StartUps and their Impact on Smart Buildings 2019 Report - 2018 has Proved to be a Record Year for Investment in the Global Smart Buildings Sector, with Over $2.4 Billion Invested in StartUps

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DUBLIN, April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "StartUps and their Impact on Smart Buildings 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

A Comprehensive Evaluation of StartUp Companies in the Smart Building Space

This Report is a New 2019 Definitive Resource for Evaluating Startup Companies in the Smart Buildings space.

The publisher has identified 482 private companies founded between 2009 and 2018 in the smart buildings sector, which comply with their definition of being a Startup. In addition to this, the researchers have identified 109 startups that have been acquired and 13 firms that filed for an IPO since 2009, amounting to over 600 active new entrants in the smart commercial buildings sector.

2018 has proved to be a record year for investment in the global smart buildings sector, with over $2.4 billion invested in startups; showing increased confidence by investors in the sector and indicating the positive response companies are receiving for their products and services in the market.

The researcher's definition of a Startup is A private company formed no earlier than 2009 that is focused on the commercial and industrial buildings market, is not a subsidiary or an acquisition of a larger company and is often financed by venture capital or private equity funding.

What Will This Report Tell You?

The first Unicorn in the smart buildings space was created by the massive $1.1 billion investment in View Glass by Softbank Vision Fund. Even discounting the View investment, 2018 attracted total funding of over $1.3 billion in the commercial and industrial buildings space, still a record level of investment to date.
The number of funding rounds has risen to 184 in 2018. The capital invested in the global smart buildings sector has increased more than 6 times since 2012 with the sector attracting around $6.8 billion during this period.
The publisher identified 109 acquisitions of startup companies over the last 7 years. 2018 accounted for over 37% of these emerging player deals confirming the consolidation trend and increasing recognition by potential acquirers of the benefits of closer collaboration with startups.

The information and analysis in this report are based on research and interviews with emerging players in the Smart Building Space.

It demonstrates the critical contribution that Startups are making to the introduction of innovation in the Smart Buildings space.

Within its 255 Pages and 64 Charts and Tables, The Report Sieves out all the Key Facts and Draws Conclusions, so you can Understand how StartUp Companies are Shaping the Future of the Smart Building Industry

Overall this report demonstrates how the core smart buildings market is being heavily impacted by adjacent markets, particularly the PropTech phenomenon in the commercial real estate sector, but also by Smart developments in the Grid, the Home and Cities.
Interactions between major players and early-stage startups have continued to increase in the past 2 years, through accelerator and incubator programs and direct collaboration. Utility companies and energy services providers have been particularly focused on building relationships with new entrants in the energy sector
Over the course of the last 7 years, the publisher has tracked a total of 824 venture funding investments relating to startup companies in the smart buildings space. The investments range from seed and angel investments to debt financing and Series A to Series E rounds. Funding ranged in value from under $1 million to $1.1 billion.

This report provides valuable information into how StartUp companies are developing their businesses through Acquisitions, Partnerships and Alliances.

Key Topics Covered:

Preface

Executive Summary

1. Introduction, Scope and Definitions
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Scope and Definitions
1.3 Focus and Categorization of Startups

2. Overview of New Entrants
2.1 Distribution of Startup Companies by Primary Category
2.2 Distribution of Startup Companies by Region

3. Smart Building Applications
3.1 The Building Internet of Things (BIoT)
3.1.1 Platforms
3.1.2 Enablement Hardware and Networking & Connectivity
3.1.3 Smart Lighting
3.1.4 Cyber Security
3.2 Building Energy Management
3.2.1 Application Layer
3.2.2 Analytics Layer
3.2.3 Energy Services
3.3 Proptech
3.3.1 The Influence of PropTech on the Smart Buildings Space
3.3.2 Workplace Management and Space Utilization
3.3.3 Indoor Mapping, Location Services and People Counting
3.3.4 Asset and Maintenance Management
3.3.5 Occupant Engagement Platforms
3.3.6 BIM and Digitization of Buildings
3.3.7 Smart Water Management
3.3.8 Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
3.3.9 Drones & Robotics
3.4 Building to Grid (B2G)
3.4.1 Distributed Energy Storage
3.4.2 Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS)
3.4.3 Microgrids
3.4.4 Demand Response
3.4.5 Virtual Power Plants (VPP)
3.5 Physical Security
3.5.1 Access Control, Perimeter Protection and PIAM
3.5.2 Electronic Locking
3.5.3 Video Surveillance, Video Management Software and Video Analytics
3.5.4 Biometrics and Facial Recognition
3.5.5 Mass Notification and Critical Incident Management
3.5.6 Drones & Robotics
3.6 Building Fabric
3.6.1 Smart Glass and Dynamic Windows
3.6.2 Smart Roofing
3.6.3 Smart Flooring and Walls

4. The Global BIoT Market - Size and Growth Projections
4.1 The BIoT Market

5. Trends Reshaping the Smart Buildings Marketplace
5.1 The Journey Towards Data-Driven Buildings
5.2 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
5.2.1 Predictive Analytics in Smart Operations and Maintenance
5.3 Occupant-Centric Buildings, Wellness and Productivity
5.3.1 Occupant-Centricity
5.3.2 Wellness & Productivity
5.4 Blockchain and Decentralized Ledger Technology
5.4.1 Distributed Energy Trading
5.4.2 Identity Verification
5.4.3 Video Surveillance
5.4.4 BIM
5.4.5 Smart Building Data Notarization
5.5 As-a-Service Business Models
5.6 Trends in Vertical Markets and Building Types
5.6.1 Co-Working and Flexible Offices
5.6.2 Retail
5.6.3 Hospitality
5.6.4 Healthcare
5.6.5 Multiple Occupancy Residential

