Thing Technologies
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Thing Technologies was a Frankfurt proptech startup founded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur Marc Gille (originally in Brooklyn, later moved to Frankfurt). Its Thing-it platform let building owners and operators configure digital workplace experiences: space booking, utilization analytics and sharing/rightsizing concepts for hybrid work. Customers included ASML, BASF, Deloitte, Hapag-Lloyd, Rolls-Royce, UCB and Oxford University — BASF reportedly cut workplaces based on its insights and saved €5M a year. In 2025-2026 the company was acquired by Norway's MazeMap, renamed MazeMap GmbH and folded into the MazeMap Workplace brand, with 28 employees as of 2026.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Serial entrepreneur Marc Gille founds Thing Technologies in Brooklyn; the proptech startup's headquarters later moves to Frankfurt, with some operations in New York.
- Acquired by MazeMap
Norway's MazeMap acquires Thing Technologies GmbH to build a global leader in wayfinding and space intelligence; the company is renamed MazeMap GmbH and operates as MazeMap Workplace under GM Klaus Berberich.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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