Smart Buildings

The Crucial Role of Start-Ups in Occupancy Analytics & In-Building Location Based Services

Start-ups are playing a crucial role in the development of the occupancy analytics, explains the latest report from Memoori: Occupancy Analytics & In-Building Location Based Services 2017 to 2022. The report comprehensively explored mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, in addition to partnerships and ecosystems, to provide an in-depth of the market as a whole. “Recent partnerships illustrate the role of startups and demonstrate the significance of the main players establishing relationships with other stakeholders outside their domain of expertise to deliver unified intelligent building solutions,” the report states. The recent history of deals show that established players in the connected lighting, building automation, facilities management, real estate services and IT sectors are seeking alliances with startup companies and specialist providers. Their aim is to implement successful solutions and achieve the full potential of smart buildings. “Selecting the right set of partners will be crucial to deliver on the promise of end-to-end solutions,” warns the […]

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