Azuro, a Swiss proptech and lifestyle company, has recently secured a €5 million venture investment from Infinitas Capital and Daniel Bronk. This investment will be used to launch Europe’s first user-owned portfolio of smart vacation homes, with nine locations targeted over the next two years and first openings in 2026.
The company aims to revolutionize Europe’s luxury second home market by providing a solution to the growing issue of short term lets and vacant homes. With regulators cracking down on these types of rentals, Azuro offers a unique model that promotes year-round usage and helps spread demand beyond peak seasons.
Azuro’s model involves replacing holiday rentals with a user-owned portfolio of compact, two-bedroom, design-led homes. These homes are designed for year round stays and cater to the needs of busy professionals who want consistent quality, high-end design, and real ownership without the hassle of managing an additional property.
Starting at just €40,000, buyers will co-own the entire portfolio, ensuring consistent availability through a fixed owner-to-home ratio. Unlike other fractional schemes or branded residences, Azuro’s pricing is close to net asset value thanks to its proprietary real estate development arm. With tech-enabled sourcing and development, Azuro is building a scalable, vertically integrated platform with significant potential across Europe’s prime leisure destinations.
Jan Linhart and David Polacek, the founders of Azuro, stated, “Azuro is for people like us, who want solutions that make life simpler, without the hassle of endless accommodation search or playing the vacation rental roulette. We’re building a network of sleek, compact homes that we would love to stay in ourselves. Azuro’s homes are designed for year round use and located in surprisingly natural settings across European vacation hotspots, with direct access to cycling, skiing or other outdoor activities, giving buyers meaningful experiences and long-term upside.”
The investment from Infinitas Capital and Daniel Bronk reflects the growing demand for sustainable, locally aligned homes that are consistently occupied. Robin Lauber, co-founder of Infinitas Capital, stated, “This is the emergence of a new asset class at the intersection of real estate finance, hospitality and lifestyle, and one that reflects how the next generation want to live and connect. With our extensive background in real estate, we can recognize Azuro’s broad appeal and compelling economics and are proud to support the team as they build a trusted brand in this space.”
Daniel Bronk, founder of Bronk Venture Capital, added, “Azuro’s offering reflects a fundamental shift in how people want to travel and own assets. Value-conscious buyers are moving away from inconsistent rentals and the rigidity of a single property, and towards ownership that is flexible, rooted in real asset value, and aligned with how they are used to living. We look forward to supporting a model that transforms how people think about, and respond to, second homes.”
Azuro is set to launch its first projects in Mallorca and the Alps, with plans to expand to nine locations by 2028. The company’s unique model and approach to the luxury second home market has the potential to disrupt the industry and provide a sustainable solution for both buyers and regulators.
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