Real estate decision intelligence platform – Lookthrough – and AI data platform for real estate portfolio management – BuildingMinds – has announced they are partnering to create an AI platform for institutional real estate.
The transaction brings together two complementary businesses into one profitable AI software company serving institutional investors, governments and global technology companies, strengthening its position for further international growth. Together, the companies own one of the world’s largest institutional real estate datasets with AI-powered decision intelligence across over 100,000 buildings in 64 countries on six continents.
Investors increasingly want to understand how sustainability performance affects asset value and investment returns. The question is no longer ‘What does my portfolio emit?’ but ‘Where should I invest next?’ The combined platform connects trusted ESG and operational data with financial intelligence to answer exactly that.
“Together, we cover more than 100,000 buildings in a profitable company. That is rare in this market, and it matters to fund and asset managers choosing a long-term technology partner.
“Joining forces with Lookthrough allows us to move beyond reporting and to become the platform, clients rely on to make better investment decisions every day.”
Marek Sacha, CEO, BuildingMinds
BuildingMinds wil keep its brand, its Berlin base and its client-facing teams. Contracts, service commitments and platform operations continue unchanged, as do EU hosting and the company’s ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications. As part of the transition, Marek Sacha will remain CEO of BuildingMinds during the transition period before joining the Board in a non-executive capacity.
The combined company brings together a complementary client base expanding the newly formed company’s reach across institutional investors, public sector and technology partners.
“BuildingMinds has solved the industry’s data problem. Together, we’re solving its decision problem. By combining trusted ESG and operational data with AI-powered decision intelligence, we’re giving institutional investors the ability to decide where to invest next – faster and with greater confidence.”
Marcel Staub, CEO and Founder, Lookthrough
Schindler successfully established BuildingMinds as a trusted platform for institutional real estate. As its current business is not directly adjacent to Schindler’s core activities, the company determined that its next stage of growth would be best supported under new ownership. The combined company has the scale, complementary capabilities and market reach to excel in a rapidly consolidating market.
Lookthrough and BuildingMinds are defining a new category in real estate technology – an AI-powered decision intelligence that transforms trusted data into measurable financial outcomes. The transaction is expected to finalise in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