6. Venture Capital and Private Equity Funding
6.1 Analysis of Funding Rounds and Investments
6.2 Top Startups by Total Funding
6.3 Range of Investors
6.3.1 Venture Capital and Private Equity
6.3.2 Corporate Venture Capital
6.3.3 Honeywell Ventures
6.3.4 Schneider Electric Ventures and Aster Capital
6.3.5 Siemens Venture Capital and next47
6.3.6 JLL Spark Fund and JLL Technology Ventures
6.3.7 JCI Ventures
6.3.8 Investors from the Insurance Sector
6.3.9 Investors from the Utilities Sector
6.4 Accelerators and Incubators

7. Acquisitions of Emerging Players
7.1.1 PropTech
7.1.2 Building Energy Management
7.1.3 BIoT

8. Partnerships and Alliances
8.1 Collaboration between Startups and Incumbent Players
8.2 Building Systems Players
8.2.1 Honeywell
8.2.2 Johnson Controls
8.2.3 Schneider Electric
8.2.4 Siemens

9. Gaining Traction and Scaling Up
9.1 Exits and IPOs
9.1.1 Recent IPOs
9.1.2 Forthcoming IPOs
9.2 Disappearing and Inactive Startups
9.3 Startups to Watch in 2019
9.3.1 Apana
9.3.2 Aquicore
9.3.3 Carbon Lighthouse
9.3.4 Civic Technologies
9.3.5 CriticalArc
9.3.6 Disruptive Technologies
9.3.7 Igor
9.3.8 Invicara
9.3.9 IoTium
9.3.10 Jibestream
9.3.11 Mapiq
9.3.12 Reactive Technologies
9.3.13 Sensoro
9.3.14 Shepherd
9.3.15 Smarten Spaces

Companies Mentioned

75F
1Aim
1Energy Systems
720 Degrees
Accruent
Accuware
Actility
Activation Energy
Acuity Brands
Acutrace
Adesto Technologies
Adlatus Robotics
ADT
Advanced Microgrid Solutions
Agentis
AisleLabs
Alert Labs
AlertMedia
AllThings
Altair
Altuity Solutions
Amazon
Amenify
AnyVision
Apana
Aptonomy
Aquicore
Arjo Systems
Assa Abloy
Asset Mapping
Augury
Autogrid
Axiom Exergy
b-Secur
BetterSpace
BetterView
bGrid
BIManywhere
BIMChain
BIMObject
BioConnect
BIPVCo
Bixby
Blink Identity
Blippar
Blue Pillar
Blueprint Power
Bluvision
BriefCam
Bueno Systems
Build.Science
Building Intelligence
Building Robotics
BuildingDNA
BuildingIQ
Buildings IOT
Buildingsense
BuildPulse
Builtspace Technologies
C3 IOT
Callida Energy
Camio
CANDI Controls
Canon
Cape Analytics
Carbon Lighthouse
CBRE
Centrica
Cisco
ClearVue Technologies
CloudFloor
CONNIT
Convene
CopperTree Analytics
Cortex
Building Intelligence
CoWork.io
Coworkr
CPower
CriticalArc
CrowdComfort
Cylance
Cylon Controls
Digital Lumens
Disruptive Technologies
Eagle Eye Networks
Echelon
Ecorithm
Electric Imp
EnerNOC
Enertiv
Engie
Enlighted
enModus
Entic
Entouch
Entronix
Entuit
Envio Systems
Estimote
Everbridge
Faceter
Facilio
Fagerhult
Fifth Wall Ventures
FirstFuel Software
Floored
Flywheel Building Intelligence
Foghorn Systems
Geli
Gooee
Gridium
Healthy Workers
HID Global
Honeywell
IdentyTech Solutions
Igor
Indoo.rs
IntelliHot
Invicara
IOTAS
ioTium
Isotera
J2 Innovations
Jibestream
JLL
Johnson Controls
Jooxter
Kiwi Power
Kiwi.ki
Knightscope
Levaux
LO3 Energy
Locatee
Logical Buildings
Lone Rooftop
Lutron Electronics
Mapiq
MCS Solutions
Measurabl
Microsoft
Modcam
Morphean
Munich Re
Naava
NavVis
Nuuka Solutions
Nuvolo
Openpath Security
OpenSensors
Optigo Networks
Optio3
Optix
Origami Energy
Osram
PassiveLogic
Pavegen
Pear.ai
Petasense
Pointgrab
Predikto
Prescriptive Data
Presenso
Princeton Identity
Prism Skylabs
Proximi.io
pureLiFi
Razberi Technologies
Reactive Technologies
Relogix
RENEW Energy Partners
REstore
Rhombus Systems
Rifiniti
Riptide IO
Robin
Salto Systems
Schneider Electric
SecuriThings
SecurityMatters
Senion
Sense Labs
Senseware
Sensewhere
Sensible Building Science
Sensing Labs
SensorFlow
Sensoro
Shepherd Network
Siemens
Sigfox
Site 1001
SpaceConnect
SpaceIQ
SpaceOS
Spatial DNA
SPICA Technologies
SpotterRF
Stem
Switch Automation
Teem
Tendril Networks
Ubiqisense
United Technologies
Universal mCloud
Urjanet
Verdigris Technologies
VergeSense
Veridium
Verkada
Viakoo
Vidsys
View
Vigilent
Viridity Energy
Virtual Power Solutions
Wattsense
Waygum
Wegowise
WeWork
Xtralis
Yanzi Networks
Yardi
ZingBox
Zwipe

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