10 Exciting Smart Building Start-Ups To Watch In 2018
Susan Clarke
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Executive Summary
There continues to be significant innovation across the smart building ecosystem, from new generation building equipment incorporating more embedded intelligence, to new product categories such as crowd-sourcing apps. This report identifies 10 highly exciting or disruptive start-ups in the smart building ecosystem that have raised funding in the past three years and the specific points that make them stand out. The report covers CrowdComfort, C3 IoT, Disruptive Technologies, Enlighted Inc, ENTOUCH, Humanyze, PointGrab, Site 1001, SpaceIQ and Switch Automation. Building owners, facility managers, investors, and heads of strategy and product development at building technology and software firms should use this report to keep on top of the latest innovation and identify potential partnership opportunities.About the Author
Susan Clarke
Research Director
Susan leads the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. Her current research agenda focuses on software solutions for real estate management including integrated workplace managem...
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