The company plans to launch in San Francisco and San Diego later this year, in Seattle in early 2021 and in Chicago and New York “soon after.”Ĭurrently, the average unit on PocketList is shared 67 days before the landlord is given notice, and 97 days before the unit appears on other listing sites, according to the company. It’s been operating in stealth mode for the past year with its app going live today in Los Angeles, where it says it offers over 20,000 rental units on its platform. Los Angeles-based PocketList says its goal is to help renters find homes before they are publicly available. Craft Ventures led the round, which also included participation from Abstract VC and Wonder Ventures. Notably, its backers include a high-profile bunch including Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff and David Sacks of Craft Ventures, who has previously backed the likes of Bird, Yammer and PayPal. PocketList, a “renter-powered” housing platform, announced Wednesday it has raised $2.8 million in seed funding.

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