Category: Newsletter

AI is accelerating real estate’s consumption of technology as companies urgently adopt data-based solutions for overall efficiency.

Financial technology, or FinTech, is everywhere, from e-commerce to healthcare to charitable giving.

Corporate venture capital can lack definition for real estate leaders. How is it different or similar to traditional venture capital

Early in his career, William Cowell de Gruchy noticed how inefficiencies and the lack of real-time data hindered effective decision making. This inspired Will to develop Infogrid, an AI-powered platform to gather and analyze data for healthy, efficient, and sustainable buildings.

Sustainability. Journey to Net Zero. Decarbonization. These buzz words are no longer just a trend, but are now necessities as businesses and consumers continue to explore innovative ways to reduce their environmental impact.

The investment team at JLL Spark recently determined sustainability as an underlying theme in each of our investment focus areas: ConTech, FinTech, Smart Buildings, Future of Work, and Industrial.

As JLL’s corporate venture arm, JLL Spark actively seeks to innovate and discover emerging technologies for our clients.

What benefits do PropTech startups gain when partnering with JLL Spark? Kelly Wong, our resident Innovation and Internal Partnerships Lead, describes the journey from investment to reseller relationship for our portfolio companies.

Artificial intelligence is at the forefront of conversations among the business world and commercial real estate is no exception. How much will AI impact real estate practices?

At JLL Spark, we see a huge opportunity to improve tenant experience for our clients with SwiftConnect’s mobile access technology. Integrated access control has been a focus for founder Matt Kopel since his earlier days as a law student.