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Spark Notes – September 28, 2023
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Financial technology, or FinTech, brings real estate transacting to new heights. Automating workflows and data consolidation enable company leaders to access data-driven analysis for efficient and informed decision making. In our latest blog post, we highlight Dealpath CEO and Co-Founder Mike Sroka’s entrepreneurial path for identifying and solving persistent challenges in real estate transactions. Read our founder profile on Dealpath’s Mike Sroka and the Next Generation of Real Estate Investment Performance |
PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES What’s new with our startups EliseAI Named a Grand Prize Winner at CREtech’s 2023 Real Estate Tech Awards Congratulations to our portfolio company for winning the top prize in the mid market growth category! |
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY New partnerships or follow-ons with our existing portfolio qbiq Secures $10M in Seed Funding to Accelerate Real Estate Deals with Generative AI Space Planning and Visualization Platform Funding from strategic investors, including JLL Spark, will support the company’s rapid growth and marketing presence in the U.S. |
IN THE PRESS Insights in the media from JLL Dynamic Conversations Propel the Future of Work and Real Estate at Envision Forum in Cape Town Andre Bothma, JLL Spark Growth Principal, is quoted in the article on the value of PropTech, bringing data-driven insights to our interaction with spaces. Climate Week NYC This Year Was More About Action Than Talk JLL research and sustainability efforts are referenced in the article. |
PROPTECH EVENTS Connect with our team at the following events EXPO REAL October 4-6, 2023 | Munich, Germany Arnaud Bouzinac is attending. CRE.Converge October 18-20, 2023 | Seattle, Washington USA Ajey Kaushal is moderating the panel “AI Applications in the Built Environment.” 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 AI Investors: Act Fast, Act Wisely bain.com | September 18, 2023 NYC’s Big Building-Decarbonization Law Faces Its First Major Test canarymedia.com | September 20, 2023 Real Estate Leaders Criticise Government Rollback of Net-Zero Policies bisnow.com | September 21, 2023 Unleashing AI’s Power to Revolutionalize Commercial Leasing propmodo.com | September 22, 2023 You Can Now Talk With ChatGPT and It Sounds Like a Human (Pretty Much) wsj.com | September 25, 2023 Architects Are Using Tech to Make Buildings More Sustainable propmodo.com | September 26, 2023 How Colorado’s New Emissions Law Stacks Up to NYC’s Local Law 97 propmodo.com | September 27, 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. |