hemea

hemea is the commercial brand of Novare Construction, a French company specialising in the digital accompaniment of renovation and architecture projects. Founded in 2015 as Travauxlib by Matthieu Burin and Arnaud Kleinpeter, the business was renamed hemea in 2019 after a €5 million funding round. It positions itself as a trusted third party (tiers de confiance) between private individuals and building professionals, offering a brokerage service that covers the entire project lifecycle from design to completion. The core consumer offering is a brokerage service for architecture and renovation. hemea selects and labels construction companies, obtains at least two competing quotes to secure market prices, and provides a digital platform — enhanced with AI — to monitor progress and release escrow funds as work advances. The company also offers optional on-site project management. Its value proposition emphasises budget control, deadline enforcement (including penalties for delays and replacement of failing contractors), quality control through regular evaluation of artisans on 30 criteria, and a single point of contact for the client. For building professionals, hemea operates the hemea Club Pro, which includes a quote and invoice software for the construction industry and a purchasing centre for construction materials, offering discounts of up to 76% on paint, electrical supplies, and windows/external joinery. This B2B arm complements the consumer brokerage by creating a network of labelled enterprises. Since its founding, hemea has raised several funding rounds, including €2 million in 2016 from Breega Capital and Xavier Niel, €5 million in 2019 from Daphni and business angels, and €10 million in 2023 from LBO France and Daphni. By 2023 the company reported around 90 employees, nine agencies across France (including Lille, Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nice, Aix-en-Provence, and Marseille), and more than 3,000 completed projects. In 2025, Alain Dinin, honorary president and founder of Nexity, joined hemea's board of directors. The company claims over €15 million invested since 2015, more than 800 labelled companies, over 1,100 verified customer reviews, and more than 150 architects and brokers across France.

hemea was founded in 2015 as Travauxlib by Matthieu Burin and Arnaud Kleinpeter. The company was created to simplify home renovation for individuals by acting as a trusted intermediary between homeowners and construction professionals. In 2016, Travauxlib joined the NUMA accelerator in Paris and received support from Impulse Partners. That same year, Breega Capital and Xavier Niel invested nearly €2 million in the company. In 2019, Travauxlib made a quote and invoice software available free of charge to building professionals. It also created a "good completion" guarantee (garantie bonne fin de chantier) with AXA France. The same year, the company raised €5 million from Daphni and business angels including Michael Benabou (Vente Privée) and Frédéric Utzmann (Effy). Following this funding round, the company changed its name to Hemea. In 2022, Hemea opened agencies in Nice, Aix-en-Provence, and Marseille, adding to existing offices in Lille, Nantes, Bordeaux, and Toulouse. In 2023, Hemea announced a €10 million funding round from private equity firms LBO France and Daphni. At that time, Hemea reported approximately 90 employees, nine agencies in France, and more than 3,000 projects completed since its creation. In 2025, Alain Dinin, honorary president and founder of the real estate group Nexity, joined Hemea's board of directors. Today, hemea operates as a digital platform and brokerage service for architecture and renovation, offering both B2C brokerage and B2B services through hemea Club Pro, which includes quote and invoice software and a construction materials purchasing centre.

• 2025

  Alain Dinin, honorary president and founder of Nexity, joined the board of directors.

• 2023

  Announced €10 million funding round from LBO France and Daphni; reported ~90 employees, nine agencies, and 3,000+ projects.

• 2022

  Opened agencies in Nice, Aix-en-Provence, and Marseille.

• 2019

  Launched free quote and invoice software for building professionals; created "good completion" guarantee with AXA France; raised €5 million from Daphni and business angels; renamed Hemea.

• 2016

  Joined NUMA accelerator; received support from Impulse Partners; Breega Capital and Xavier Niel invested nearly €2 million.

• 2015

  Founded as Travauxlib by Matthieu Burin and Arnaud Kleinpeter.

Trusted third party between individuals and construction professionals, offering a digital, end-to-end renovation and architecture brokerage service with budget, deadline, and quality guarantees.

• hemea brokerage service

  End-to-end renovation and architecture brokerage for individuals, including artisan selection, quote comparison, digital project management, and escrow payments.

• hemea Club Pro - Quote and Invoice Software

  Software for building professionals to create quotes and invoices, designed for the BTP sector.

• hemea Club Pro - Construction Materials Purchasing Centre

  Purchasing centre offering construction materials at discounts up to 76%, specialising in paint, electrical supplies, and windows/external joinery.

1. 1hemea : Le courtier en Architecture & Rénovation. Nouvelle Générationhemea.com
2. 2Logiciel Devis et Factures du Bâtiment Spécial BTP 2026hemea.com
3. 3Matériaux de construction à -76% - Centrale d'achat BTPhemea.com
4. 4hemea - Wikidatawikidata.org
5. 5Hemea - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org