Aurora Living
Sustainable Home construction
Australia - Equity Growth Capital A$5mm
Thames Capital is advising Aurora Living, an innovative Australian home building business which adopts the principles of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), and leverages a unique, highly engineered Kit of Parts system of precision-manufactured building components that fit together seamlessly, enabling the rapid assembly of high-performance homes.
Key Highlights
Innovative Construction: Proprietary technology via a precision-manufactured kit-of-parts system.
Market Differentiation: Homes assembled and finished in 20% of the time of traditional methods. 8 weeks AL process vs 38 weeks traditional build, 5/6 workers AL process vs 15/20 workers traditional build
Sustainability Leadership: Lower embodied carbon and enhanced thermal performance.
Operational Efficiency: High performing airtight design reducing energy consumption by up to 70%. (NatHERS rating 8.5).
Healthier Living: Biophilic timber interiors and advanced 100% fresh-air heat recovery ventilation system.
Growth Potential: Strong market demand for sustainable, high-performance housing in a market that is chronically undersupplied.
Investment Opportunity
Aurora is seeking ~A$5 million equity investment to accelerate growth, expand production capacity, and scale operations to meet growing demand. The equity is being raised on an attractive valuation.
The equity captial is supported by debt funding (sourced) which will allow the initial projects to complete and enable the business to become cash flow positive.
Seasoned management team with long tenure and proven track record in DfMA construction.
Aurora Living business model and offering supports multiple channels:
Joint Ventures with Landowners (Primary Focus) – Partnering with landowners to quickly and efficiently deliver fully built homes, offering a superior solution that appeals strongly to purchasers amid industry uncertainty.
Direct-to-Consumer Home Sales – Selling complete homes to homeowners.
Direct-to-Developer Sales– Partnering with developers such as Land Lease Communities, Retirement Villages, and other medium-density projects to deliver high-quality, sustainable housing solutions.
Supplying Owner Builders – Providing our simple-to-install technology and kit of parts to Owner Builders, a market of 40,000 homes annually.
Government and Commercial Projects – Engaging in sustainable housing initiatives, including addressing the NSW Government’s commitment to delivering 8,000 new affordable and social dwellings over the next four years.