California doesn’t need bigger houses. It needs more of the right ones.
Samara, the prefab homebuilder cofounded by Airbnb's Joe Gebbia, is developing single family homes with a small footprint to meet Californians' housing needs—and budgets. f-st.co/gcEa2rP
The first one’s real and standing in Healdsburg. Two homes, each with its own ADU. More here: samara.com/homes
Today: We’ve raised $34M in Series B to scale up. $100M+ in booked projects over the past year. Two factories running. @danprimack called it a BFD in his Pro Rata newsletter. Get the scoop:
Tiny homes maker Samara raises $34 million trib.al/9ixsQZT
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If you’re an LA fire survivor who can’t rebuild because you’re underinsured or uninsured, @Samara is donating like-for-like 1,000 sq ft homes through a partnership with @steadfastla. Applications are now open. Apply here:
steadfastla.com/modular-home…
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Casita Coalition’s ADU Nonprofit Learning Circle, funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, united housing advocates to tackle the Bay Area’s housing crisis with ADU solutions. 🌍💡
📖 Read more: casitacoalition.org/casita-c…
#ADUs #MiddleHousing #BuildTheMiddle
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One of the leading causes of the housing affordability crisis is a lack of supply. Start-up Samara is building tiny homes in backyards with the aim of creating extra space or potential rental income. Here's the co-founders of the company on their vision to expand.
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Great time talking @Samara design, housing, and ADUs with @andrewrsorkin and @BeckyQuick on @CNBC this morning 👊🏼
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NEW EPISODE with @JGebbia, co-founder of @Airbnb and @Samara 🏠
Available now on all podcast platforms.
See 🧵 below for a recap.
thefounderhour.com/episodes/…
Samara retweeted
A new #TopofMind episode is out now! @mikesimonsen sits down with Mike McNamara, co-founder + CEO of @Samara, to talk about all things ADUs:
hubs.ly/Q02ydjBN0
#ADU #samara #realestatepodcast #altosresearch #realestate
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Watch crane drop a second home into Sacramento backyard, highlighting soaring ADU demand sacbee.com/news/business/rea…
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Good talk w/ @Samara CEO Mike McNamara & co-funder Joe Gebbia who launched @Airbnb . Both were in Sacramento to highlight soaring #housing demands for #ADUs as huge crane drops a second home into a backyard. Gotta see the video of that with @_ThatManCam_ sacbee.com/news/business/rea…
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Replying to @Samara
@Samara crane day a complete success in Sacramento, CA! Installed in less than 30 mins 👏
Thanks @Jason_Elliott, @KevinMcCartyCA, team of @SenatorAshby, @cayimby, and all our fans for joining the party 🌮
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Airbnb cofounder @jgebbia raised $41 million for his startup building small, pre-fabricated houses that spun out of Airbnb in 2022. trib.al/yoxGi9q
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Airbnb Co-Founder @jgebbia breaks down the benefits of building an ADU as a homeowner:
"We are doing everything for the customer. It's not just the construction of the home and the materials, it's actually the permitting costs, the water hookups..."
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I’m thrilled to introduce my next endeavor — Backyard, the little house designed for your next chapter in life. samara.com

















