Spark Notes, featuring portfolio company Ren

Following a groundswell in adoption among individual brokers across the organization, JLL Spark invested in Ren’s sales intelligence technology in 2024. Fast forward to today, nearly 1,000 brokers from various sectors utilize our AI to serve clients better and generate deals.

Ren is dedicated to escalate JLL sales teams to perform at 10x the average. Read more in our latest blog post by CEO Canay Deniz: How Ren has supercharged JLL’s AI-powered approach to client centricity.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups

Waypoint 2025, presented by OpenSpace
Join construction professionals from around the world to hear insights from top customers and see the latest innovations from Waypoint and OpenSpace.
Virtual summit | September 9, 2025 | 8:00 am PT

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EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events

Blueprint
Las Vegas, Nevada USA | September 16-18, 2025
Laurent Grill will moderate the session “Creating competitive advantage with strategic AI investments.”
Ajey Kaushal, Danny Klein, and Raj Singh will attend.

ULI Los Angeles: Masterclass – Implementing AI in commercial real estate
Los Angeles, California USA | September 23, 2025
Laurent Grill will lead the course “Fundamentals of AI in commercial real estate.”

EXPO REAL
Munich, Germany | October 6-8, 2025
Arnaud Bouzinac and Sean Wright will attend.

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INDUSTRY NEWS
CRE and technology topics on our radar

Federal solar power tax incentives are sunsetting. Enter PropTech.
commercialobserver.com | August 26, 2025

The AI spending frenzy is propping up the real economy, too
nytimes.com | August 27, 2025

WEF: How technology can cut industrial building emissions
manufacturingdigital.com | August 27, 2025

AI infrastructure spending to surge as Nvidia scales up
credaily.com | August 29, 2025