Over $5.5 billion has been invested in smart building startups since the beginning of 2023, that’s according to data from our latest research, which reveals key data on 284 funding rounds. Over $2 billion of that was invested in the first four months of 2024, according to our data. The outlook for investment and alliances with new entrants looks positive for the rest of 2024 and beyond. Innovative physical security startups continued to attract significant investment in the past 16 months with 30 funding rounds. Video surveillance and access control are the most prominent physical security categories revealed by our startup study, and we cover some notable funding activity below. Notable Funding in Physical Security Startups 2023-24: Video Surveillance Our research identified 19 startups offering video surveillance, computer vision, and video analytics solutions that completed funding rounds between January 2023 and April 2024. Companies range from those providing monitoring services, to gun detection, space utilization, […]