In this Research Note, we examine View Inc. (NASDAQ: VIEW), a Silicon Valley-based smart window company founded in 2006. This analysis is based on their 2021 financial results, investor presentations, M&A and their smart buildings strategy.  View, one of the most heavily funded firms in the smart buildings space, acquired unicorn status in November 2018 when it raised a $1.1 billion Series H funding round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund. More recently, the company has been undergoing some turbulence with a misstatement of its financial results to the SEC and the replacement of its CFO, last November 2021. This after going public through a SPAC in March 2021 with CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald. Founded as Soladigm in Santa Rosa, Calif. and renamed View in 2012, View Smart Windows use artificial intelligence to automatically adjust in response to the sun, eliminating the need for blinds and increasing access to natural light. View is installed and […]