Make New York Post a Preferred Source Austin-based startup Uplift launched its emergency housing microunits four months ago, raising a $7 million seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Uplift co-founder Charlie Nitschelm tells Realtor.com® the idea is to offer small mobile housing units that can be quickly deployed.
Think natural disasters, job sites, and short-term housing, for instance.
The company just sold its first unit to a paying customer this month, says Nitschelm, who is a former engineer at SpaceX.
It features plug-in power and water, self-leveling “feet,” and even built-in truck straps. Two or three fit on a flatbed truck.
Realtor.com caught up with the company at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development‘s Innovative Housing Showcase on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
