Close to Home

What Close to Home does

Close to Home is a Seattle-based online marketplace founded in 2013 by Rachel Stamm that connects buyers with designers and builders of tiny homes, yurts, dome shelters, shipping container homes, and emergency shelters. The company's original mission centered on post-disaster housing solutions—keeping displaced residents "close to home" during community rebuilding—and has since expanded to serve individual homeowners seeking accessory dwelling units, non-profits requiring staff housing, organizations addressing homelessness through tiny-house villages, and corporate and resort clients. The platform operates through the c2hh.com e-commerce website, offering a curated catalog of products from multiple third-party manufacturers rather than producing any of the housing units itself.

The marketplace covers five primary product categories: homes (tiny houses on wheels such as the Dragonfly 20 and The METRO, yurts including Freedom Yurt Cabin and Groovyyurts lines, and InterSheter dome homes), DIY structural insulated panel (SIPs) kits, commercial cargotecture buildings, emergency shelters (FORTS deployable units, Life Cube inflatable systems, and Shelter in a Day modular units), and ancillary emergency-power products. Published prices range from approximately $4,999 for basic emergency shelters to $79,900 for premium tiny homes on wheels, with several commercial and container-based products priced on a quote basis. Close to Home supplements marketplace transactions with one-on-one consultation services covering community needs assessments, shelter design comparisons, site planning, and custom housing designs for disaster-impacted and homeless-housing projects.

The company operates with a lean team of 1-10 employees, is privately held with no disclosed external venture capital or institutional investment, and is governed under Delaware law while headquartered at 220 2nd Ave S. in Seattle. Revenue is generated primarily through marketplace product sales and professional consultation fees. Distribution is global in website scope though concentrated in the United States, and notable customers include the Milo Foundation, a California non-profit that purchased two Freedom Yurt Cabins for staff housing. The company was incubated through Seattle's Kick program and the Fledge accelerator, and has partnered with the Low Income Housing Institute on the Good Shepherd Tiny House Village in Seattle.

Name

Close to Home

Legal name

Close to Home

Website

https://c2hh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Close to Home is a Seattle-based online marketplace founded in 2013 that connects buyers with designers and builders of tiny homes, yurts, dome shelters, shipping container homes, and emergency shelters, primarily serving disaster-impacted communities, individual homeowners, and organizations requiring staff or homeless housing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: One-time sales of tiny home products including tiny houses on wheels, yurts, dome shelters, shipping container homes, and emergency shelters. Products are sold directly through the e-commerce platform with prices ranging from $4,999 to $79,900.
2. Consultation Services: One-on-one consultation services for matching clients with appropriate housing products and custom design services for specific community needs including post-disaster housing planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Close to Home operates an online marketplace (c2hh.com) that curates and resells a diverse catalog of innovative housing products from multiple third-party designers and builders, including tiny homes on wheels, yurts, dome shelters, shipping container homes, prefab micro homes, DIY kits, and emergency shelters. The company also provides one-on-one consultation services and custom housing design for communities rebuilding after natural disasters and for organizations addressing homelessness. Product prices range from approximately $4,999 for basic emergency shelters up to $79,900 for premium tiny homes on wheels, with some commercial and custom offerings quoted on request.

