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Otis Takes Majority Stake in WeMaintain: Targets 60% Connected Elevators in 2026

This Research Note examines the majority investment by Otis, a leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company in French startup, WeMaintain, announced on 13th April 2026. This article updates our Research Notes on WeMaintain in July 2025 and Otis in May 2025. WeMaintain Profile Founded in 2017, WeMaintain offers tech-enabled predictive maintenance operations in commercial and residential buildings, providing tailored solutions for lifts, escalators, automatic doors, and fire safety systems. The startup equips lifts with sensors and uses digital tools to provide reliable data for optimizing building management. The company is based in Paris, France with offices in UK and Singapore and employs over 350 people. WeMaintain services more than 3,000 buildings across the Europe and Asia. The company provides over 280 commercial real estate firms and building owners, such as Allianz Real Estate and JLL, access to complete transparency of the maintenance and repair process and detailed usage analysis for preventive maintenance. The […]

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