Spark Notes featuring investor Laurent Grill, JLL Spark Partner

In our latest investor feature, JLL Spark Partner Laurent Grill shares how his experience as an entrepreneur directly influences his approach to evaluating and supporting startups. What does he look for in a company? What differentiates one startup from the next? 

Read more of his perspective in From entrepreneur to venture capitalist: Laurent Grill.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups

The 50 most promising Israeli startups – 2025
qbiq is #5 on the list by Calcalist, Israel’s leading source for technology news.

OpenSpace launches OpenSpace Air: New drone capabilities enable construction teams to centralize reality data for faster insights
The new solution gives construction firms the power to consolidate all reality data, including drone imagery, in one place.

PROPTECH EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events

Global Property Congress 2025
Sydney, Australia | May 26-29, 2025
Carolyn Trickett will speak.

2025 ULI Europe Conference
London, England | June 16-19, 2025
Arnaud Bouzinac will speak.

CREtech London: Europe 2030
London, England | July 1, 2025
Raj Singh, Yao Morin, and Daniel Fenton will speak on JLL’s AI strategy.
Arnaud Bouzinac is also attending.

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INDUSTRY NEWS
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U.S.-China tariff pause leaves uncertain path for industrial real estate and imports
commercialobserver.com | May 12, 2025

Data center industry at a crossroads: Soaring demand meets critical constraints
bcdnetwork.com | May 14, 2025