The smart home industry is booming as society continues to migrate towards automation and digitalization in their living space . It comes as no surprise that many start up businesses around the world are working hard at developing solutions to meet the ever growing demand , and there are many smart home trends in the development process that are witnessing rapid innovation .

Startus-Insights has recently conducted an in-depth industry research on 1 994 smart home startups & scaleups and has identified the top nine trends in home automation as well as a few global startup companies that are at the forefront of innovation .

166 SEPTEMBER 2022 SA Real Estate Investor Magazine