Product overview

Close to Home operates as a marketplace connecting customers with a diverse portfolio of tiny home, prefab home, and emergency shelter products from multiple manufacturers. The company offers innovative housing solutions including: tiny homes on wheels (Dragonfly 20, The METRO, Jay Shafer's Gifford, Nooga Blue Sky, Artisan Tiny House SIPS packages); yurts and yurt cabins (Freedom Yurt Cabin series in 12/14/16 wall configurations, Groovyyurts in 16/19/21/25 ft sizes, Shelter Designs Four Seasons Yurts in 16/24/30 ft sizes); dome shelters (InterShelter 14ft and 20ft Dome/Polar Dome packages); modular units (NOMAD Live, NOMAD Space, NOMAD Cube, Montainer Nomad, Bunkie series); shipping container homes (c160 Scout, c320 Lookout/Nomad, c640 Lookout, Cargotecture buildings); emergency shelters (FORTS Standard/Privacy with mobilizers, Life Cube Mass Care/Power Pack/Command, Shelter in a Day); and emergency power products (SOScharger, PowerBee/StreamBee). The company specializes in post-disaster housing solutions and serves both individual buyers and communities seeking affordable housing alternatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dragonfly 20 A tiny house on wheels featuring 160 sq ft of living space with easy assembly, priced at $55,200. Sold through the Close to Home marketplace to individuals and communities seeking innovative housing.
• NOMAD Live A prefab micro home unit priced at $28,000, sold through the marketplace.
• The METRO A tiny home on wheels featuring a completed shell with steel bracketed covered porch, priced at $34,900.
• Montainer Nomad A shipping container-based micro home offering 192 sq ft of living space, priced at $60,000.
• Artisan Tiny House SIPS Packages DIY structural insulated panel (SIPs) tiny house on wheels packages in multiple models (Gable CD, Gable RD, S2S, F2B, Connex) requiring expert assembly skills, with prices ranging from $14,738 to $16,338.
• Bunkie Series Prefab Micro Homes Prefab micro homes including the Bunkie Premier Deluxe ($36,400, 106 sq ft), Bunkie Premier ($28,900), Bunkie Monarch Deluxe ($28,400), Bunkie Monarch ($21,900), Bunkie VOS ($19,900), Bunkie Huron ($16,900), and Bunkie DIY Kit ($7,900).
• Jay Shafer's Personal Gifford A tiny house on wheels designed by Jay Shafer offering 120 sq ft, priced at $63,000. A shell version (Gifford Shell, 112 sq ft) is also available for $16,800.
• Nooga Blue Sky A tiny house on wheels offering 197 sq ft, priced at $75,000.
• Freedom Yurt Cabin Series Solid-wall yurt cabins in 12-wall ($16,400, 217 sq ft), 14-wall ($19,400, 296 sq ft), 16-wall ($22,400, 387 sq ft), and 18-wall ($25,400, 490 sq ft) configurations with integrated flooring and floor insulation kits for year-round use.
• Groovyyurts Series Authentic Mongolian yurts in 16ft ($10,460, 214 sq ft), 19ft ($11,495, 285 sq ft), 21ft ($13,805, 350 sq ft), and 25ft ($19,880, 500 sq ft with winterized package and felt insulation) configurations. SIPs flooring included.
• Shelter Designs Four Seasons Yurt Series Four-season yurts in 16ft ($12,260, 201 sq ft), 24ft ($19,440, 452 sq ft), and 30ft ($25,600, 707 sq ft) configurations with insulation kit, flooring, and snow/wind kit rated for up to 100 mph wind and 60 lbs/sq ft snow load.
• InterShelter Dome Series Small prefab dome homes including the 14ft Dome ($9,500, 154 sq ft), 14ft Polar Dome ($11,500), 20ft Dome ($15,600, 314 sq ft), and 20ft Polar Dome ($18,600-$19,100) packages, designed as strong as a stick-built home and as mobile as a tent. Polar variants feature P2000 insulation kit for extreme climates.
• Life Cube Emergency Shelter Series Inflatable emergency shelters including Life Cube Mass Care ($11,120), Power Pack ($16,150, with solar power), and Command ($17,485, 144 sq ft with communications equipment including CB and AM/FM radio and solar power), all deployable in less than 10 minutes.
• FORTS Emergency Shelters Fold-out emergency shelters including FORTS Standard (camouflage, 259 sq ft for military applications) and FORTS Privacy (272 sq ft, three rooms with ramp and two private rooms), available with mobilizer trailers for load/unload in under 10 minutes. Pricing by quote.
• Shelter in a Day A modular emergency shelter offering 144 sq ft that can be assembled without tools, skills, or electricity, priced at $4,999.
• Cargotecture Shipping Container Structures Shipping container-based commercial structures including retail pop-up stores with canopy and patio, multi-unit apartment buildings, and a 1,500 sq ft golf course clubhouse. Pricing by quote.
• c-Series Shipping Container Homes Shipping container homes in the c-series including the c160 Scout (compact), c320 Lookout (320 sq ft), c320 Nomad, and c640 Lookout (640 sq ft, designed for maximum natural light). Pricing by quote.
• SOScharger An emergency phone charger with integrated hand-crank generator and 2,300 mAh internal battery compatible with all smartphones, priced at $59.
• PowerBee Off-Grid Power System A turbine battery system (5,000 mAh output) that combines with various energy source chargers including CrankBee, WindBee, BikeBee, PipeBee, SunBee, and FireBee for off-grid power generation.
• PowerBee & StreamBee (HydroBee) A portable power system using flowing water from streams, rivers, or waterfalls to generate USB power, with 5,000 mAh battery output.
• Community Rebuilding Consultation Services One-on-one consultation services for post-disaster community rebuilding, including community/resident needs assessment, shelter design comparison, custom housing solutions, and site planning. Offered to communities, non-profits, and individuals navigating post-disaster housing logistics, budgets, and volunteer labor considerations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations report improved staff retention and morale with appropriate tiny home housing solutions

