SEATTLE-Redfin, the tech-powered real estate brokerage, has acquired a mezzanine investment of $50 million led by Tiger Global Management LLC and by portfolios managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Previous Redfin investors Greylock Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, DFJ Venture Capital, Vulcan Capital and The Hillman Company are also participating. Redfin plans to use the capital on new technology that is says will make every step of home-buying and selling better for consumers.
"Redfin's devotion to the customer was apparent from our first meeting with the company," said Lee Fixel, Tiger Global partner. "The real estate industry is ready for an innovator who understands how business can be transformed by putting the customer first, as we've seen with many industries before. We are confident this strategy will create significant value for all stakeholders over the long term."
"Redfin is reinventing the process of buying or selling a home," said Henry Ellenbogen, portfolio manager for T. Rowe Price's New Horizons Fund. "We invest in companies that have the opportunity to grow. We believe Redfin has the real-world service, management team and vision to be much larger."
"T. Rowe Price and Tiger Global see opportunities over ten-year time-frames, building positions in companies as they grow from private businesses into industry leaders," said Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. "We are delighted to have found partners who support our mission to make real estate better for consumers, not just ourselves, because this is the only way we know of to build a business for the ages."
Austin Ligon, co-founder and former CEO of CarMax and Redfin board director, also took part in this financing. Prior to this financing, Redfin had raised $45.7 million in venture capital.