Investments
Strategic Acquisitions of Startups in the Smart Buildings Space
February 1st, 2021Q3 Funding in the Global Smart Buildings Space Continues Unabated
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	Strategic Investments & Partnerships Contribute to a Maturing Smart Buildings Space
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Strategic investments from corporate stakeholders in the built environment have contributed to a maturing smart buildings space in the current quarter. Investors supported a range of building technologies from IoT platforms, occupancy analytics, touchless security screening, microgrids, energy-as-a-service and more. This funding was […]
		
		
	
	Physical Security Tech in Smart Buildings Attracted over $2.9Bn in Global Investment in 2019
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Over $2.9 billion was invested in firms providing physical security solutions for residential, commercial and industrial facilities in 2019. The data from our new report on M&A and Investments in Smart Buildings H2-2019 reveals the extent of global investment in the physical security […]
		
		
	
	Investment in Physical Security M&A Declined to its Lowest in a Decade
Memoori’s recent annual report shows that the value of mergers and acquisitions in the Physical Security manufacturing industry fell to approx. $2.91Bn in 2019 almost the lowest we have recorded in the last 18 years. The main reason for the volatility is that within the last 5 year cycle there has been at least one […]
		
		
	
	Global Investment in Smart Building Technology Exceeds $16.5Bn since 2017
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Since 2017, Memoori has tracked around 970 funding rounds worldwide across the smart buildings space which have attracted over $16.5 billion in disclosed capital investment by venture capital, private equity and corporate investors. Investment in 2019 amounted to $5.4 billion spread over 316 […]
		
		
	
	Investment in Smart Building Companies Totaled $5.4 Billion in 2019
Since 2017, we have tracked around 970 funding rounds worldwide across the smart buildings space which has attracted over $16.5 billion in disclosed capital investment by venture capital, private equity and corporate investors. Investment in 2019 amounted to $5.4 billion spread over 316 funding rounds. This is around 31% lower than the record level of […]
		
		
	
	Q3 Overview of Acquisitions in the Smart Buildings Space
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. In the third quarter of 2019, M&A activity in the Smart Buildings space continued at the same level as in the second quarter, with 59 acquisitions recorded by Memoori by the end of September. This article provides a snapshot of some of the […]
		
		
	
	High Levels of Physical Security VC Investment Continue into 2019 with $355m Raised So Far
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Memoori has tracked over 100 emerging players, who are providing physical security solutions tailored to commercial and industrial buildings, out of over 600 smart building startups, according to our recent Startups Report. Since Jan 2018, about 75 new entrants have gained VC investment […]
		
		
	
	Smart Building Startups Continue to Attract High Levels of Funding in Q2
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. According to our ongoing research, investments in the Smart Buildings space, continued to attract higher levels of funding in Q2 2019. By the end of June, Memoori recorded 74 funding rounds amounting to $745.25 million in disclosed deal values. 15 transactions had […]
