Home Technology Ventures

Home Technology Ventures

Home Technology Ventures operates through the MyGlobalHome platform, an AI-powered building intelligence system designed to certify and monitor the environmental, social, and governance performance of residential real estate. The technology was developed with an £8m project grant from Innovate UK, completed in 2022, and targets the UK's tightening energy-efficiency standards: the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) mandates an EPC rating of C or above for all rental properties by 2028, while a 2022 Savills study found 58% of UK housing stock rated D or below. MyGlobalHome positions itself as the infrastructure layer that turns compliance into a financing advantage, offering certified buildings access to green mortgage products with capital interest rate margin discounts of up to 2%. The platform integrates energy monitoring, environmental sensing, lighting, heating, and automation controls into a single system, built in collaboration with Beckhoff since 2020. It serves three stakeholder groups: developers, who use the certification to attract green finance and meet regulatory requirements; suppliers, who gain direct market access and performance data; and occupants, who receive real-time air-quality and health data alongside predictive maintenance alerts. The firm has worked with Bouygues Construction since 2019 to embed its system into modular housing, and with Contactum, a UK electrical manufacturer, on a Web3-enabled electrical distribution board. The geographic footprint, while anchored in the UK, is supported by listed office locations across the US, including Raleigh, Durham, New York, Atlanta, and Fairfax. The firm's network is defined by its institutional partnerships rather than disclosed headcount or deal volume. Its Innovation Centre at the University of Surrey, established in 2020, serves as both a research hub and a demonstration site for the platform. Collaborators range from a global construction group (Bouygues) to a British electrical manufacturer backed by Saudi Arabia's $2.5 billion Alfanar Group. MyGlobalHome completed its core technology development and began deploying intelligent building systems into homes starting Q2 2022, moving from grant-funded research to live installations. Home Technology Ventures structures itself around a platform model rather than a traditional fund: it builds and licenses the technology that certifies buildings for green finance, then works with lenders, developers, and suppliers to monetize that certification. The architecture blends government-backed R&D, deep industrial partnerships, and a direct-to-occupant data service. The succession, governance, and ownership structure remain undisclosed, but the firm's mission — supporting net-zero self-sufficient communities through a decentralized network of intelligent homes — signals a long-duration, infrastructure-like posture rare in venture-backed PropTech.