Flat-packed housing tech company.
Jupe: just add land.
Y Combinator batch S21
Location: United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $9.5M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Myelin VC | myelin.vc |
| 22.08.2021 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | Cathexis V... | cathexis.v... |
| 23.09.2022 | Initialize... | initialize... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.12.2021 | Seed | $9.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.11.2022 | A company that's building $30,000 tiny home hotels designed by former SpaceX and Tesla engineers now has 70 off-grid units — see inside | Jupe Jupe is building $30,000 off-grid tiny home hotel rooms. Its units can be flat packed and driven across the country on a flatbed truck. It now has 70 units deployed across the US and two major developments coming next year. Jupe Tesla ... |
| 08.12.2021 | There are more private equity exits than there have been in 2 decades. How long will it last? | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. It’s a great time to get out. Paid Content How to build a better future for diverse entrepreneurs... |
| 08.12.2021 | There are more private equity exits than there have been in 2 decades. How long will it last? | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. It’s a great time to get out. Paid Content Optimizing Kubernetes for business security, scalabili... |
| 08.12.2021 | Jupe Raises $9.5M in Seed Funding | Jupe, a San Francisco, CA-based housing technology startup, raised $9.5m in seed funding. The round was led by Initialized Capital with participation from Y Combinator. The company intends to use the funds to hire a CTO and a wider team of ... |
| 07.12.2021 | Jupe wants to solve for X, where X is the 1.5B people without adequate shelter | “We’re not making fucking glamping tents for bros at Coachella,” Jeff Wilson, co-founder and CEO at Jupe is eager to reassure me, as he outlines his vision for the company. “At this point, food is a distribution problem, clothing is largely... |
| 07.12.2021 | Y Combinator-backed Jupe Announces $9.5M Seed Round Led by Initialized Capital to Build Pop-up Shelter System That Deploys Anywhere on Earth | SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, housing technology startup Jupe announced $9.5 million in seed funding led by Initialized Capital with participation from Y Combinator. The money will be used to hire a CTO and a wider team... |
| 01.09.2021 | Here are all the companies from Day 2 of Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day | Welcome back to TechCrunch’s continuing coverage of Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day! This is Day Two. If you haven’t caught up yet on what happened during the first day, you can read our recap of all the presenting companies here, our f... |
| 02.04.2021 | 10 New Technologies Set to Revolutionize Working from Home | The trend towards remote working has been evident now for at least a decade. And with Covid accelerating that trend, more than 40% of Americans now work from home full time. In a world used to social interaction, this sudden switch has led ... |
| 22.12.2020 | These tiny $17,500 prefab ‘urban escape pods’ from former Tesla and SpaceX designers are now available to preorder | Jupe urban escape pod. Sam Gezari Jupe is selling tiny prefab portable shelters. The 111 square-foot pods were designed by ex-Tesla, Airbnb, and SpaceX employees. They cost $US17,500, and orders will start being fulfilled in March. Visit Bu... |
| 26.03.2020 | Jupe is a new startup aiming to address hospital room shortfalls with modular, mobile space | We’re already entering into a healthcare crisis due to the global coronavirus pandemic, and creative solutions to address shortfalls in supplies, protective equipment and more are being developed to help where possible. A new startup — with... |