Spark Notes – March 30, 2023

Despite the recent banking issues, our portfolio companies are in good financial standings and business is moving in the right direction. Check out our latest updates and insights at the close of Q1 2023.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups

The 26 Hottest PropTech Startups of 2023, According to Venture Capitalists
Congratulations to our portfolio companies Dealpath and Juno for being named on this list!
 
Do You Have a True Understanding of Your Workplace?
VergeSense on the importance of understanding a workplace before making critical decisions around portfolio and space optimization.

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INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
New partnerships or follow-ons with our existing portfolio

Shared Studios Announces an Investment from JLL Spark to Help Make Distance Irrelevant
The investment will enable our newest portfolio company to produce a digital conferencing solution for corporate offices and businesses.

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IN THE PRESS
Insights in the media from JLL

Move Fast and Break Things
Ryan Severino, Senior Director of JLL Research, shares his insights on the recent banking issues as they relate to CRE.
 
Revamping Green Leases is Critical to Decarbonising
JLL’s new report: Green Leasing 2.0 to deliver shared ESG value for owners and occupiers.

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PROPTECH EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events

RETCON 2023
New York, NY | April 2-4, 2023
Laurent Grill, Daniel Correa, and Javier Araujo O’Neill will attend.

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INDUSTRY NEWS
Learn more about the current landscape of PropTech investing

Proptech’s Hot Take on SVB’s Bank-Run-and-Done Shocker
commercialobserver.com | March 17, 2023
 
Gen Z is Coming for the Housing Market
businessinsider.com | March 21, 2023
 
Commercial Property Debt Creates More Bank Worries
wsj.com | March 21, 2023
 
The Metaverse is Quickly Turning into the Meh-taverse
wsj.com | March 29, 2023