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No Slowdown in PropTech Startup Investment in 2020 Despite COVID-19
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December 10th, 2020
$2.37Bn Funding for the Smart Buildings Space in H1 2020 during the Pandemic
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Memoori has been tracking deals in the global smart buildings space since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to assess the impact on funding of startups. Compared with H2-2019, deal volume in H1-2020 was only 3% down while total US$ investment was down […]

Decline in Q1 VC Investment in Smart Buildings Offset by Increase in Transaction Values
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. The number of Q1-2020 funding rounds in the smart buildings space declined 27%, but there was an increase of 84% in transaction values compared to Q4-2019. Venture capital financing is undoubtedly being impacted by COVID-19 but it is too early to say by […]

The Smartest Buildings During Lockdown Will Be Those Most Adaptable to Change
Today, you don’t need occupancy analytics to know that your building is empty. Currently, there are approximately three billion people under lockdown across the world and the key business hubs of Asia, Europe, and North America are at the center of the crisis. Despite a few comments from overly-optimistic world leaders, no one knows how […]

The WeWork Carnival, Softbank & the Future of Co-Working
“I think I’ve run out of the words to describe what’s been going on, from surreal to crazy to unbelievable to — someone texted me yesterday — “bonkers,” all of those things are true and yet the reality is that we’re still here and we’re still here together. I just want to remind all of […]

Proptech Bubble or just a WeWork Bubble?
There is a lot of money flowing into proptech but does that suggest a market bubble or just a few wild unicorns casting doubt on the rest of the herd? Those are the kind of questions being asked in the industry as the wildest unicorn of all – WeWork – reveals increasing signs of falling […]

Short-Termist Real Estate Mindsets Could Polarize Smart Building Landscape
Buildings may last decades but their ownership is likely to change multiple times. In fact, short-term hold strategies are becoming increasingly popular in the property market. Flipping, wholesaling, and bird-dogging have long been in the wheelhouse of savvy real estate investors but the strengthening short-term rental market in major cities around the world has seen […]

The Influence of New Entrants on the Smart Buildings Landscape
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. New entrants are exerting their influence on the smart buildings space in several areas – in the number and diversity of startups, the increase in investments, acquisitions and partnerships and the shift in focus to solutions aimed at building occupants. Memoori’s new […]

Who is Investing in Smart Building StartUps?
Investment is the bedrock of startups and ambitious corporations alike. Investment is not evenly spread, however, and the firms that receive a larger share of the investment pie do so because they have sold a good idea and their ability to develop that idea. Because of greater investment, those firms are also more likely to […]