Harnessing external innovation.
Our mission is to harness external innovation for JLL and its clients. Spark invests in and enables early-stage tech startups disrupting the real estate industry by combining them with the global presence of JLL.
Spark’s investment themes
Spark believes that no one company can produce all of the innovation required to serve today’s clients, so we invest and partner with early-stage PropTech companies to blend our expertise with their innovation. We focus on five specific themes across the built world, with a core thesis centered on data and sustainability.
Data
The highest performing companies are built on a rich foundation of intelligence. The ability to harness data, sift for insight, and leverage that knowledge to create streamlined workflows and an outstanding user experience is tablestakes in today’s world and a core element we look for in any investment we make.
Sustainability
The built world is responsible for 40% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, and technology is our only hope to reduce our industry’s emission profile. Our investment strategy is centered around creating a brighter future for the built world, and we actively seek companies that are creating a more sustainable one.
Financial technology
Modernizing the economics of commercial real estate
Construction technology
Building a better, safer, more productive world
Smart buildings
Tech-enabled buildings that deliver superior returns, usability, and impact
Future of work
Reimagining the occupier relationship to their building
Industrial
Enabling process automation and improved warehouse operations