Smart Spaces Founders, Dan and Tom Drogman, Named 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards Winners.

Smart Spaces Global’s founders, Dan and Tom Drogman, have been honored as winners in the Technology Entrepreneur of the Year (London) category at the prestigious Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2025.

Celebrating its 13th year, the awards spotlight the individuals and businesses fueling innovation, generating employment, and shaping the UK’s economic landscape. Sponsored by Allica Bank, the awards recognize remarkable narratives of entrepreneurial triumph, resilience, and visionary leadership, championing the individuals behind these businesses and fostering a nationwide community of ambitious, high-growth entrepreneurs.

“Since founding the company with my brother, we’ve been committed to transforming commercial real estate through intelligent, tenant-centric technology,” said Dan Drogman, Chief Executive Officer. “By combining deep software-engineering expertise with a continuous focus on innovation and the integration of hundreds of digital and physical building systems, our OS and app have developed into a sophisticated full-stack smart building platform. This award is an important recognition of our work and a testament to the outstanding efforts of the entire Smart Spaces team.”

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Today, leading real estate and occupier brands worldwide leverage Smart Spaces’ smart building technology across a portfolio of prime global locations.

Rated Smart Score Platinum, the Smart Spaces OS seamlessly integrates access control, lifts, HVAC, lighting, IoT sensors, and more, providing unified controls and reporting through an intuitive, comprehensive dashboard.

Fueled by sustained investment in research and development, Smart Spaces has also created a feature-rich, white-labeled smart building employee-engagement app. Its functionality includes live meeting room and desk booking, cycle parking, digital lockers, alongside community features, communications, smart controls, facility management tools, and a digital twin.

From Smart Buildings to Buildings That Can Talk Back

In September 2025, Smart Spaces unveiled Space Agent, its agentic, AI-driven digital workplace concierge. Integrated directly into its OS and presented through an accessible digital persona – Max – Space Agent functions as a virtual building manager. It can reserve desks, fine-tune climate settings, interpret energy data, and even suggest community or social activities. This innovation heralds a new era where AI empowers buildings to become responsive, conversational environments that continuously adapt to users’ needs.

“Our winners embody the very best of British enterprise – ambitious, resilient, and relentlessly innovative. The Great British Entrepreneur Awards, often described as the ‘Grammys of entrepreneurship,’ exist to champion founders who create jobs, scale ideas, and strengthen communities,” commented Francesca James, founder of the Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

The awards ceremony, held on November 17, 2025, at London’s iconic Grosvenor House, convened industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers to celebrate the exceptional achievements of this year’s winners.

“What stands out this year is the optimism and ambition that continue to define the UK’s established business community. I know the resilience, creativity, and sheer determination it takes to build something that lasts, especially in challenging times,” says Conrad Ford, Chief Product Officer at Allica Bank. “Established businesses are the real economy, making up a third of the UK’s GDP and employment, and represented in every town across the country. At Allica, we’re proud to support and celebrate their contribution through the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.”