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered foundational and minor.

• Kick Business IncubatorfoundationalOthersSeattle-based business incubator where Close to Home was founded during a summer brainstorming session. The incubator provided early support and guidance for the company's development.
• FledgeminorOthersStartup accelerator program that provided support and mentorship for Close to Home's early development.
• Greensburg GreenTownminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit organization in Greensburg, Kansas focused on sustainable rebuilding after the 2007 tornado. Close to Home visited to learn from their recovery experiences and gain insights for post-disaster housing solutions.
• Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Seattle's Good Shepherd Tiny House Village project, working with local community colleges and carpenter training programs to build tiny homes for homeless housing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Mighty Buildings: 3D-printed prefab home manufacturer with venture backing, offering modular ADUs and backyard studios. Comparable in ADU/secondary-structure use case to Close to Home's smaller products but competing on technology and scale rather than marketplace curation.
• Plant Prefab: Sustainable prefab home builder offering custom and preset ADU and single-family designs. Comparable in the sustainable prefab category and overlapping with Close to Home's individual homeowner and ADU segments, with broader customization capabilities.
• Boxabl: Factory-built folding home startup with significant venture funding, targeting affordable housing at scale. Partial overlap with Close to Home's prefab housing category but operates at factory scale and targets primary residences rather than ADUs or disaster response.

Broad incumbents

• Clayton Homes: Berkshire Hathaway-owned manufactured home industry leader, offering factory-built homes across the US. Comparable in mobile/manufactured housing category to Close to Home's tiny homes on wheels, but operates at much larger scale with traditional retail and builder dealer network.
• Champion Home Builders: Major US manufactured and modular home builder with broad product portfolio including modular homes, manufactured homes, and ADUs. Comparable to Close to Home's prefab and mobile home offerings but at industrial scale and through a builder-developer channel rather than direct marketplace.

Direct peers

• Tumbleweed Tiny House Company: Founded by Jay Shafer (whose Gifford design is sold on Close to Home's marketplace), Tumbleweed is one of the original tiny house on wheels retailers. Directly comparable in product category and target customer (individual buyers seeking THOWs).
• Pacific Yurts: Largest US yurt manufacturer and direct competitor to the yurt products listed on Close to Home (Groovyyurt, Freedom Yurt Cabin, Shelter Designs). Comparable in product type and overlapping buyer segments for glamping, ADUs, and alternative housing.
• Tiny Heirloom: Custom luxury tiny home builder selling finished THOWs in a similar price band to Close to Home's higher-end products (Bunkie Premier Deluxe, Nooga Blue Sky). Comparable in product category, premium positioning, and direct-to-consumer model.
• InterShelter: Dome home manufacturer whose 14ft and 20ft dome products are listed on Close to Home. Direct supplier and competing direct-to-consumer dome retailer; comparable in product type (prefab dome dwellings) and target use cases including disaster response and remote housing.
• Bunkie Life: Canadian prefab micro-home maker whose entire Bunkie product line (Premier, Monarch, VOS, Huron, DIY Kit) is sold through Close to Home's marketplace. Direct supplier relationship, comparable products, and partially overlapping buyer base for backyard studios and ADUs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stillclose2home
• Facebookfacebook.com/closetohomehousing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/close-to-home-housing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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