OUR PROFTECH ECOSYSTEM: PROPTECH

Our PropTech ecosystem brings together innovators from real estate, housing, and urban development to explore how emerging technologies can drive smarter, greener, and more inclusive places.

A GROWING OPPORTUNITY

West Midlands' PropTech sector is experiencing remarkable growth, positioning the region as a significant hub for property technology innovation. With a 540% increase in PropTech startups and scale-ups over the past three years, the region is attracting substantial investment and fostering a collaborative ecosystem.

LATEST PROPTECH NEWS

News
How to grow a regional economy and the role of ProfTech
How to grow a regional economy and the role of ProfTech

The release of the West Midlands Futures Green Paper questions how to grow the West Midlands in an inclusive and transformative way benefiting all citizens. Consultation is now out for review from the Mayor Richard Parker and WMCA.

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Giving the WM BPS A Voice in New National Industrial Strategy
Giving the WM BPS A Voice in New National Industrial Strategy

We are at a BPFS crossroads  - further public sector support for technology-led innovation would bring even greater benefit to our region through strengthened, inclusive growth. SuperTech shared learnings from the UKs only ProfTech cluster.

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PropTech Research Reveals Data Challenges Hindering Growth
PropTech Research Reveals Data Challenges Hindering Growth

Proptech Research from our Ecosystem Partner, Warwick Business School Gillmore Centre Highlights Data as a key challenge to growth. Data challenges are impeding the progress of the proptech revolution in key global real estate markets.

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Perceptions and Other Challenges of Data Driven Legal Services
Perceptions and Other Challenges of Data Driven Legal Services

The latest thought leadership write up from SuperTech’s West Midlands LawTech Forum provided a lively discussion on how the industry is leveraging data and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance legal services and gain competitive advantage.

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Today’s Law Students - Tomorrow’s World of Work.
Today’s Law Students - Tomorrow’s World of Work.

Over 60 junior lawyers, law students and academics from universities across the city came together for a SuperTech event, “Navigating the Future of Legal Careers in a Tech-Driven Landscape” with Shoosmiths and Birmingham City University

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Tech Adoption and Training for Future-Ready Law Firms
Tech Adoption and Training for Future-Ready Law Firms

Emerging technologies, shifting client demands, and complex legal landscapes are reshaping how law firms and in-house legal teams operate. While the promise of innovation is immense, the journey to achieving it is not without its challenges.

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EVENTS

CASE STUDIES

Case Studies
Furbnow’s journey of robust growth, helping the UK to meet net zero targets   
Furbnow’s journey of robust growth, helping the UK to meet net zero targets   

Furbnow has now become the leading home decarbonisation platform in the UK, winning key large-scale contracts across local authorities.  

We caught up with Co-Founder and CEO Becky Lane to find out what is next for the company.

Propfest Connect: Giving buildings a voice
Propfest Connect: Giving buildings a voice

Propfest Connect, a SuperTech event that took place in June 2024, looked at opportunities and challenges for collaborative data within the property industry, bringing over 60 delegates together for informed discussions.

GEOSPATIAL INSIGHT LTD.
GEOSPATIAL INSIGHT LTD.

In our latest ProfTech case study, we speak to geospatial expert Dave Fox to discuss how advances in space age technology and the 2008 global recession had a deep impact on Coleshill-based Geospatial Insight Ltd.

CROWDPROPERTY
CROWDPROPERTY

CrowdProperty is a West Midlands based business who, in the space of seven years, have become one of the world’s most successful PropTech and FinTech businesses, with the region being key to their phenomenal growth.

NIMBUS® MAPS
NIMBUS® MAPS

Nimbus® Maps is a West Midlands based PropTech whose phenomenal growth has led to their services now being used by more than 10,000 property investors, developers & professionals across the UK.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

USEFUL LINKS

GSLEP
West Midlands Growth Hubs for sector-specific business support, skills support and access to finance.

West Midlands Innovation Alliance
West Midlands Innovation Alliance for science and technology based innovation.

Birmingham Tech
Birmingham Tech for knowledge, insight and support for tech organisations across Birmingham and the West Midlands.