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Spark Notes – December 1, 2022
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The real estate industry has a long way to go to reach targeted sustainability goals in 2030 through 2050. Building owners and investors are challenged by a lack of data to track carbon emissions and processes to deliver reductions amidst increasing regulations for reduced energy usage. Raj Singh, JLL Spark Managing Partner, weighs in with key actions and innovative solutions that enable the industry to bridge the data gap and reach global net zero goals in our latest blogpost Sustainability Measurement: The Heat is On. |
PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES What’s new with our startups YC, Khosla-backed Atmos Lands $12.5M to Design Custom Dream Homes JLL Spark is an existing investor and participated in Atmos’ Series A funding round. Alice Technologies is Recognized at the Construction Computing Awards 2022 The company wins the One to Watch award for its work in ConTech. Berlin Start-up to Wrap Homes in ‘Second Skin’ as Heating Costs Soar Ecoworks is highlighted as an energy saving solution in response to Germany’s energy crisis. LandTech’s U.S. Launch Events To celebrate their expansion into the United States, LandTech is hosting three events next week in Florida on December 5, 6, and 7 in Miami, Orlando, and Tampa. RSVP in the link above. |
IN THE PRESS Insights in the media from the JLL Spark team JLL Spark Announces New Fund for China-Based PropTech Companies JLL is increasing its technology presence in China with a new RMB fund to launch in 2023. JLL Opens a New Initiative that Starts to Look Like a Tech Consulting Firm JLL Technologies announces the Strategic Technology Platform to drive the future of work. JLL Investor Briefing 2022 Mihir Shah, JLLT Co-CEO, provides an indepth overview of JLLT’s technology strategy (jump to 27:50 minutes). |
PROPTECH EVENTS Connect with our team at the following events The Future of Work in 2023 JLLT Webinar | December 6, 2022 | 2:00 p.m. UK, 3:00 p.m. Europe During the session, experts from JLL Technologies, VergeSense, and Infogrid will identify ways organizations can support new working environments. Register in the link above. SIMI Paris, France | December 6-8, 2022 Tanguy Quero will attend. Climate Salad’s Australian Climate Tech Festival Sydney, Australia | December 7, 2022 Carolyn Trickett will attend. |
INDUSTRY NEWS Learn more about the current landscape of PropTech investing WeWork Launches Executive Suite Offering Targeting Finance, Law Firms bisnow.com | November 11, 2022 VC Money is Drying Up, But CVC is Quenching Founders’ Thirst venturecapitaljournal.com | November 15, 2022 JLL Property Income Trust Expands SFR Investments with Amherst prnewswire.com | November 17, 2022 Yield Curve that Matters is Predicting a Recession Now axios.com | November 17, 2022 Junk Carbon Offsets Are What Make These Big Companies ‘Carbon Neutral’ bloomberg.com | November 20, 2022 Unclear Financial Returns Hinder Tech Adoption placetech.net | November 22, 2022 To learn more about JLL Spark, visit our website or email us at contact@spark.jll. Interested in potential investment from JLL Spark? Apply here. |