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Personalized rent-to-own real estate financing using technology in SEA

Winter 2021Founded 201920 peopleHo Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Homebase provides Rent-To-Own real estate financing for buyers in Southeast Asia - the only alternative to inflexible/high-interest rate (12%+) mortgages in the region. We strive to provide more innovative, compelling, and empathetic solutions for those who aspire to own a home. Homebase was founded in 2019 in Singapore and is backed by Y Combinator, VinaCapital Ventures, Class 5 Global, Pegasus Technology Ventures, 1982 Ventures, Iterative VC and Antler, as well as the founders and executives at disruptive real estate financing companies including Opendoor, Zerodown, 99.co and Divvy Homes.

Founders ยท 2

Phillip An
Phillip AnFounder

Founder at Homebase (YC W21)

Jun Yuan Tan
Jun Yuan TanFounder
UPenn๐ŸŽ“ University of Pennsylvania๐ŸŽ“ University of Manchester

JY is the Co-founder and CEO of Homebase. Before this, he was CEO & Co-founder of Reprice Technologies, a VC-backed software company, and Atlantis Lab, a VC-backed blockchain development & advisory firm. JY studied computer science at University of Pennsylvania, business at University of Manchester and has completed all 3 levels of CFA.

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