Clockworks Analytics is a technology company.
Clockworks Analytics has raised $24.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Clockworks Analytics has raised $24.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Clockworks Analytics is a SaaS platform delivering fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) software for building performance optimization. It builds automated analytics tools that integrate with existing building management systems (BMS) to monitor HVAC, lighting, controls, and other systems in large commercial buildings, hospitals, and campuses, identifying faults, energy waste, and maintenance issues while providing root-cause analysis and prioritized action recommendations[1][3][5][6]. The platform serves facilities and energy managers, solving reactive maintenance challenges by enabling proactive operations, which has driven over $69 million in customer energy savings and 800,000 tons of carbon reductions across 600 million square feet of real estate, with ~40% annual growth[3][4]. Headquartered in Somerville, MA, the company employs around 49-54 people, generates ~$11.3 million in revenue, and is certified as a Great Place to Work[2][7].
Clockworks Analytics (formerly KGS Buildings) was founded in 2008 within MIT’s Building Science Department in Boston, MA, emerging from academic research to commercialize advanced building analytics[1][2]. The core team, with expertise in building systems engineering, fault detection, cloud technologies, and software development, aimed to disrupt the building industry's reactive operations cycle by delivering cutting-edge tools for smarter facilities management[1]. Early focus on root-cause diagnostics at scale gained traction, leading to rapid team growth and global client adoption; pivotal scaling came via Microsoft Azure integration, enabling processing of millions of data points and 92% faster startup times for diagnostics[4].
Clockworks rides the smart buildings and PropTech wave, capitalizing on IoT proliferation, BMS data explosion, and demands for energy efficiency amid climate regulations and rising operational costs. Timing aligns with post-pandemic focus on indoor air quality and decarbonization, where buildings consume ~40% of global energy—Clockworks' FDD directly counters performance degradation in under-monitored assets[1][4][5][6]. Market tailwinds include SaaS adoption in facilities management and hyperscale cloud economics, enabling influence on the ecosystem via $69M+ savings that validate ROI for large portfolios; it influences by setting standards for automated, data-driven building ops, fostering smarter infrastructure transitions[3][4].
Clockworks is poised for accelerated expansion in a maturing PropTech market, potentially doubling coverage beyond 600M sq ft as AI-enhanced FDD integrates with emerging edge computing and digital twins. Trends like net-zero mandates, AI ops optimization, and global real estate digitization will propel growth, with Azure-like partnerships amplifying scalability. Its influence may evolve from niche diagnostics to ecosystem platform, powering broader sustainability platforms—reinforcing its MIT-rooted mission to revolutionize the built environment for proactive, high-performance facilities[1][4].
Clockworks Analytics has raised $24.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Clockworks Analytics's investors include Cisco Investments, National Grid Partners, Plug & Play Ventures, Summit Partners.
Clockworks Analytics has raised $24.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $16.0M Series E in August 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2023 | $16.0M Series E | Cisco Investments, National Grid Partners, Plug & Play Ventures | |
| Dec 1, 2020 | $8.0M Series D | Summit Partners |