Team
William Spencer experienced firsthand how outdated, consultant-heavy processes were hindering crucial real estate projects, particularly in supported housing and care sectors. These inefficiencies, resulting in abortive fees, delays, and fragmented tools, were costing millions and derailing projects intended to aid society's most vulnerable.
Motivated to make a change, he teamed up with Hans Kaufmann, a systems thinker, and Brendon Blackwell, an enterprise-grade engineer, to create SH Proptech: a swift, intelligent platform that transforms inefficiency into insight.
Their shared mission—to make development faster, smarter, and fairer—drives a tool designed not only for profit but for meaningful real-world impact.
Founding Team
William Spencer
CEO
William is the visionary behind SH Proptech, where he leverages his deep real estate and operational expertise to drive the development of technology-first solutions in the care and housing sectors.
Prior to starting SH Proptech, he founded a development company that focuses on vulnerable accommodation and is currently engaged in +40,000m² of projects at various stages.
He leads marketing and business development at SH Proptech, ensuring strategic growth and market positioning align with the company's mission.
Hans Kaufmann
Head of Product
Hans co-founded SH Proptech with a focus on building intelligent property technology tools.
With an MSc in Economics and Management, and experience in both software engineering and strategic consulting, Hans leads the design of SHP's data architecture and analytics models.
He specialises in converting complex development workflows into scalable, intuitive software. His R&D leadership spans user behavior modelling, automation, and predictive land analysis.
Brendon Blackwell
CTO
Brendon is a senior full-stack and DevOps engineer with a deep foundation in infrastructure automation and cloud-native systems.
Formerly at Klarna, where he led engineering projects on the Azure Kubernetes runtime, he brings enterprise-grade engineering to SH Proptech.
Brendon oversees the buildout of SHP's technology stack, leading R&D on deployment tooling, codebase architecture, and integrations across the platform's AI-driven modules.
Research & Development
Monica Jayakumar
AI & Data Science
Monica utilizes her AI systems design skills at SH Proptech, employing Python, SQL, and machine learning to create intelligent agents and generative AI workflows.
Her contributions enhance operational intelligence in property sourcing and evaluation, aiding SH Proptech's data-driven strategy by extracting insights and developing scalable AI models for the built environment.
Yadidya Medepalli
AI Engineer
Yadidya is key to SH Proptech's AI R&D team, specialising in Python and cloud-native development. He creates scalable machine learning systems with agentic AI to automate property analysis.
At SH Proptech Yadidya leads the development of ML pipelines for real-time decisions, improving intelligent tools for real estate.
Tania Kapoor
AI Developer
Tania is where creativity meets code—on a mission to help people live healthier, happier lives through AI. Known for turning complex problems into clear, human-centered solutions, she's a natural troubleshooter who builds tailored tech that delivers real results.
At SH Proptech, she focuses on scalability, performance, and real-world impact, blending innovation with purpose to create meaningful proptech solutions.
Marketing
Luke Ryder
Head of Marketing
Luke applies a research-led approach to user and market behaviour within SH Proptech's growth and analytics strategy. With a background in building digital systems for real estate, legal, and logistics sectors, he leads R&D on user engagement frameworks, data-led marketing infrastructure, and sales automation.
At SH Proptech, Luke ensures every product feature and update is guided by performance insights, helping shape a feedback loop between product development and user needs.