What Investment features EMV Capital’s Ilian Iliev’s Article on Smart Cities as a Global opportunity – highlighting some of the exciting trends and technologies in this growing space.
Smart Cities harness the benefits of innovation and information technology by improving the lives of their inhabitants and by becoming more streamlined, efficient and sustainable. Some of the example focus areas include intelligent urban transport management systems and infrastructure, digitisation and electrification of transport infrastructure, move to sustainable energy systems, efficient buildings, better air quality, and use of technology to improve and make more affordable health services and social care.
There is strong capacity and demand for innovation in this space – but what specifically are the investment opportunities for private investors? As a VC investor, EcoMachines Ventures sees hundreds of business plans a year in this space, and have seen a number of interesting themes and opportunity hotspots develop. In this article, Ilian outlines the top ten investment themes to consider in the Smart City Area.
What Investment is the premier magazine in the UK for private investors, exploring opportunities across the market, seeking out the best funds, shares and finance ideas. You can read the full piece here: Top Ten Reasons to Back Smart City Investment Opportunities