Spark Notes and our PropTech vision for 2025

Our philosophy at JLL Spark remains steadfast as we enter 2025: to deliver cutting-edge, tech-enabled innovation to the CRE industry. As macro trends dominating the real estate industry all point to the absolute necessity of technology deployment, JLL Spark intends to expand our investments in these areas, including tech to compensate for the lack of skilled personnel, solutions to navigate headwinds from return to work strategies, and how to handle the growing concentration of asset ownership.

Read more about Spark’s vision for 2025: PropTech ignites CRE.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups

NGE expands AI-driven success in construction planning and scheduling with ALICE Core
New Generations of Entrepreneurs, one of France’s largest and most innovative construction groups, is transforming the way it plans and delivers projects by expanding its use of ALICE Technologies’ construction schedule optimization platform.

Office occupancy tracking evolves as more companies call workers back
VergeSense is featured in Commercial Observer’s article as a leader in office occupancy technology.

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IN THE PRESS
Insights in the media from JLL

JLL launches energy & sustainability advisory practice
Josephine Tucker will lead the new team, providing energy-focused services to real estate investors, commercial clients, and public sector clients.

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PROPTECH EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events

Women in AI New Year Breakfast: Latest investments trends & technologies
San Francisco, California USA | January 23, 2025
Sonia El-Sherif is a panelist at the event.

Coffee, Capital, Conversation: Corporate Venture Edition Panel
New York, New York USA | February 26, 2025
Erlinda Arriola is a panelist at the event.

Upfront Summit 2025
Los Angeles, California USA | February 26-27, 2025
Laurent Grill will attend.

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INDUSTRY NEWS
Learn more about the current landscape of PropTech investing

Nuclear power’s future for data centers could hinge on the public’s perceptions about safety
bcdnetwork.com | January 8, 2025

What to expect from the commercial property sector in 2025
commercialrealestate.com.au | January 12, 2025

Biden administration opens up federal land to AI data centers
techcrunch.com | January 14, 2025

AI firms keep gobbling up office space, adding momentum to S.F. recovery
bizjournals.com | January 15, 2025

Can the AI boom save NY’s ailing commercial properties?
nypost.com | January 16, 2025

Goldman Sachs CEO says that AI can draft 95% of an IPO prospectus in minutes
fortune.com | January 17, 2025