JLL Spark
San Francisco, CA · Invests in US; UK; Europe; Asia · Website
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No single company can produce all the innovation required to serve real estate clients. JLL Spark invests in early-stage technology startups solving problems in commercial real estate, construction, and workplace management.
Likely not a fit for
Pure residential real estate focus, service-based consulting without technology leverage, solutions that don't integrate with real estate professional workflows
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Leads or follows
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Preferred
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
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Recent activity
- Feb 2026
Cadastral AI
Seed · Co-Lead
- Jan 2026
Orbital Witness
Series B · Participated
- Nov 2025
Swish Solar
Pre-Seed · Lead
- Oct 2025
Acelab
Series A · Lead
JLL Spark in the news
Business Wire
Aston Power Secures Funding from TDK Ventures and JLL to Accelerate the Growth of its Data Center Power Delivery Business
2 months ago
finance.yahoo.com
Aston Power Secures Funding from TDK Ventures and JLL to Accelerate the Growth of its Data Center Power Delivery Business
2 months ago
Tech.eu
Orbital raises $60M Series B to automate real estate law with AI
7 months ago
Hunt Scanlon Media
Ren Systems Raises $3.5M, Partners With ZoomInfo to Bring AI-powered Relationship Intelligence to Dealmakers at 35,000 Businesses
7 months ago
Business Insider
Marc Benioff, Jack Altman, and Sapphire Ventures invested $9 million in this sales tech startup. Check out its pitch deck.
9 months ago
Venture Capital Journal
JLL Spark’s expansive view of strategic proptech investments
Mar 2025
Global Venturing
Rising Stars 2025: Daniel Correa, JLL Spark Global Ventures
Mar 2025
globalventuring.com
Emerging Leaders 2025: Sean Wright, JLL Spark Global Ventures
Mar 2025
marketingreport.one
JLL Spark invests in Munich-based proptech innovator PROBIS to advance the real estate industry
Aug 2024
JLL
JLL Spark Invests in Munich-Based PropTech Innovator PROBIS
Aug 2024
PR Newswire
JLL Spark Invests in Munich-Based PropTech Innovator PROBIS
Aug 2024
Global Venturing
Correa and Kaushal promoted at JLL Spark
Apr 2024
globalventuring.com
Emerging Leaders 2024: Laurent Grill, JLL Spark Global Ventures
Mar 2024
globalventuring.com
Rising Stars 2024: Ajey Kaushal, JLL Spark Global Ventures
Mar 2024
JLL
Why proptech became an inclusivity bright spot
Mar 2024
Seeking Alpha
Jones Lang LaSalle: From A Spark To A Catalyst (NYSE:JLL)
Feb 2023
JLL
JLL Spark announces new fund for China-based proptech companies
Nov 2022
JLL
Investing in technology to meet the needs of tomorrow
Aug 2022
Commercial Observer
JLL Spark’s Raj Singh Still Can’t Believe Proptech’s Potential
Jul 2022
JLL
JLL Spark announces more than $340M in investments across portfolio to date, marking fourth anniversary
Jun 2022
Propmodo
Inside JLL’s Technology Investment Strategy
Nov 2021
PR Newswire
Commercial Real Estate Startup Jones Announces $12.5 Million Series A Led by JLL Spark and Khosla Venture
Jul 2021
Bisnow
JLL Adds Tech Division, Promotes Execs To Global Board In Organizational Shake-Up
Sep 2019
onlinemarketplaces.com
Eric Wittman Takes On New Role Of Chief Growth Officer At JLL Spark
May 2019
Crunchbase News
JLL Debuts $100M Fund Focused On Real Estate Tech Startups
Jun 2018
The Real Deal
JLL launches $100M fund to boost real estate tech startups
Jun 2018
PR Newswire
JLL Spark announces $100 million global venture fund
Jun 2018
The Business Journals
JLL starts new S.F.-based venture to expand tech tools for real estate
Jul 2017
PR Newswire
JLL launches JLL Spark with Silicon Valley veterans
Jul 2017
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