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Pippin / Rent the Backyard

Autonomous homebuilding factory for the $1.7 trillion housing crisis.

Y CombinatorSummer 2019InactiveReal Estate and ConstructionHousing and Real EstateConstructionHousingProptech

What they do

Problem

Home construction is slow, expensive, and unproductive due to fragmented specialized labor and low productivity growth.

Solution

An autonomous homebuilding factory that automates the end-to-end construction of small homes/ADUs using advanced building methods and materials.

Who it's for

Homeowners and residential property developers seeking to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) or small homes.

Founders

Brian Bakerman
Founder

Brian is the co-founder & CEO of ArchiLabs. Previously Brian built and sold an AI transcription startup that reached 1 million transcriptions/mo and ran a YC-backed tech-enabled homebuilding factory that scaled to a $10.6M contracted revenue run rate. Brian graduated with a degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon.

Spencer Burleigh
Founder

I’m an engineer, history buff, and economic development nerd. I previously founded Rent the Backyard (YCs19). https://spencerburleigh.com/about/

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