Presenting: Actuate – Smart Control for Small Buildings
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Actuate (https://actuateiot.com/) — Co-Founder Allison Fitzpatrick presenting, is a building technology company bringing affordable automation and remote visibility to small-to-midsize commercial buildings.
Over 80% of small-to-midsize buildings lack remote control or visibility into equipment performance, yet these buildings account for nearly half of U.S. commercial energy consumption. Without automation, maintenance is reactive and inefficiencies go unnoticed until equipment fails; driving up repair and energy costs.
Actuate delivers a cost-effective, rapidly deployable alternative to expensive legacy building automation systems. The Act Hub platform uses high-frequency data to monitor equipment performance, execute control sequences, and optimize operations in real time. Instead of generic alerts, customers receive actionable guidance and automated adjustments that improve maintenance workflows, extend equipment life, and reduce energy bills.
Our target market is owners and operators of small-to-midsize commercial building portfolios in the U.S. who need remote visibility and control without the cost of traditional BAS systems and are willing to pay for energy savings, operational efficiency, and reduced downtime.
Our competition is legacy building automation systems (BAS), energy management platforms, and manual/reactive facility management. Our competitive advantage is rapid deployment, lower cost structure, high-frequency data analytics, and automated control tailored specifically to underserved small-to-midsize portfolios.
The total market size in 2024 is the U.S. commercial building energy management market, and the total market revenue in 2024 is $25B+.
Top 3 challenges:
- Preparing business structure and governance to transition from private funding to outside investor readiness
- Standing up a high-performing sales team as commercialization launches
- Transitioning from development/testing to scalable MVP execution and customer success
Our PitchBoulder ask: We’re looking for feedback on preparing to pitch outside investors for the first time, particularly from founders who have strong operating backgrounds but are new to institutional fundraising. What should we anticipate, refine, or strengthen in our story, structure, and metrics before stepping into investor conversations?
