Spark Notes with a milestone update on qbiq

For decades, the commercial real estate industry faced a persistent bottleneck: the time and dependency required for manual architectural plans. Deals slowed down while stakeholders waited for “test-fits” to determine if a space met their needs. We recognized that to lead the PropTech revolution, we needed to move faster. 

Daniel Correa, JLL Spark Growth Principal, presents a significant milestone in our featured portfolio company’s trajectory in The art of the possible: How JLL & qbiq are reinventing real estate strategy.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups

How Jeeva AI is using deep agents to supercharge human sales reps
With the launch of Deep Agents, Jeeva is betting that the most productive sales professional of 2026 won’t be the one who sends the most emails, but the one who has the best intelligence.

Webinar: Baker Tilly + Re-Leased: Scale smarter with Sage Intacct
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 2:00 PM ET | Register in the link above

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IN THE PRESS
Insights in the media from JLL

The future of corporate real estate in the AI age
JLL’s report highlights a significant shift taking place: the AI revolution isn’t just changing how people work – it is impacting where they work, how they organize and what they need from their physical environments.

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EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events

UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate | Spring 2026 Board Meeting
Los Angeles, CA | April 22, 2026
Laurent Grill is a guest speaker.

The Fifth Annual JLL Spark Portfolio Summit
New York, NY | May 7, 2026
Optional welcome reception and dinner on May 6. Events are invite only.

Future Proptech Miami
Miami, FL | May 12-13, 2026
Daniel Correa is a panelist on “Tracing capital: What shapes the next phase of real estate investment.”

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INDUSTRY NEWS
CRE and technology topics on our radar

Asia’s AI playbook gets a reality check as the Iran war sends energy prices higher and snarls supply chains
fortune.com | April 2, 2026

Proptech’s buzziest buzzword: Workflow
commercialobserver.com | April 7, 2026

Anthropic model scare sparks urgent Bessent, Powell warning to bank CEOs
bloomberg.com | April 9, 2026

OpenAI tells investors it has computing advantage over Anthropic
bloomberg.com | April 9, 2026

Less than 10% of US data centers ready for production AI, JLL says
datacenterknowledge.com | April 10, 2026