# Stuart Shiff

> Stuart Shiff is a startup investor at DivcoWest. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DivcoWest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/divcowest)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-shiff-0000b8177

Stuart Shiff is a startup investor at DivcoWest. Stuart Shiff is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of DivcoWest and is responsible for the strategic direction of the company. Under Stuart’s leadership, DivcoWest entered the SF Bay Area market in 1993 alongside some of today’s leading technology companies. Since then, Stuart has grown DivcoWest into a multidisciplinary commercial real estatecompany with a presence in key innovation markets across the U.S.Stuart serves on the boards of the University of California’s Executive Committee, the Policy Advisory Board for the Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics and the Rugby Advisory Board. In addition, Stuart is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineering, Urban Land Institute, and Pension Real Estate Association (PREA). He also serves on the UCSF Board of Overseers Real Estate Committee and PREA’s Mentorship committee. Stuart graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree.

## About DivcoWest

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Founded in 1993, DivcoWest is a vertically integrated, real estate investment firm headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, Menlo Park, Boston, Washington DC and New York City. Known for long-standing relationships and experience across the risk-spectrum in markets where innovation thrives, DivcoWest combines entrepreneurialspirit with an institutional approach to deliver real estate solutions and opportunities to the world’s most forward-thinking companies and investors. DivcoWest aims to create environments that inspire ingenuity, promote growth, and enhance health and well-being. Since inception, DivcoWest and its predecessor have acquired approximately 48 million square feet of commercial space - primarily throughout the United States - and have invested in leading venture-backed Proptech companies, seeking to unlock value for both DivcoWest portfolio companies and its properties. DivcoWest’s real estate portfolio currently includes existing and development properties in the office, R&D, lab, industrial, retail and multifamily spaces.

5 contacts available at DivcoWest.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jody Gessow | Private Equity Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jody-gessow |
| Breton Birkhofer | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breton-birkhofer |
| Robert Mashaal | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-mashaal |
| Steve Novick | Senior Managing Director - Real Estate Technology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-novick |
| Stuart Shiff | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-shiff |

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