Digital Workplaces

The office is a continuously evolving space. Over past decades we have seen the slow transition of layout from cubicles to open plan and of design from formal to comfortable, as well as the rise of health and wellbeing features. We have also seen a steady increase in the amount of technology in offices, with […]

Flowscape Technology AB, a Stockholm-based listed company registered on the Swedish Spotlight Stock Market, is a provider of space booking software and hardware with revenues under $10 million. In this Research Note, we examine the business, based on their trading updates, investor presentations, and workplace management strategy. Flowscape, founded in 2011 has developed a system for optimizing office space as well […]

SmartSpace Software Plc is a UK based provider of workplace management software for smart buildings and commercial spaces. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market.  In this Research Note, we examine the business, based on their trading updates and investor presentation of 17 February 2022 and their workplace management strategy. Revenue for the year […]

Our new report investigates the rapidly evolving digital workplace market, at a time when ‘new’ working practices, including remote working, hybrid working and flexible working, are demanding accurate data for making effective decisions about the use of commercial office space. The digital workplace market is in the early stages of maturity, having seen considerable activity over the last […]

It wasn’t that long ago that WeWork’s rapid rise and fall was a regular feature in business and financial news but it soon faded into the background as the COVID-19 pandemic took center stage across all media. Taking the company out of the spotlight was likely already a strategy for Sandeep Lakhmi Mathrani when he […]

Capital from Private Equity (PE) firms is powering the growth of workplace management software companies, as they redefine and augment their product offerings.  Demand is accelerating for digital hybrid workplace concepts which have gained momentum during the pandemic as businesses balance working from home and the return to the office.  COVID-19 has reshaped the way businesses think about their […]

Funding in the Smart Buildings sector is at an all-time high as over $13 billion was invested in 2021. This Research Note highlights our analysis of this unprecedented level of funding for smart building startups and established players. This past year has seen a 55% increase in investment values surpassing the previous annual record of $.8.5 billion in 2018.  […]

The past twelve months have been anything but normal, in fact, 2021 could go down in history as the first year of the “new normal” as we came to terms with a pandemic that is reshaping the world. While 2020 will always be seen as the year that rocked the world with restrictions, and lockdowns, […]