Investments
Investment Analysis H1 2025: Energy Management Captures 46% of Smart Building Funding
August 12th, 2025Daikin’s 2025 Strategy: Major Acquisitions Boost HVAC & Data Center Growth
August 11th, 2025
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 […]
Pavegen’s Hong Kong Deal Signals 2025 Smart City Breakthrough
This Research Note examines Pavegen, the UK smart flooring startup. We highlight the company’s technology offerings, business model, financial highlights, and external fundraising initiatives before assessing key deployments to date and future growth plans. This article is based on Pavegen’s July 2025 investor presentation and Memoori analysis. Pavegen Profile Founded in 2009 in the UK by […]
Smart Building Startups Navigate Shifting Investment Landscape in 2025
The smart building startups ecosystem could be experiencing a point of inflection. While venture capital funding has cooled by 13% in the first half of 2025, merger and acquisition activity has exploded by over 60%, signaling a maturing market where consolidation trumps speculation. Our latest comprehensive analysis of 1,266 startups founded since 2014 reveals a […]
MapsPeople Secures Private Equity Acquisition & Delists from Nasdaq First North
In this Research Note, we examine MapsPeople, a Danish public company providing indoor mapping and navigation software, which announced an agreement to be acquired by a Canadian technology firm, Apex Group Technologies on 28th April 2025. This article highlights what’s behind the transaction, including reference to MapsPeople’s 2024 financial results, published 6th March 2025, and […]
Kaer Secures $350 Million to Dominate Low-Carbon Cooling Across Asia
This Research Note examines the recent strategic investment by Patrizia and Mitsui in Singapore-based Kaer. We highlight the As-a-Service business model and the strategic investments targeting up to USD 350 million in capital deployment which aim to accelerate the transition to low-carbon cooling in Asia. Kaer Profile Established in 1993 in Singapore, Kaer designs, builds, […]
Soletair’s Building Integrated Carbon Capture Business Examined 2025
This Research Note explores the building integrated carbon capture business of Soletair Power, a Finnish startup founded in 2016. We examine how their Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology works and highlight their funding, strategic investors, and partnerships before commenting on the competitive landscape. Soletair Power Profile Soletair Power Company Profile, September 2024 Direct air capture […]
Allegion’s Strategic Direction Revealed: Access Control Digital Transformation 2025
In this Research Note, we examine Allegion’s progress in the digital transformation of its access control business in 2024, before assessing its strategic direction in recent years. Our research is based on Allegion’s 2024 full-year results, 18th February 2025, and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and investment activity since 2020. We previously mapped their strategic direction in […]
French Demand Response Aggregator Voltalis Examined
This Research Note explores Voltalis, a French Demand Response aggregator, specializing in intelligent demand-side management which temporarily modulates electricity consumption in homes and buildings to balance supply and demand. We examine the company’s platform, its market leadership in France, entry into the UK and external funding, before providing our view on the market. Voltalis Profile […]
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