OpenSpace and JLL Technologies Selected to Provide Capture Technology to U.S. PBS
The companies will help a major U.S. governmental organization to capture key buildings for U.S. federal employees.
Spark Notes – October 13, 2022
Spark Notes – October 13, 2022
JLL Global Research just published their report Technology and innovation in the hybrid age. Kitty Sullivan and Tanguy Quero, JLL Spark investment principals, share their take on how hybrid work is refining the workplace and highlight the technologies in Spark’s portfolio that enable successful transformation.
Read more about Tech’s Role in the Future of Work.
PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups
JLL and OpenSpace Selected by U.S. Public Building Service to Provide 360° Image Capture Technology for Government Properties Nationwide
prnewswire.com | October 12, 2022
SwiftConnect Joins Microsoft’s Connected Workplace Partner Ecosystem to Power New Ways of Work
prnewswire.com | October 12, 2022
JLL’s Dynamic Cleaning Wins in IFMA’s 2022 Awards of Excellence for Facility Management Innovation
The AI-powered platform is provided by JLL Technologies partner Infogrid, a startup funded by JLL Spark.
Proda CEO Peter Bredthauer Shares Detail on Their Latest Investments, Future Prospects, and More…
An interview with the UK PropTech Association.
IN THE PRESS
Insights in the media from the JLL Spark team
Prop-Tech: Friend or Foe?
An article by Gavin Parker, Industry Director, Business and Professional Services at Barclays Corporate Banking, featuring insights from Andre Bothma, Growth Principal at JLL Spark.
How to Win in Commercial Real Estate’s Digital Future
Re-Leased’s CEO Tom Wallace discusses the importance of adopting the right PropTech solutions with Edward Wagoner, CIO of Digital at JLL, and James Pellatt, Director of Innovation at GPE.
PROPTECH EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events
REIA – Project CRE
Sydney, Australia | October 19, 2022
Carolyn Trickett will speaking at the Commercial Agency Engagement Event.
The Property Congress
Gold Coast, Queensland | October 24-26, 2022
Carolyn Trickett will attend.
Proptech BNE – Something Fest 2022
Brisbane, Australia | October 24-28, 2022
Carolyn Trickett is a panelist on the Capital in PropTech session.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Learn more about the current landscape of PropTech investing
KPMG 2022 U.S. CEO Outlook
Insights from more than 1,300 CEOs at large global companies.
Confidence in PropTech is Down for Investors and Startup Founders
globest.com | October 3, 2022
Open Office: Inside Marriott’s Hotel-Inspired Headquarters
wsj.com | October 4, 2022
No Need to Call a Broker: Real Estate NFTs Let Homeowners Cut out the Middleman via Roofstock and Origin Protocol
benzinga.com | October 6, 2022
It’s Lonely in the Metaverse: Decentraland’s 38 Daily Active Users in a $1.3B Ecosystem
coindesk.com | October 7, 2022
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The 30 Most Powerful People in Commercial Real Estate PropTech
Few executive hires in proptech slapped harder than JLL Spark Global Ventures’ “get” of computer scientist Raj Singh in May 2021.
CRE could turn to proptech to help reduce costs
Investor enthusiasm for property technology, or proptech solutions, may have started to dip in recent months, but commercial real estate firms might be turning to it to assist in cost-cutting measures, Bisnow reports.
SwiftConnect Snags CREtech NYC Award and Microsoft Partnership
Since its founding in 2020, the physical access control startup has raised $10 million from investors
Top takeaways from CREtech New York
Comprising the who’s who of the property technology world and leading figures in traditional real estate, CREtech NY saw over 2,200 industry leaders and innovators come together for two days to network and discuss the pressing issues we face and how innovation can help solve these challenges, writes Max Beard.
Tech’s role in the Future of Work
The verdict is in: hybrid work is here to stay. According to JLL’s research report Technology and innovation in the hybrid age, the percentage of employers offering some form of hybrid work option has doubled from 45% pre-pandemic to 89% today.
With Likely Recession Encroaching, Proptech Seen As Cost-Cutting Tool In CRE
A rolling series of challenges, from the pandemic to labor shortages to an unfolding economic downturn, have increased focus on performance, efficiency and cost-cutting within commercial real estate, leading to a push for proptech focused on streamlining work and for real estate firms to upgrade or risk being left behind.
Record low confidence rocks outlook for startups
Six months after soaring to unparalleled heights, confidence in the proptech sector has collapsed to new lows among investors, according to MetaProp.