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From plant room to boardroom: a tech innovator’s guide to the $3 trillion facilities management market
The facilities management industry has little choice but to deploy technology to solve the immense challenges it faces. For tech innovators, this is a mandate: empower the industry’s shift from the plant room to the boardroom. Those who seize this opportunity will help create resilient, efficient, and engaging workplaces of tomorrow. The future of FM…
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FEATURED RESEARCH – The future of AI in PropTech: Where demand is creating investment opportunity
AI may be overhyped at the moment, but we can confidently say that the direction is clear: Demand for AI-driven solutions in real estate is rising. According to JLL’s Future of Work 2024 survey, 90.1% of companies plan to run their corporate real estate function with AI and technology supporting human experts. Though understanding of…
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Founder profile: SwiftConnect’s Matt Kopel on developing the world’s first Street-to-Seat experience for CREÂ
SwiftConnect is the leader in providing connected access enablement that focuses on delighting users with elegant ways to interact with places, spaces and things.
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VergeSense: Occupancy intelligence for a true understanding of the workspaceÂ
Hybrid work is here to stay, prompting CRE leaders and workplace designers to address a burning question: how do you create commute-worthy work environments while minimizing real estate costs?
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The science of smart buildings: PropTech to improve workspaces
When it comes to our portfolio of companies, JLL Spark Global Ventures has crafted a suite of solutions for buildings to qualify as “smart,” encompassing the various interpretations as they pertain to occupiers or landlords.
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Founder profile: Tom Wallace of Re-Leased for a more meaningful Future of WorkÂ
JLL Spark’s investment into Re-Leased, a commercial property management platform, addresses the challenge many companies face in developing their business processes.
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Unlocking the Future of Work: Building an engaging workplace with HqO
From hardware solutions like occupancy sensors to software leveraging artificial intelligence for energy management, the technology segment is rapidly growing with innovative products to help companies create healthy, sustainable, and engaging work environments.
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The future of company culture
Fostering a successful remote or hybrid company culture is a challenging yet rewarding task. For this to be successful, technology and programs are required to support a positive and productive work environment.
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Tech for the Future of Work: Thinking inside the boxes
How and where we work has permanently changed. To help adapt their operations, companies can tap into a flourishing number of workplace and technology solutions.
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JLL Spark China Ventures – PropTech to enable CRE innovation in China
The new JLL Spark China Ventures RMB Fund will focus on this market and invest in PropTech startups to enable tech innovation for JLL and our clients in China.
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2023 PropTech predictions from the JLL Spark team
While as VCs we think in longer time frames, the start of the new year does allow us to reflect on our investment themes and how we see the world changing. We hope you enjoy reading our thoughts and look forward to engaging with you throughout 2023.

