WELCOME TO CHASELLA
CHASELLA is a results oriented private equity and early stage investment firm that is predicated on value-creation through entrepreneurship, innovation, and trust.
About US
At its core, CHASELLA is a multi-generational real estate investment and development firm. With over 50 years of experience in the industry, CHASELLA founders are responsible for countless innovations, and are now continuing that tradition by investing in promising young companies. In working with our portfolio companies, the CHASELLA team:
- Accelerates growth in companies through network effects and by spending real hours engaging with its portfolio companies and founders
- Provides strategic and tactical advice
- Lends technology and data support
- Invests up and down the capital stack through various equity and debt instruments to further support our partnerships
History
CHASELLA was founded in 2011 as a spinoff of traditional real estate investment and development.
- Founded shortly after completing a successful development project – a residential lifestyle community, consisting of more than 1000 homes.
- Principals have spent decades analyzing, designing, building, and managing hundreds of millions of dollars of prime real estate.
- Custom design and construction of multiple residential development projects across the northeastern U.S.
- Creatively structured joint ventures in both commercial and residential investments.
- Principals now spend the majority of their time leveraging their experience to help scale various early stage companies in a wide range of industry verticals.
PHILOSOPHY
Honesty, transparency and fairness are central to CHASELLA’s investment philosophy. These are the principles that define our relationships with over 30 portfolio companies. We are known for our collaborative strengths, our ability to operate as integrated members of various teams, and our commitment to driving efficiency and fostering growth within fast-paced environments.
VISION
We set out each and every day to improve the overall health of our portfolio companies. Over time, we intend to leverage our team’s expertise in an effort to help all of our partners achieve their highest level of success.
We are problem solvers. We seek out inefficiencies in your organization and remedy the situation as you continue down the road to significant growth. Our principals wish to enrich the lives of others and give back to the community as often as possible.
WE ARE INVOLVED IN
Technology
Seeking out and integrating with the latest and greatest technological advancements
Startups
Working alongside the brightest minds as we look to a more efficient future
Real Estate
Making debt and equity investments across the United States, becoming a strategic partner for many developers and landlords
Sports & Leisure
Passionately working with several major and minor league sports teams throughout the U.S. and abroad
Philanthropy
We would love to hear more about your charitable endeavors and help out whenever possible – with a concentration in our local community
WHY US?
Sharp People
Industry Experience
A "DYT" Culture
Transparency
Our portfolio
We were also the first to realize that the real estate world was changing, and we needed to change with it to continue innovating. Now we are investors, founders and developers behind some of the most intriguing companies in the business. Contact us to learn more.
Our Principals
Jim Kaplan
Co-Founder, Managing Partner
With 20+ years experience in real estate development and investment, Jim co-founded CHASELLA in 2011, specifically focused on the intersection of real estate, hospitality and emerging technology. He is an advisor to several early-stage companies, including Bevi, EquityZen and TripleMint, working closely with their teams to help maximize efficiency and growth.
Steve Kaplan
Co-Founder, Special Advisor
Steve Kaplan is widely regarded as an innovator in the commercial and residential real estate industry, with over 40 years of development and investment experience. At CHASELLA, Steve serves as a co-founder and Special Advisor to the team and portfolio companies.
What Our Partners Say About Us
LATEST NEWS
Suffolk Technologies Closes $110 Million Inaugural Construction Fund
July 11, 2023
The Boston-based construction company, which has $5 billion in annual revenue, raised the vehicle to invest in software that can aid the building process.
KiDS NEED MoRE to Host Holiday Cheer Bus Kickoff Event on October 29
October 25, 2023
The kickoff event will feature remarks from Babylon Town Supervisor Richard Schaffer, as well as the announcement of exciting elf missions…
Training the next generation of elite athletes in rural Ohio: Geneva’s Spire Academy
Mar. 06, 2023
While they make their cases for their G.O.A.T., they eat sandwiches and salads between classes and training sessions.
ENGAGE WITH US
- Partners
- Startups
- Invest
- Data
- Causes
Partners
CHASELLA is always looking to develop relationships that yield reciprocal value for all parties involved. We work with a number of strategic partners across various industries, including but not limited to manufacturing, software, real estate, hospitality, branding and business intelligence.
Startups
CHASELLA has investments in over 20 early stage companies and is passionate about driving big ideas beyond the boundaries of the impossible, while working alongside dedicated entrepreneurs. We are actively seeking to capitalize, provide support, and accelerate business at the seed and Series A investment levels.
If you are seeking investment in your early stage company, please complete the form below and our team will review your application and reach out to you if there is a foreseeable fit with Chasella.
Invest
We are currently in the process of screening new limited partners for some off market equity acquisitions at the intersection of real estate, hospitality, technology and data.
Data
Data is one of the CHASELLA team’s specialties. It has played an instrumental role in keeping our companies competitive in an ever-changing business landscape. We engage in cutting edge market research that utilizes a broad range of data discovery, mining, analysis and forensic techniques. We also believe in the power of automation and create efficiencies for our companies with custom programs that we develop in-house.
Causes
CHASELLA is passionate about providing support to meaningful philanthropic causes and groups such as Kids Need More, MHS Hall of Fame, LI Bike Challenge & The Feinstein Institute @NSLIJ, Memorial Sloan Cancer Center.
CHASELLA believes in building and inspiring the future innovators of tomorrow. We embrace our support of student communities and have enjoyed engagements with students across a variety of academic institutions. This summer a member of the CHASELLA team is serving as a mentor for the Global Founders’ Skill Accelerator Program at MIT.
Request a call back
If you’d like to learn more about our organization or explore ways in which we may be able to work together, please reach out to us.