Shadow Accelerator

Multifamily tech facilitates premium and positive experiences for tenants and owners. This tech helps owners and operators attract and retain ideal tenants with insights through valuable data while offering residents valid reasons to continue renting. These technologies offer immersive experiences, artificial intelligence, smart spaces, and a shared economy.

We understand the multifamily space and are the only accelerator focused on multifamily tech.
We have a track record as operators and investors.•We operate a seed venture firm for built-world technology, so we know the space and how to invest in it.
We are known in the market for our technical prowess and are equipped to get “in the details” to help the startups build their companies.

Robert Salwasser, President & Founder — Robert co-founded IPS in the mid-1980s after completing his education in economics and law. He began by consulting and representing Bay Area landlords in hundreds of property tax appeals and rent control hearings. Simultaneously, he realized the early potential of technology to revolutionize real estate investment and developed an early, web-based MLS for income property. Robert was also involved in an early discussion to develop Dwellsy.com, an online ILS now competing with craigslist and Apartments.com.For the past three decades, Robert has led the IPS team in serving individual investors and family offices wanting to grow their real estate investment portfolios. Robert’s vision is to unite first-class property management using the latest technology with investment profitability and cash-flow for his clients in every season.

Akshay Gandhi, OliveTree Holdings — Akshay has been with Olive Tree Property Holdings since 2017. In his role, he has overseen much of the firm’s underwriting and coordinated a number of capital events. Most recently as a Partner at Olive Tree Ventures, Akshay is leading the firm’s efforts to identify partnerships and investment opportunities within the Proptech/CRETech sector.

Jonnie Haber, Strategic Partnerships — Jonnie Haber joins Shadow Ventures with extensive professional experience in commercial real estate brokerage, acquisition, and property technology. His most recent endeavor involved scaling a venture-backed retail leasing platform known as Appear Here. As Head of Strategic Partnerships, Jonnie had successfully onboarded 50 New York landlord partners, resulting in over 200 retail transactions across 480,000 square feet leased. All transactions were completed through the Appear Here online portal, connecting thousands of the world's most recognized brands to the storefronts of New York landlords. His prior experience working with real estate investors in brokerage and acquisitions has allowed him to cultivate strong relationships and an understanding of modern market trends. Furthermore, his experience of working in a growth phase startup has provided hands-on exposure of the trials and tribulations startups face during expansion. In his current role, Jonnie sits as a strategic advisor to Modwell, a vertically integrated construction, interior design, and listing platform.

Steve Regan, PropTech Angels — PropTech Angels is a group of real estate professionals collaborating to invest in early-stage property technology companies. Their mission is to provide real estate professionals with exposure to the technology and venture investment side of real estate and to connect emerging CRE technology companies with a network of strategic, individual investors.

Price per Share: $1,000

Investment Period: 18 months

Fee Structure: See use of Proceeds, Form C - Some funds used for management

Capital Call Structure: One capital call at time of commitment