2018 A Record Year for Investment in the Global Smart Buildings Sector
Dublin -- ResearchandMarkets.com recently added "StartUps and their Impact on Smart Buildings 2019" report to its listed offerings.
The report identified 482 private companies founded between 2009 and 2018 in the smart buildings sector, which comply with their definition of being a start-up. In addition to this, the researchers identified 109 start-ups 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 also proved to be a record year for investment in the global smart buildings sector, with over $2.4 billion invested in start-ups, showing increased confidence by investors in the sector and indicating the positive response companies are receiving for their products and services in the market.