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  • Locatee takes 7.1 million euros

    Locatee takes 7.1 million euros

    Locatee was able to secure fresh capital in the amount of 7.1 million euros in a financing round, according to a media release . Venture capitalists such as SmartFin , Verve Ventures , FYRFLY Venture Partners , Tomahawk VC , Swiss Immo Lab and Zürcher Kantonalbank have invested.

    The Zurich start-up has developed software that can be used to optimize the use of space in office buildings. The software obtains the necessary data for the utilization from existing IT infrastructures, motion sensors or WLAN networks.

    The solution is intended to help real estate managers in large companies to make fact-based decisions about their office buildings. Employees can also benefit from the software. For example, you can see where free desks can be found.

    Locatee expects the occupancy analysis market size to grow to more than $ 5 billion by 2025. This is also related to the change in the role of offices, which the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated significantly.

  • Locatee expands to New York

    Locatee expands to New York

    The Zurich-based company Locatee now has a second headquarters in New York. The team working there is intended to support American companies with immediate effect in planning their actual office space requirements. Because the office landscape will look completely different after the pandemic than before, it is necessary to get a clear picture of the actual occupancy and occupancy, according to a media release .

    This expansion in the US is another step towards becoming the global leader in workplace analysis. This analysis leverages the existing wired and wireless networks on site to determine exactly how effectively a company's office space is being used. This makes it possible to enlarge or reduce as needed.

    “We know that large companies often have difficulty identifying exactly how their real estate portfolio is being used,” says Locatee CEO Thomas Kessler. “And this leads to enormous costs in the form of wasted space. We want to help companies manage their real estate portfolio effectively. "

    Locatee was founded in 2014. In 2016, Swiss Post was the first company to use Locatee in all properties. Today, according to Locatee, its platform is used by companies such as Deloitte , Swiss Re and other of the world's 1000 most valuable companies in more than 60 countries.