Laurent Grill
Partner @ JLL Spark
Santa Monica, United States
Laurent Grill is a seed investor at JLL Spark in Santa Monica focused on SaaS and Mobile. Laurent is an Entrepreneur turned Venture Capitalist who works with start-up founders to successfully build scalable teams, strong company cultures and disruptive products. Laurent believes that there is a fundamental need for additional support in the early stage ecosystem in Los Angeles and other budding technology hubs around the US andglobally. This desire to support these growing tech communities led him to his current role as Lead Investor at Luma Launch, a seed to series-a corporate venture with an accelerator program and internal incubation team. Luma Launch is focused on early stage startups at the convergence of evolving technology and content markets, capitalizing on internal and external resources to create successful products.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Laurent Grill invests in
Stages Laurent Grill invests in
Countries Laurent Grill invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (33%)
- Mobile 1 (33%)
- Web Apps 1 (33%)
- Real Time 1 (33%)
- Real Estate 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Series B 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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SwiftConnect
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SwiftConnect develops an access network to connect people to the right place and time. Powering connected access experiences for commercial real estate owners and enterprises across financial and professional services, life sciences, technology, and other organizations, the company's platform integrates with existing mobile platforms,credential technologies, and business systems to provide authorized access to everything through centralized access management. | $37M / Series B / Nov 14, 2024 | |
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SwiftConnect
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SwiftConnect develops an access network to connect people to the right place and time. Powering connected access experiences for commercial real estate owners and enterprises across financial and professional services, life sciences, technology, and other organizations, the company's platform integrates with existing mobile platforms,credential technologies, and business systems to provide authorized access to everything through centralized access management. | $17M / Series A / Oct 26, 2022 | |
Balloon
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Balloon removes bias from group work and decision-making - across teams, both internal and external. Its platform levels the playing field and makes it possible to anonymously surface and prioritize information, feedback, and insights that companies can't get any other way. | $2.1M / Seed / Dec 11, 2019 |
Co-Investors
Navitas Capital
4 deals together
Crow Holdings
2 deals together
Quadri
2 deals together
1414 Ventures
1 deal together
Bridge Investment Group
1 deal together
Cushman & Wakefield
1 deal together
About JLL Spark
JLL Spark is a division of JLL Technologies committed to transforming commercial real estate by investing in proptech innovation.
JLL Spark Contacts
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Laurent Grill
Partner
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Mihir Shah
Co-CEO
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Raj Singh
Managing Partner
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Sean Wright
Investment Principal - EMEA
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Sean Wright
Investment Principal - EMEA
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FAQ
What does Laurent Grill invest in?
Laurent Grill invests primarily in SaaS, Mobile and Web Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Laurent Grill last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Laurent Grill closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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