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Spark Notes – October 12, 2023
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Success in corporate venture capital (CVC) comes from achieving financial and strategic returns. Companies often miss these returns when the CVC unit and the business lines are not properly aligned, funded, and incentivized. Sean Wright, Investment Principal at JLL Spark with over 20 years as an institutional investor and the last six years exclusively in CVC, summarizes the challenges and how to overcome them in our latest blog post JLL Spark’s CVC series, part 2: Achieving financial and strategic returns. |
PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES What’s new with our startups Desana Expands Their Network into the APAC Market The Edinburgh-based startup welcomes 100 workspace locations across India in a new partnership with Awfis offices. |
IN THE PRESS Insights in the media from JLL Commercial Observer’s Power Proptech List 2023 JLL CTO Yao Morin and JLL Spark Managing Partner Raj Singh are named on the list, along with portfolio company Jones’ co-founder and CEO Omri Stern. |
PROPTECH EVENTS Connect with our team at the following events CRE.Converge October 18-20, 2023 | Seattle, Washington USA Ajey Kaushal is moderating the panel “AI Applications in the Built Environment.” Proptech Forum Sydney October 19, 2023 | Sydney, Australia Carolyn Trickett is speaking on a panel to discuss “The big problems [in real estate] that need solving.” Real Estate Innovation Festival October 23-24, 2023 | Sydney, Australia Carolyn Trickett is speaking on the topic “Generative AI potential for real estate.” CREtech Climate Global Leadership Summit October 23-25, 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden Raj Singh is attending. Impact 2023 by InnoLead October 25-27, 2023 | Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Danny Klein is speaking on “The Motivations Behind Corporate Venturing.” |
INDUSTRY NEWS Learn more about the current landscape of PropTech investing Soaring Demand for Low Carbon Offices Will Outstrip Supply us.jll.com | September 25, 2023 Bosses Aren’t Just Tracking When You Show Up to the Office but How Long You Stay wsj.com | September 25, 2023 New Council Bill Would Delay [New York’s] Local Law 97 Penalties on Thousands of Condos and Co-ops for a Decade amny.com | September 29, 2023 VCs Hope Plunging IRR is Behind them pitchbook.com | October 2, 2023 New York Adopts Emissions Limits on Concrete bdcnetwork.com | October 4, 2023 What San Francisco’s AI Leasing Boom Means for Its Office Market propmodo.com | October 4, 2023 Team-Based Return-to-Office Plans Replace Company-Wide Mandates propmodo.com | October 10, 2023 To learn more about JLL Spark, visit our website or email us at contact@spark.jll. Interested in potential investment from JLL Spark? Apply here. |