Spark Notes, featuring Dealpath Connect

Dealpath Connect is the first structured, real-time exchange purpose-built for institutional real estate listings, replacing the outdated email-and-PDF distribution model that buries billions in potential transactions. Launched by JLL Spark portfolio company Dealpath with JLL Capital Markets as a launch partner, Connect delivers direct listing feeds into investor platforms, partnering with brokerages representing roughly 65% of institutional market share.

Read more in Dealpath Connect: Building the capital markets exchange for the AI era. 

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups

Forbes: 2026 AI 50
Congratulations to Minna Song and EliseAI on being named to this list!

JLL deploys SwiftConnect’s connected access network for mobile access in London headquarters.
The SwiftConnect platform unified JLL’s different access control systems into a single pass stored in employees digital NFC wallet.

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EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events

The Fifth Annual JLL Spark Portfolio Summit
New York, NY | May 7, 2026
Optional welcome reception and dinner on May 6. Events are invite only.

Future Proptech Miami
Miami, FL | May 12-13, 2026
Daniel Correa is a panelist on “Tracing capital: What shapes the next phase of real estate investment.”

ICSC Las Vegas | ICSC + PROPTECH
Las Vegas, NV | May 18-20, 2026
Raj Singh is a speaker at this event.

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INDUSTRY NEWS
CRE and technology topics on our radar

The power has swung back to employers—and workers are paying for it in benefits, flexibility, and leverage
fortune.com | April 17, 2026

The next AI arms race is about fortifying data centers
forbes.com | April 21, 2026

It’s the age of electricity and America isn’t ready
nytimes.com | April 27, 2026

Office demand rebounds to highest level since Covid pandemic began
cnbc.com | April 28, 2026