Sponsor Profile

Spartan

Golden, CO · Founded 2014 · spartan-investors.com · Reviewed July 2026

Spartan Investment Group, founded in 2014 in Golden, CO by Scott Lewis and Ryan Gibson, is a vertically integrated self-storage sponsor and operator (FreeUp Storage brand) that also pursues RV parks and land. Its…

Assets Under Mgmt
$500.0M
Full-Cycle Deals
0
Year Founded
2014
Headquarters
Golden, CO

Overview

Spartan Investment Group, founded in 2014 in Golden, CO by Scott Lewis and Ryan Gibson, is a vertically integrated self-storage sponsor and operator (FreeUp Storage brand) that also pursues RV parks and land. Its network of 5,000-plus investors has raised more than $450 million to acquire nearly 60 facilities (30,000-plus units) totaling roughly $500 million in assets under management, and it operates more than 75 facilities nationally. An Inc. 5000 honoree.

Key strategies & advantages

  • Vertically integrated self-storage sponsor and operator (FreeUp Storage brand) founded in 2014.
  • Network of 5,000-plus investors has raised more than $450 million in equity.
  • Owns nearly 60 facilities (30,000-plus units) and operates more than 75 facilities nationally.
  • Led by Scott Lewis and Ryan Gibson; an Inc. 5000 honoree.
  • Also pursues RV parks and land; reports roughly $500 million in assets under management.
These describe the sponsor’s approach and potential advantages only, and should be weighed against the risks common to DST investments — illiquidity, loss of principal, and no guaranteed distributions. Full risk factors are in each offering’s Private Placement Memorandum.

Track record

Baker 1031 does not yet have full-cycle, deal-by-deal results for Spartan in its dataset. Aggregate figures above, where shown, are sponsor-reported and not independently verified. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Current offerings from this sponsor

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