Homebound

homebound.com

HQ: San Francisco, California, United States

200

Real Estate

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Overview

Homebound is a technology-enabled residential homebuilder that manages the homebuilding process from land and design through permitting, construction, personalization, and move-in. Founded after the 2017 Tubbs Fire, it initially focused on disaster rebuilding and expanded into personalized new-home construction in housing-constrained U.S. markets.

Primary product

End-to-end personalized homebuilding platform and services, including finished homes, in-progress homes, build-on-your-lot projects, disaster rebuilding, online home customization, real-time budget and schedule tracking, and AI-enabled construction operations.

Founded

2018

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States (555 Market Street, Floor 13; some databases list Santa Rosa as the original headquarters).

Team size

Approximately 149-215 publicly reported employees; Built In lists approximately 190. Counts vary by source and date.

Work style

Remote

Industry

Construction

Sub-industry

Technology-enabled residential construction, proptech, custom and semi-custom homebuilding

Offices

San Francisco, California

Austin, Texas

Dallas, Texas

Houston, Texas

Denver, Colorado

Fort Myers Beach, Florida

New York, New York

Business model

Direct-to-consumer homebuilding

Technology-enabled general contracting

Residential land acquisition and development

Disaster-rebuild services

Professional services

Potential future software/platform licensing to third-party builders

Funding

Stage

Late-stage venture / growth-stage private company

Total raised

$530M

Latest round

2025 operating-company equity and real-estate capital financing · Dec 2025

Latest amount

$400M

Unspecified venture / angel round

Mar 2022 · Gaingels

$182K

Series C

Feb 2022 · Khosla Ventures

$75M

Venture debt associated with Series C

Feb 2022 · Goldman Sachs

Convertible debt

Jan 2021 · Fifth Wall and Trusted Insight LP network

$20M

Series B

Aug 2019 · Fifth Wall Ventures

$35M

Series A

Dec 2018 · Thrive Capital

$18M

Operating-company equity financing

Existing venture investors and new investors; exact round structure not disclosed

$100M

Real-estate capital financing

Goldman Sachs, Magnetar Capital, and other capital providers

$300M

People & investors

Leadership

Nikki Pechet

Co-Founder & CEO

Tom Holland

Chief Operations Officer

Caitlin Schlakman

Chief People Officer

Asif

Chief Product Officer

Stephanie Yeh

Chief Financial Officer

Piero

Chief Legal Officer

Charlie Coleman

Texas Regional President

Founders

Jack Abraham

Co-Founder; investor and former strategic contributor

Investors

Ashton Kutcher / Sound Ventures

Work & culture

Homebound describes itself as a cross-functional team spanning construction, real estate, design, and technology. Its careers materials emphasize problem-solving, moving quickly, diverse perspectives, customer focus, and applying technology to a tangible housing problem. The company reported being ranked 33rd on Forbes’ Best Startup Employers list in 2022.

Work style

Remote

Compensation

Public job listings reviewed did not provide reliable salary ranges. Compensation signals include professional development, 401(k), flexible PTO, wellness benefits, and parental leave.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision coverage reportedly covered up to 100%

Mental health and wellness coverage

Flexible PTO

Paid holidays

Annual wellness reimbursement

Parental leave

Professional development

Fidelity 401(k)

Product & market

Pricing

Project-based pricing. Homebound generally uses fixed-price or market-rate homebuilding contracts, with pricing varying by location, lot complexity, floor plan, finishes, labor, and materials. A 2023 third-party analysis estimated a project fee/spread of approximately 10%-30%, but Homebound does not publicly disclose a standard fee percentage.

Differentiators

—End-to-end management of insurance, design, permitting, procurement, construction, and move-in
—Customer-facing digital portal for budget, schedule, documents, communications, and progress tracking
—Online floor-plan and finish personalization with real-time upgrade pricing
—Proprietary AI and data platform covering more than 1,000 homebuilding tasks
—Digital representations or digital twins connecting design, bills of materials, schedules, and inspections
—Network of vetted construction professionals and trade partners
—Origins and expertise in disaster recovery and rebuilding
—Company claims approximately 40% faster builds and 25% lower build costs than direct competitors in core markets

Technology

TypeScript

React

Node.js

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

AWS

Amazon SageMaker

Amazon Athena

Amazon S3

Amazon ECR/ECS

Airflow

Python

scikit-learn

XGBoost

MLflow

Shapley values

Docker

CircleCI

Looker

SwiftUI iOS app development

Customers

Homeowners rebuilding after wildfires and other disasters

Consumers buying personalized new homes

Homeowners building on their own lots

Community developers and land partners

Insurance-affected households

Competitors

D.R. Horton

Lennar

PulteGroup

Opendoor

Redfin

Zillow

Welcome Homes

Higharc

Onx Homes

Curbio

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $50M-$100M annually based on third-party estimates; Homebound has not publicly disclosed audited revenue. The company said in late 2025 that topline revenue had grown more than 4x since 2021 and was expected to more than double from 2025 to 2026.

Estimated monthly visits

34.5K

Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026

Signals & risks

Layoff

Dec 2022

A public layoff database reported one undisclosed Homebound headcount-reduction event. The number of affected employees was not publicly disclosed.

Source

Other

Dec 2025

Homebound disclosed approximately $400 million of capital raised since 2022, including $100 million for the operating company and $300 million in real-estate capital. The model is capital intensive because the company acquires lots and develops homes.

Source

Other

Mar 2026

Homebound acquired or contracted for more than 1,065 North Texas lots representing approximately $731 million in planned land value, creating significant execution and housing-market exposure while expanding into large suburban communities.

Source

Latest news

Homebound pays $731M for North Texas home lots

Community Impact · Mar 2026

The report said Homebound purchased more than 1,000 North Texas lots, including 44 at The Villas at Lakeside, where homes were expected to start at approximately $1.79 million.

Homebound Closes On $731M Deal For North Texas Expansion

Bisnow · Mar 2026

Homebound acquired or contracted for more than 1,000 lots across Dallas, Prosper, Flower Mound, and Mansfield, representing approximately $731 million in land value and a major expansion of its Texas business.

Building the Future: How Homebound is Leveraging AI to Transform Homebuilding at Scale

Homebound · Dec 2025

Homebound described its AI platform, digital home representations, automated inspections, data-driven bills of materials, claimed 40% faster builds and 25% lower costs, and plans to make its platform useful to other builders.

This Thrive-backed startup says it aspires to be the “Amazon of homes”