Taylor Johnson client Waterton Associates has partnered with seed-stage technology accelerator elmspring to promote the development of new, disruptive technologies in real estate and other related fields. Max Peek, Waterton's senior vice president of acquisitions, will serve on the accelerator's board of directors and act as an adviser to startups that are accepted into the three-month program, based out of 1871. You can read more about Waterton's investment in Chicago's small business community in Blue Sky Innovation.