Innovation
Smart Building Startups Navigate Shifting Investment Landscape in 2025
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$5.5 Billion Invested in Smart Building Startups Since January 2023
The global smart buildings landscape is heavily populated with new entrants, according to our new research, which identified 1,221 startups founded in the last ten years that serve the management and operations phase of commercial real estate. In total 35% of startups have been acquired since 2013, and 6% are closed or inactive. Funding for […]
Hikvision Video Surveillance Business & 2022 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Chinese video surveillance giant, Hikvision (Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd) focusing on their 2022 financial results, based on their 2022 Annual Report and analyst reports. This article updates our previous analysis. Hikvision is the world’s largest manufacturer of video surveillance equipment. Established in 2001, the Company was […]
The Role of Tech Giants in the Smart City
In 2003, a 5-year-old Google began the gradual process of leasing 46-acres of land and buildings in Mountain View, California to create their headquarters. In 2013, the tech giant then leased a further 42-acres of adjoining land to develop the Bay View section of a now sprawling campus. Over this 88-acre estate, the firm has installed and developed […]
Are We Crossing the PropTech Chasm? Geoffrey Moore Interview
“In the past, most of the technology disruption was actually happening inside the tech sector itself —Microsoft would disrupt IBM and Google would disrupt Yahoo, or whatever— but what’s happened in the last 15 years, is that tech has begun disrupting other industries,” explained best-selling author Geoffrey Moore during a Memoori podcast last week. “The first […]
Podcast #9: Are we Crossing the PropTech Chasm?
In this new Podcast series, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. Are we Crossing the PropTech Chasm? In episode #9 we talked to Geoffrey Moore, best selling author and business strategist known for his working including ‘Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers‘. We […]
Patent Trends Tell the Story of Future Green Building Innovation
Innovation is critical to technological development and especially impactful in spaces undergoing technological transformation, such as buildings. Innovation is the precursor to the technological breakthroughs that are bringing new value to our increasingly smart indoor spaces through applications that improve efficiency, productivity, and the occupant experience. As green buildings take center stage at the COP26 climate […]
Podcast #5: Driving Smart Building Innovation Through Academia!
In this new Podcast series, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. Driving Smart Building Innovation Through Academia! In episode #5 we talk to Elena Malakhatka, PhD Candidate at KTH Live-in-Lab, discussing the important role that academia plays in driving smart building innovation & how academia interacts with commercial […]
Physical Security Will Need to Adapt & Innovate to Drive Growth in Post-COVID Era
It’s a strange time for physical security in commercial real estate. After protecting empty commercial buildings for the last few months, the physical security industry now faces new challenges for the long-awaited return to the office. Maintaining a secure environment for assets and occupants while limiting security personnel to reduce the overall number of people […]