Laurent Grill

Partner at JLL Spark Global Ventures

📍 Santa Monica, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 42 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2026𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States20+ investmentsInvested this year
42
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26
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7
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Angel Investor
Mar 2026
Harken reimagines joy-inspiring, iconic treats, through the power of the date superfruit. Our first-of-its kind date caramel nutritionally transforms the candy classics you grew up with, creating a bonafide better-for-you, functional candy bar that rivals the originals in taste, but reimagines them to be: - 150 Calories or Less - Made with 75% Less Sugar and No Sugar Added - Packed with 13G of Gut-Health-Promoting Prebiotic Fiber - 100% Plant-Based - Non-GMO - Fair-Trade We are proudly woman-owned and led, and cannot wait to let you Harken ;) back, but with an upgrade for your gut.
Board Observer
Mar 2025
Agentic AI for Go-To-Market Teams. Leads, enrichment, outreach, inbox, calendar, notes — all automated. Jeeva is the AI platform that handles your entire GTM workflow so your team focuses on what actually closes deals: conversations. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲: → AI Lead Generation — Find ideal prospects automatically → Waterfall Enrichment — 50+ data points from 100+ sources → Multi-Channel Outreach — Email & More, personalized at scale → AI Inbox — Smart replies, auto-prioritization, follow-up handling → AI Meeting Prep — Pre-call briefs + post-call notes 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Complete sales w𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄. 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. We dont replace your reps, we supercharge them. Start free at jeeva.ai
Board Observer
Jun 2024
Crafty is a leading national provider of office food and beverage programs, helping top workplaces elevate the employee experience. Powered by an innovative, centralized platform, Crafty delivers tailored, scalable pantry services designed to meet each client’s unique needs. Since 2015, companies like DraftKings, Robinhood, and Zillow have partnered with Crafty to create workplace experiences that foster culture, connection, and productivity. With operations in 45+ markets and a growing national footprint, Crafty supports over 400+ client offices and serves more than 300,000 employees each month. Recognized for our 200% three-year revenue growth, Crafty earned a spot on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York and the Bay Area, Crafty is helping companies craft better workplaces, one pantry at a time. Headquartered in Chicago, with teams in New York and the Bay Area, we proudly serve 300,000+ employees across 260+ offices every month. Recognized for our 200% three-year revenue growth, Crafty earned a spot on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Let’s craft better workplaces together.
Board Observer
Nov 2023
INGENIOUS.BUILD formerly known as IngeniousIO INGENIOUS.BUILD is a cutting-edge technology company specializing in project management software for the Real Estate Development and Construction industry. By leveraging data, automation, and real-time insights, INGENIOUS.BUILD empowers organizations and all stakeholders to manage projects with precision and reduced risk. The platform is an automated cloud-based application comprised of three seamlessly connected modules. These modules have been meticulously crafted to streamline everyday operations spanning project financials, project management, and construction administration. Effortlessly oversee your development projects and maintain real-time connectivity with every project team member, all within a singular, user-friendly interface. Dedicated to innovation, efficiency, and excellence, INGENIOUS.BUILD is committed to building the future within the development and construction industry.
Board Member
Nov 2023
Making the world better for people with periods. goauntflow.com
Board Member
Nov 2022
Jones is a software company that solves the most archaic workflow in real estate - risk and compliance. We rebuilt the workflow so that real estate owners, property managers, and construction companies can get more - much more. Our software automates the full life cycle of insurance operations from extraction and collection to approvals and resolution across any transaction in real estate, all from one simple application and API.
Board Member
Jul 2022
SwiftConnect connects identity and physical access, enabling secure, scalable entry across your environment. Whether your users rely on traditional plastic credentials or modern mobile devices, we unify your access systems into one connected, intelligent network. We replace friction with fluidity, delivering effortless user experience, less administrative overhead, and smarter control – all through an open, flexible platform that avoids lock-in and keeps you in control, connecting people to the right place at the right time.
Board Observer
Jul 2021
Fixing housing and healthcare with agentic AI to improve how we live.
Angel Investor
Jun 2021
Bring a little magic to your shopping journeys online. Carrot auto-saves all your shopping carts, and lets you collect, curate, shop, and share all the products you want with one click. Create beautiful shareable collections of products for important life events, convert them into a gift-able registry with zero effort if you want to, and close all those shopping tabs for crying out loud! 100% would recommend.
Angel Investor
Jan 2021
Ordermark by UrbanPiper is a pioneer in the restaurant tech industry. Weve helped tens of thousands of restaurants big and small increase efficiency and grow their profits. No more tablet hell! With Ordermark, restaurants seamlessly manage all their third-party delivery partners through one simple system. With dozens of integrations, we connect everything you need to maximize your online revenue. From the smallest of restaurants to the largest of chains worldwide. Ordermark is the trusted solution for over 35k+ restaurants across the world. We’d love to help you! Visit us at ordermark.com. About UrbanPiper: UrbanPiper helps restaurant operators in a host of countries, including Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, UK, US, and continues to expand its global footprint with over 32k restaurants (non-US).
