Following a groundswell in adoption among individual brokers across the organization, JLL Spark invested in Ren’s sales intelligence technology in 2024. Fast forward to today, nearly 1,000 brokers from various sectors utilize our AI to serve clients better and generate deals.
Ren is dedicated to escalate JLL sales teams to perform at 10x the average. Read more in our latest blog post by CEO Canay Deniz.
Our latest post in the JLL Spark investor series is a feature on Sean Wright, JLL Spark’s Investment Principal covering the EMEA region. Originally from the United States, he is based in Germany where he has lived and worked for many years. His investment career began in private equity before becoming an entrepreneur and eventually moving into venture capital.
In an industry long defined by handshakes and paper trails, commercial real estate brokerage continues to undergo a significant transformation as it embraces technology. The commercial leasing space is being reshaped by shifting occupier demands, rising expectations for speed and data transparency, and the breakthrough potential of AI.
To meet this moment, JLL has built a unique innovation engine—pairing internal product and development expertise with a dedicated corporate venture arm. Read more from JLL Spark Growth Principal Daniel Correa in The evolution of leasing technology: How JLL is transforming the brokerage landscape.
Real estate is estimated to be a $32tn business worldwide, and during the past decade, real estate services provider JLL has built one of the premier real estate-focused portfolios in corporate VC, under Raj Singh.
The institutionalization of CRE as a global asset class has brought unprecedented opportunities – and complexities – to investment management. Dealpath recognized early on the critical need for a purpose-built technology platform to navigate this evolving landscape.
Launched in 2014, Dealpath has become a leading investment and deal management platform. In our latest blog post, Dealpath CEO & Co-founder Mike Sroka shares more on the journey of his company in Transforming CRE capital markets in the age of AI.
The institutionalization of commercial real estate (CRE) as a global asset class has brought unprecedented opportunities – and complexities – to investment management. At Dealpath, we recognized early on the critical need for a purpose-built technology platform to navigate this evolving landscape.
In our latest investor feature, JLL Spark Partner Laurent Grill shares how his experience as an entrepreneur directly influences his approach to evaluating and supporting startups. What does he look for in a company? What differentiates one startup from the next?
Corporate real estate management is undergoing a major shift. The pressure to manage real estate portfolios and workplaces in a more agile and cost-effective manner, without sacrificing user experience, is driving this change. Arnaud Bouzinac, JLL Spark Growth Principal based in EMEA, explains how technology plays a critical role in enabling this new paradigm.
Managing Partner Raj Singh comments in the article with Chicago Business Journal.
