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Shift Capital’s vision is a safe and prosperous Kensington.
Shift Capital is a social impact real estate firm that deploys development strategies in underserved neighborhoods by aligning capital and long-term community success. We are a Certified B Corporation® who works to minimize the negative impacts of gentrification while positively impacting communities suffering from inter-generational poverty. We seek to accelerate job creation, improve health and safety, and offer quality housing through thoughtful development that helps catalyze shared prosperity.
Our values drive everything that we do, from selecting properties to selecting partners and employees:
o Scale: We believe in a tipping point effect and the necessity to secure a critical mass of real estate to effectuate positive social and economic change.
o Holistic: We believe in a comprehensive asset strategy that includes offices, studio/flex space, industrial and housing, and in coordination with our community partners in order to achieve our common goals.
o Socially-Conscious: We seek to accelerate job creation, improve safety, and offer quality housing along with plentiful shopping districts by thoughtful development to catalyze shared prosperity.
o Shared Values: We curate business owners, tenants, vendors and employees that align with our values to help accelerate our community revitalization.
o Committed Capital: We believe in long-term effort, investment and patient capital.
Shift Capital is a social impact real estate firm that deploys development strategies in underserved neighborhoods by aligning capital and long-term community success. We are a Certified B Corporation® who works to minimize the negative impacts of gentrification while positively impacting communities suffering from inter-generational poverty. We seek to accelerate job creation, improve health and safety, and offer quality housing through thoughtful development that helps catalyze shared prosperity.
Our values drive everything that we do, from selecting properties to selecting partners and employees:
o Scale: We believe in a tipping point effect and the necessity to secure a critical mass of real estate to effectuate positive social and economic change.
o Holistic: We believe in a comprehensive asset strategy that includes offices, studio/flex space, industrial and housing, and in coordination with our community partners in order to achieve our common goals.
o Socially-Conscious: We seek to accelerate job creation, improve safety, and offer quality housing along with plentiful shopping districts by thoughtful development to catalyze shared prosperity.
o Shared Values: We curate business owners, tenants, vendors and employees that align with our values to help accelerate our community revitalization.
o Committed Capital: We believe in long-term effort, investment and patient capital.
Overview
Location
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$5M
Founded date
2012
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 3
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| Oct 21, 2021 | The many professional lives of Careerage cofounder Matthew Grande | For years, Matthew Grande was like many professionals who associated value with well-respected job titles. He believed that by switching jobs and finding work that excited him, he would find fulfillment. With that in mind, he worked as a ci... |
| May 5, 2021 | Here’s how many B Corps are based in Philly right now | We live in a society where billionaires like Tesla founder Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates make daily headlines for the wealth they have accrued and the challenges their workers face on the job. If yo... |
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FAQ about Shift Capital
When was Shift Capital founded?
Shift Capital was founded in 2012.
How much funding has Shift Capital raised?
Shift Capital has raised $5M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Shift Capital?
Parsers VC has collected 3 articles mentioning Shift Capital, among them “The many professional lives of Careerage cofounder Matthew Grande” (Oct 21, 2021) and “Here’s how many B Corps are based in Philly right now” (May 5, 2021).
Is Shift Capital still active?
Yes, Shift Capital is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 15, 2021.