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Overview of the Startup Landscape. Who is Gaining Traction?
We have published a new report that evaluates the Startup Landscape of Smart Buildings in 2023. Of the 1,266 companies founded since 2012 in the management and operations phase of the global smart commercial buildings space, 801 are active and fit our definition of a Startup. This report selects 100 startups for further analysis that […]

The Top 20 Smart Building Startups by Total Funding
Our new research discloses the highest-funded startups in the smart buildings space in the last two years. All of these companies each attracted over $220 million in total disclosed funding. Since 2015, total capital invested in startups in the global smart building space amounted to over $31 Billion. In the last 2 years (which are the […]

Signify’s Connected Lighting Business 2022 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the lighting business of Signify, based on their 2022 annual results, investor presentations and connected lighting technology-related activities throughout 2022. This is an update on our previous coverage of Signify last year. Signify, headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is a market leader in energy-efficient lighting systems and services, with […]

Mapping the Strategic Direction of Carrier in the Smart Buildings Space
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of Carrier Global Corporation in the smart commercial buildings space. We have mapped M&A, divestments, strategic partnerships and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the business, by categorizing the various business relationships by technology and investment type over a 3-year period. This article is intended as a non-exhaustive indicator of […]

Exploring the Long-Term Impacts of COVID on Physical Security
The world has changed. The once-in-a-century pandemic that we have been consumed with for the past 3-years has changed several aspects of the way we live and work. COVID has changed the way that industries operate and the way that businesses think. All this has had a transformative impact on real estate and the development […]

Funding in the Smart Buildings Space Declined 11% in 2022
This Research Note highlights our analysis of funding levels raised by smart building established players and startups in 2022 from venture capital firms, private equity and strategic investors. Memoori has seen an 11% decrease in investment values compared to the record level of over $12 billion in 2021. Investment in the smart buildings space in […]

Digital Twin Startup Willow Lays off 22% of its Workforce Following Recalibration of Strategy
Willow, the Australian provider of digital twin solutions for infrastructure and real estate, lays off 99 staff, 22% of its workforce on 24th December 2022, following a recent recalibration of company strategy. 72 full-time employees as well as 27 contractors have been laid off, with Australian employees reported to account for around 50% of the […]

Mapping the Strategic Direction of CBRE Global Workplace Solutions
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) in the smart commercial buildings space. We have mapped M&A, divestments, strategic partnerships and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the business, by categorizing the various business relationships by technology and investment type over a 3-year period between January 2020 and November 2022. […]