Team
Shant Tchakerian - Founder
I'm a software patent attorney turned real estate entrepreneur, focused on transforming underutilized land into high-impact, high-value assets. After nearly two decades helping tech companies protect innovation, I saw an opportunity: building the future—not just filing patents for it.
At UpZone Ventures, I lead with a developer's mindset and a lawyer's precision. My work centers on entitlement arbitrage—unlocking hidden value by securing zoning upgrades, conditional use permits, and other land entitlements that make properties development-ready.