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Driving value through strategic tech integration: Growth Partner Danny Klein
As Growth Partner at JLL Spark, Danny Klein leads a team that embeds directly within JLL’s business lines to connect portfolio companies with real operational priorities and budgets, driving rapid global deployment at scale. This hands-on approach creates a powerful flywheel—JLL and its clients get first access to best-in-breed technology, while portfolio companies gain what…
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Dealpath Connect: Building the capital markets exchange for the AI era
Dealpath Connect is the first structured, real-time exchange purpose-built for institutional real estate listings, replacing the outdated email-and-PDF distribution model that buries billions in potential transactions. Launched by JLL Spark portfolio company Dealpath with JLL Capital Markets as a launch partner, Connect delivers direct listing feeds into investor platforms, partnering with brokerages representing roughly 65%…
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Breaking free from the binary ‘Home vs. Corporate’ office paradigm
For office workers, hybrid is no fad, but a widely accepted fact of life, with only a few exceptions. To attract and retain talent, and to provide a ‘modern’ workplace experience with maximum productivity, we think that employers will progressively break away from the binary system of either work from home, or from the office.
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Questioning the unquestionable: Building PropTech infrastructure for the hybrid future of workÂ
Curioser and curioser. Alice’s description of the rabbit hole leading to Wonderland is an apt commentary of the return to office/work from home situation that we find ourselves in.
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The future is now: How technology is shaping the way we work
The past three years have arguably made the commercial world more connected than the previous hundred combined. The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the way we work, unlocking the ability to work from anywhere and redefining the employer/employee dynamic.
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From brown to green: How JLL’s technology investments help our clients achieve their net zero goals Â
Increasing demand for sustainable buildings from tenants, investors, and regulators is leading to a shift toward greener practices and technologies across the real estate industry.
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Asia Pacific – part 2: Distinctive real estate trends and PropTech VC activityÂ
We recently explored the real estate industry in Asia Pacific and why it offers vast potential for PropTech solutions. Now we look at the some of the PropTech adoption trends and why there seems to be a lower volume of VC investment compared to the US and Europe.
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Spark X: Pioneering the future of corporate venture studios with JLLÂ Â
Founded in 2021, Spark X is the embodiment of innovation and strategic growth within the JLL family. Where JLL Spark Global Ventures excels in identifying and investing in groundbreaking startups, Spark X takes a hands-on approach, building transformative solutions from the ground up.
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CVC series, part 6: The future of corporations and startups working together Â
Correctly balancing the needs of employees, shareholders, and investors is critical to successfully run a CVC. In order to get it right, you need top level support , aligned processes, investment skills, allocated capital and time, of course, but you have to start with metrics.
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The real estate industry in Asia Pacific – part 1, a regional overviewÂ
The Asia Pacific region presents a massive market opportunity for PropTech due to its population, rapid urbanization, and increased demand for real estate services.
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How JLL Spark and JLL Technologies’ Alliances help drive PropTech startup success
One of the key benefits of securing an investment with JLL Spark Global Ventures is the opportunity to be part of a portfolio of startups with the potential for representation and referrals to JLL internal divisions, JLL clients, and other direct customers.