Leon Ballard — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-Founder of Kato, a SaaS platform servicing over 800 commercial real estate agencies across 15 countries.
Co-Founded Kato, a SaaS platform revolutionizing how commercial property professionals search, market, and close deals.
Spent nearly a decade at JLL, working on over €2.6 billion in real estate transactions across Poland.
Angel investor in early-stage PropTech, FinTech, ConsumerTech, and LeisureTech startups.
Holds an MSc in Real Estate from Kingston University and a BSc from Reading University.
Qualified as a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Biography

Leon Ballard is the Co-Founder of Kato, a SaaS platform designed to revolutionize how commercial property professionals search, market, and close deals. He has been instrumental in scaling Kato to service over 800 commercial real estate agencies across 15 countries in Europe and the Middle East, leading a team of 65 employees. His work at Kato focuses on bridging the gap between commercial real estate, technology, data, AI, innovation, and implementation.