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What’s Behind the Acquisition of Matterport by CoStar?

April 23rd, 2024
Smart Buildings

Mapping the Global Landscape of AI in Commercial Buildings 2024

LumenRadio Wireless Mesh
Smart Buildings

LumenRadio Wireless IoT Business and 2023 Financials Examined

This Research Note examines the wireless IoT business of LumenRadio AB, a Swedish public company listed on Nasdaq First North Growth market since 8th December 2022. We focus on the company’s product portfolio, OEM customers, acquisitions, and 2023 financial highlights, based on LumenRadio’s IPO prospectus, its Year-End Report 2023, and recent press releases. Founded in […]

Solaredge Technologies
Energy

SolarEdge Technologies Augments its Solar Energy Management Portfolio

This Research Note explores SolarEdge Technologies, a NASDAQ-listed firm headquartered in Israel with $3 billion in revenues, providing intelligent inverters for photovoltaic systems, primarily in the smart home sector. We examine recent acquisitions, funding, and product launches that augment the company’s software and product portfolio addressing real estate owners and operators in the commercial, industrial, and multi-dwelling sectors. This article is based on SolarEdge investor presentations, 2023 10K Annual Report, and associated press releases. SolarEdge Acquisition of Wevo Energy In April 2024, SolarEdge Technologies announced the completion of the acquisition of the entire share capital of Wevo Energy Ltd. Founded in 2021, Wevo is an Israeli software startup specializing in EV charging optimization and management for sites with large quantities of EV chargers such as apartment buildings, workplace carparks, and public charging locations. SolarEdge invested in their seed funding round in June 2023. LinkedIn reports 26 employees. Wevo’s software is designed to be vendor-agnostic and […]

Nordomatic 2024 Map
Smart Buildings

Mapping the Strategic Direction of Nordomatic in Smart Buildings

In this Research Note, we explore the strategic direction of Nordomatic, the leading independent BMS systems integrator in Scandinavia. This Research Note examines the company’s strategic priorities in the smart commercial buildings space. through mapping M&A and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the business from 2019 to date. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Stockholm, Nordomatic offers full life-cycle capabilities for its customers, from new project integrations, retrofits, and upgrades to aftermarket service and support. Its Building Management Systems solutions can integrate and manage a building’s heating/ cooling, lighting, access control, and security as well as fire control. The company also sells Ecopilot and Smart Heating intelligent systems – enabling building energy cost reductions of up to 40% and helping users to meet EU climate and energy goals. With 2023 revenues of approximately SEK 1,500 million (around EUR 130 million), 20 offices, over 30 service points in Scandinavia, UK and Benelux and a workforce […]

View Inc. Glass Unicorn Bankruptcy
Smart Buildings

Breaking the Glass Unicorn: View Inc. Files for Bankruptcy

The “first smart building unicorn” has gone bankrupt. After receiving numerous warnings from NASDAQ that it could be delisted, View Inc. admitted it doesn’t have enough money to operate publicly beyond September. Last week, the company announced it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and continue operations under private ownership via an agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald, RXR Realty, and other investors. Under the slogan “your window to wellness,” View Inc. promised to make the skin of buildings intelligent. Their “Dynamic Glass” cut building energy consumption by as much as 20% by automatically tinting windows in response to solar radiation and indoor temperature levels, while also improving occupant health and wellness. While many maintain the technology at View Inc. is not the problem, something has gone wrong since the startup’s rapid rise. View Inc. The Glass Unicorn The California-based smart glass start-up was the talk of the industry when, in June 2017, the announced a $1.1 […]

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