Spark Notes and a portfolio company feature on Safehub

Smart building trends vary across global regions with the common goal to achieve sustainability and energy efficiency while enhancing safety and building security. JLL Spark Growth Principal Carolyn Trickett shares an indepth look at Safehub, our portfolio company with a niche solution for building owners and property managers along earthquake belts. 
 
Safehub’s network of IoT sensors and advanced analytics provide building-specific real-time data immediately following seismic activity for owners and managers to navigate post-disaster decisions. Read more in Safehub: Transforming structural damage assessments in smart buildings.
 

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups

EliseAI raises $75 Million Series D round valuing company in excess of $1 Billion
Congratulations to our portfolio company for achieving unicorn status!
 
ALICE Technologies expands partner program to APAC through strategic partnership
Our portfolio company partners with Cranborne, a Hong Kong-based construction engineering firm.
 
Waypoint 2024
Join OpenSpace for a virtual summit to explore new, image-first workflows and AI-powered tools to simplify construction.
October 10, 2024 | 8:00-11:00 AM PT | Register in the link above

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INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
New partnerships or follow-ons with our existing portfolio

JLL Spark invests in Munich-based PropTech innovator PROBIS
Strategic investment to accelerate PROBIS’ AI-powered financial management solutions for real estate development and support global expansion

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IN THE PRESS
Insights in the media from JLL

Get smart. Get fast. Get competitive. Here’s how data center brokers work in CRE’s hottest asset class.
Andy Cvengros, JLL Managing Director of the US Data Center Markets team, contributes to the article. 
 
It’s time for building performance standards says JLL
The best approach is to start now with a five-part road to compliance.
 
How the Gen AI boom is fuelling the edge data centre market
JLL suggests that the global edge data centre market is expected to cross $300 billion by 2026, with technology trends like Gen AI and IoT powering growth.

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PROPTECH EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events

PropTech Connect
London, England | September 4-5, 2024
Arnaud Bouzinac and Sean Wright will attend.

2024 CoreNet Global Summit EMEA
Berlin, Germany | September 10-12, 2024
Arnaud Bouzinac will attend.

Blueprint
Las Vegas, Nevada USA | September 17-19, 2024
Raj Singh will speak. Laurent Grill, Ajey Kaushal, and Danny Klein will attend.

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INDUSTRY NEWS
Learn more about the current landscape of PropTech investing

As carbon-cutting tops ESG priorities, PropTech firms pounce
commercialobserver.com | August 13, 2024
 
The winter of PropTech’s discontent may be ending
bisnow.com | August 18, 2024
 
The hotelification of offices, with signature scents and saltwater spas
nytimes.com | August 18, 2024
 
In Australia, renewable hydrogen dreams are meeting reality
ciphernews.com | August 19, 2024
 
Room-sized videoconferencing portals ‘beat Zoom-fatigue’
avinteractive.com | August 20, 2024

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PROPTECH CAREERS
Job opportunities with our portfolio companies

Office Manager
Product Manager
Orbital Witness | London, UK
 
Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML
Senior Product Designer
Dealpath | San Francisco, CA
 
Executive Assistant
ALICE Technologies | US – Remote
 
Lead Software Engineer
Desana | UK – Remote