Digital Twin
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Matterport Digital Twin Business and 2022 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Matterport, the U.S. digital twin business, based on 2022 financial results, investor presentations, 10K Annual Report and recent press releases. Since its founding in 2011, Matterport, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, has been a first mover in digitizing, accessing and managing buildings, spaces and places online, with their 3D capture […]
Spacewell Smart Building Management Business & Financials 2022 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Spacewell, part of the Manage segment of Nemetschek, which provides software for the management and operations phase in the building lifecycle. This article is based on their 2022 annual results, investor presentations, the Annual Report of the parent company, published on 23rd March 2023 and the group’s strategy in […]
Belimo Building Controls Business & Growth Strategy 2022 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Belimo Group, based on their 2022 annual report, investor presentations, financial results announced on 6th March 2023 and their long-term growth strategy in the building automation field devices sector. Belimo Group, a listed company on the Swiss Stock Exchange, is headquartered in Hinwil, Switzerland with over 2,000 employees. […]
Discovering Where BIM Ends & Digital Twins Begin
Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital twins are two important technological concepts that can, at times, be considered quite separate or be used interchangeably in the buildings sector. Both concepts could be defined as “a digital representation of assets, processes and systems in a physical space,” yet they tend to be used by very different […]
Overview of the Startup Landscape. Who is Gaining Traction?
We have published a new report that evaluates the Startup Landscape of Smart Buildings in 2023. Of the 1,266 companies founded since 2012 in the management and operations phase of the global smart commercial buildings space, 801 are active and fit our definition of a Startup. This report selects 100 startups for further analysis that […]
What the Johnson Controls & Willow Partnership Really Says About Smart Building Patents
Almost 140 years ago, in 1883, American college professor Warren Johnson became frustrated with his inability to control individual classroom temperatures, so designed and patented a multi-zone pneumatic control system to solve the problem. Two years later, in 1885, he established the Johnson Electric Service Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a firm now known as Johnson […]
Funding in the Smart Buildings Space Declined 11% in 2022
This Research Note highlights our analysis of funding levels raised by smart building established players and startups in 2022 from venture capital firms, private equity and strategic investors. Memoori has seen an 11% decrease in investment values compared to the record level of over $12 billion in 2021. Investment in the smart buildings space in […]
Will Smart Building Vendor “Restructuring” Continue into 2023?
We have been keeping track of the notable layoffs and bankruptcies in 2022. The table below highlights 15 companies that have cut staff or closed last year. These are certainly not the only companies cutting costs and reducing personnel. However, it is apparent that even though the commercial smart building space has not been immune […]
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