Investor
Aug 2020
Zero is the most convenient grocery delivery service ever, 100% zero plastic. We wanted a grocery delivery service where things just showed up like magic, truly zero hassle. So we built it. With our unique system of delivery, you will never run out of the things you need again. As a one woman founder and a team of awesome food lovers, milkwomen and milkmen, we just founded the future of grocery.
early stageManufacturing
Investor
Dec 2019
At the intersection of crypto and bankruptcy. A claims trading revolution.
early stageCapital Markets
Investor
Oct 2019
Wize is an all-in-one education platform offering instant online access to course-tailored high school and university exam-prep, tutorials, expert tutors, and many other study tools. This cutting-edge platform delivers a seamless learning experience stocked with all the tools needed to help students reach their full academic potential. Visit wizeprep.com to learn more.
Investor
May 2019
Balloon is a research-backed platform that helps leaders unlock insights from their teams by eliminating groupthink and amplifying voices. We’re revolutionizing the way teams collaborate and communicate, resulting in increased productivity, improved processes, informed decision-making, and inclusivity within the organization. Balloon transforms how teams conduct mission-critical discussions and helps leaders make the most informed decisions. The custom workflow maximizes team collaboration and operational efficiency: Over 80 percent of the information shared on Balloon is brand new, and the streamlined workflow reduces meeting time by 70 percent.
Investor
2019
Gemist was founded to innovate the jewelry industry through technology, solving one important problem: it’s hard to sell jewelry online. Backed by the word’s leading investors and jewelry experts such as De Beers Diamonds, Gemist is licensing our unique technology to allow jewelry brands to engage consumers in a more personal buying experience. The modern jewelry consumer is craving better visualization models and the ability to try before they buy. Our Customize, Stack, and Try-On SaaS solutions are proven to answer this call, generating increased consumer engagement, conversion rates, average order values, and final mile sales as compared to industry standards. Gemist technology works for jewelry brands of all sizes. Our trio of solutions were built to be customized and combined according to each brand’s unique needs, and can be seamlessly integrate into any company’s existing website and branding.
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2026
Angel Investor
Mar 2026
Harken reimagines joy-inspiring, iconic treats, through the power of the date superfruit. Our first-of-its kind date caramel nutritionally transforms the candy classics you grew up with, creating a bonafide better-for-you, functional candy bar that rivals the originals in taste, but reimagines them to be: - 150 Calories or Less - Made with 75% Less Sugar and No Sugar Added - Packed with 13G of Gut-Health-Promoting Prebiotic Fiber - 100% Plant-Based - Non-GMO - Fair-Trade We are proudly woman-owned and led, and cannot wait to let you Harken ;) back, but with an upgrade for your gut.
2025
Board Observer
Mar 2025
Agentic AI for Go-To-Market Teams. Leads, enrichment, outreach, inbox, calendar, notes — all automated. Jeeva is the AI platform that handles your entire GTM workflow so your team focuses on what actually closes deals: conversations. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲: → AI Lead Generation — Find ideal prospects automatically → Waterfall Enrichment — 50+ data points from 100+ sources → Multi-Channel Outreach — Email & More, personalized at scale → AI Inbox — Smart replies, auto-prioritization, follow-up handling → AI Meeting Prep — Pre-call briefs + post-call notes 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Complete sales w𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄. 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. We dont replace your reps, we supercharge them. Start free at jeeva.ai
2024
Board Observer
Jun 2024
Crafty is a leading national provider of office food and beverage programs, helping top workplaces elevate the employee experience. Powered by an innovative, centralized platform, Crafty delivers tailored, scalable pantry services designed to meet each client’s unique needs. Since 2015, companies like DraftKings, Robinhood, and Zillow have partnered with Crafty to create workplace experiences that foster culture, connection, and productivity. With operations in 45+ markets and a growing national footprint, Crafty supports over 400+ client offices and serves more than 300,000 employees each month. Recognized for our 200% three-year revenue growth, Crafty earned a spot on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York and the Bay Area, Crafty is helping companies craft better workplaces, one pantry at a time. Headquartered in Chicago, with teams in New York and the Bay Area, we proudly serve 300,000+ employees across 260+ offices every month. Recognized for our 200% three-year revenue growth, Crafty earned a spot on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Let’s craft better workplaces together.
2023
Board Observer
Nov 2023
INGENIOUS.BUILD formerly known as IngeniousIO INGENIOUS.BUILD is a cutting-edge technology company specializing in project management software for the Real Estate Development and Construction industry. By leveraging data, automation, and real-time insights, INGENIOUS.BUILD empowers organizations and all stakeholders to manage projects with precision and reduced risk. The platform is an automated cloud-based application comprised of three seamlessly connected modules. These modules have been meticulously crafted to streamline everyday operations spanning project financials, project management, and construction administration. Effortlessly oversee your development projects and maintain real-time connectivity with every project team member, all within a singular, user-friendly interface. Dedicated to innovation, efficiency, and excellence, INGENIOUS.BUILD is committed to building the future within the development and construction industry.
Board Member
Nov 2023
Making the world better for people with periods. goauntflow.com
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