FUNKE Digital

Funke forms Home360 to consolidate home portals

Funke Digital has created a new umbrella company, Home360 GmbH, to consolidate its portals and services related to housebuilding, energy and living. At launch the group includes Musterhaus.net (described as Germany's largest housebuilding portal) and the energy-focused platform gruenes.haus. Michael Pilzek, previously managing director of Musterhaus.net, will lead Home360. The Lüneburg-based team will move to Funke’s Hamburg offices. Funke Digital says Home360 is intended as a "basis for further acquisitions" and to expand its portfolio with additional portals and services around the home. The article also notes Funke's recent buyups of two listing portals, Erento and Campanda, and references available funds to pursue digital growth.

Funke acquires Erento and Campanda

Funke Mediengruppe has acquired two European listing marketplaces, Erento and Campanda, and integrated them into the Listaro Group within Funke Digital. Erento handles roughly 500,000 rental inquiries per year across categories such as automotive, event equipment and services; Campanda lists about 26,000 motorhomes across more than 40 countries. The transaction — including the roughly ten-person staff — closed effective June 30; the previous largest shareholder was Austria’s Russmedia. Funke has not disclosed the purchase price. Funke Digital’s managing director Alexander Rüben called the move an important milestone and signalled further product launches and acquisitions in the listing sector. Operational responsibility sits with Carsten Wich (Listaro Group), while Hussein Kolait, the prior portals’ CEO, joins Funke Digital as head of sales for all Listaro portals.