by Saluda Grade
- Hiring+14 open roles on the live job board (3–9 roles = +1)
- Funding recency+2Series D · $120M, Oct 2026 (this month): 6 months or less = +1.5, $100M+ round +0.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: Revenue up 4x+ since 2021; 25,000+ partner agents; $4B+ in transactions
- Red flags−11 significant flag in the last 24 months, −1 eachQuiet reduction in force Oct–Nov 2024 (size undisclosed; ex-staff posts). Watch-out, not scored: Series D valuation 'similar' to the 2021 Series C (~$800M), a flat round after five years; earlier 2022 layoffs cut nearly half of staff.LinkedIn: ex-Homeward manager laid off in reduction in force (Oct 2024) ↗ · LinkedIn: ex-Homeward CX manager impacted by recent layoffs (Nov 2024) ↗ · Crunchbase News: Series D valuation similar to 2021 Series C (~$800M) (Oct 2026) ↗ · The Real Deal: Homeward cuts another 25% of staff (Nov 2022) ↗
- Total2.751 + 2 + 0.75 − 1 = 2.75 → Steady (1.5–3.49)
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K · edge: hard to leave
Survived the 2022 power-buyer shakeout and grew revenue 4x through agent partnerships, but it is a capital-heavy niche player beside Opendoor, Knock and Orchard, tied to the housing cycle and credit markets, with a flat valuation since 2021.
Sources: Crunchbase News: Homeward raises $120M, revenue up 4x since 2021 (Oct 2026) ↗ · Homeward press release: $120M Series D and $330M debt (Oct 2026) ↗
Watch-outs
Quiet reduction in force Oct–Nov 2024 (size undisclosed; ex-staff posts). Watch-out, not scored: Series D valuation 'similar' to the 2021 Series C (~$800M), a flat round after five years; earlier 2022 layoffs cut nearly half of staff.
Sources: LinkedIn: ex-Homeward manager laid off in reduction in force (Oct 2024) ↗ · LinkedIn: ex-Homeward CX manager impacted by recent layoffs (Nov 2024) ↗ · Crunchbase News: Series D valuation similar to 2021 Series C (~$800M) (Oct 2026) ↗ · The Real Deal: Homeward cuts another 25% of staff (Nov 2022) ↗
Open ops roles · 1
Last checked Oct 25, 2026