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“In 2025, the convergence of macroeconomic uncertainty, capital market tightening, and renewed supply chain disruptions is altering investment patterns and strategic priorities across the technology landscape,” states our latest research on the Internet of Things (IoT) platforms market in commercial buildings. Many technology supply chains have only recently recovered from the disruptions caused by the […]

In this Research Note, we examine the smart building startup market in India. This analysis is part of our Startups in Smart Buildings Report, published in January 2025 in which we examined 30 APAC startups gaining traction. We assess the venture capital fundraising market in India, before highlighting 11 startups founded in India in the […]

In this Research Note, we examine Haltian, the Finnish developer of IoT hardware and software solutions for the built environment. This analysis, updating our June 2022 article on Haltian, focuses on the company’s recently launched products and solutions, its financial performance between 2020 and 2023, funding, and deployments. Founded in 2012, they are headquartered in […]

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 […]

The “first smart building unicorn” has gone bankrupt. After receiving numerous warnings from NASDAQ that it could be delisted, View Inc. admitted it doesn’t have enough money to operate publicly beyond September. Last week, the company announced it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and continue operations under private ownership via an agreement with Cantor […]