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Smart Buildings

Kieback&Peter’s 2025 Minority Investment from Trane Strengthens their European Position

October 31st, 2025
Security

Salto Systems Accelerates Beyond Access Control: 4 Strategic Investments

October 30th, 2025
Neeve Smart Buildings 2025
Smart Buildings

Neeve’s Edge-Cloud Platform: Key Metrics & Growth 2025

This Research Note examines Neeve, the US startup offering an edge-cloud platform designed to enhance smart building operations by integrating operational technology (OT) systems into secure, connected environments. We highlight its founding as IoTium, before exploring its current offering, deployments, funding and partners, concluding with our view of the business. Neeve Profile Founded in 2015 […]

Assa Abloy Global Solutions Mapping 2025
Security

ASSA ABLOY’s Technology Focus: Mapping their Strategy Part 2

This Research Note examines the technology strategy of ASSA ABLOY, the Swedish-headquartered global access control business, by analyzing the acquisitions, partnerships, divestments, and investments of the group’s Global Technologies division. In part 2, we have mapped the strategic direction of the Global Solutions business unit by categorizing the various transactions by vertical market since January […]

Complimentary Article Podcast Stiles
Smart Buildings

Podcast 39: The Reality of PropTech Startups!

In episode 39 of Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did, we dive deep into the unvarnished realities of running a PropTech startup with Michael Grant, founder of Metrikus and co-creator of Smart Building Bootcamp. Michael shares hard-earned insights from 6 years in the trenches, covering everything from the brutal truth about fundraising in 2025 to […]

Smart Building Startups H1 2025 Acquisition
Smart Buildings

Acquisitions Up, Investment Down: Is there a 2025 Smart Building Startup Reality Check?

Last week’s live stream provided a comprehensive analysis of the smart building startup ecosystem, focusing on investment trends, acquisition activity, and market dynamics for the first half of 2025. The session covered key data insights, market consolidation patterns, and strategic considerations for companies operating in the commercial building technology space. In this research note, you […]

Daikin Strategy 2025
Smart Buildings

Daikin’s 2025 Strategy: Major Acquisitions Boost HVAC & Data Center Growth

In this Research Note, we examine Daikin, the Japanese headquartered air conditioning manufacturer and the group’s North American strategy to strengthen its HVAC equipment and controls business for commercial and industrial buildings. Our article is based on their FY 2024 results, published 8th May 2025, investor presentations, press releases, and Memoori analysis.  It updates our […]

Allegion Startup Investments 2025
Security

Allegion’s Investment Strategy: 20 Startups Expanding Their Technology Horizon

This Research Note examines Allegion’s relationships with smart building startups over the last 6 years. We highlight recent startup acquisitions, venture capital investments, and strategic alliances which complement their predominantly mechanical security products and systems business. This article updates our previous Research Notes in March 2025 on Allegion’s strategic direction and our coverage of the […]

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