SAGEMODERN, INC.

Name

SAGEMODERN, INC.

Legal name

SAGEMODERN, INC.

Website

https://sagemodern.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Prefab Home Construction

NAICS

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115), Residential Building Construction (2361)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction (IMAFABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

Keywords

• Custom prefab homes
• Modular home construction
• Residential design build
• Modern home architecture
• Factory built housing

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Prefab Home Design and Construction: One-time project-based revenue from designing and constructing custom prefab homes. sagemodern serves as both architect and general contractor, providing complete end-to-end service from design through construction complete. Revenue is generated through construction contracts with individual homeowners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

SAGEMODERN designs and builds custom modern prefab homes using modular construction methods, acting as both architect and general contractor. The company delivers end-to-end services covering site feasibility assessment, design, engineering, permitting, factory construction, delivery, and final on-site installation. Modules are built in factory-controlled environments and delivered to home sites 90% complete.

Product overview

SAGEMODERN is a custom prefab/modular home design and construction company offering end-to-end services from site feasibility through design, engineering, permitting, factory construction, delivery, and final installation. The company operates as both architect and general contractor. Their portfolio consists of two main product lines: Mountain Projects (custom homes in mountain regions such as Martis, Northstar Village Walk, Alpine Meadows, and Olympic Valley) and Coastal Projects (custom homes in coastal areas including Corona del Mar, Newport, Portola Valley, Orinda, and St. Helena). All homes are built in factory-controlled environments using prefabricated modules and delivered to sites in California and Nevada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Prefab Home Design and Construction End-to-end custom prefab/modular home design and construction services provided to individual homeowners. The company acts as both architect and general contractor, covering site feasibility assessment, design, engineering, permitting, factory construction, module delivery, and final installation. Homes are built using prefabricated modules in quality-controlled factory environments and delivered approximately 90% complete (including exterior siding, flooring, tile, fixtures, and appliances). Projects are currently limited to California and Nevada, unless the project involves multiple units.

Quantifiable outcome

• Construction time reduced from 12-18 months to approximately 6 months
• +5 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• United States Green Building Council (USGBC)minorOtherssagemodern is a member of the United States Green Building Council, indicating commitment to sustainable building practices and alignment with LEED and green building standards.
• Factory Partners in Western United StatescoreOtherssagemodern has partnerships with several factories located in the Western United States. These factories construct the prefabricated modules in a quality-controlled environment. The factories provide preferred supplier networks that reduce material costs. Customers can tour the factories to see construction progress.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Resolution: 4 Architecture: Architectural firm specialized in modular and prefab residential design, working with multiple factories; comparable in design-led approach to modular residential even if not a direct builder-competitor.
• Module: Prefab commercial and residential building company using volumetric modular construction; overlapping technology and modular category though primarily serving commercial/hospitality rather than high-end residential.

Direct peers

• Plant Prefab: Southern California-based custom prefab home builder using modular construction with a similar architect-plus-builder offering; most direct head-to-head competitor for sagemodern in the California prefab residential market.
• Michelle Kaufmann Designs: Founded the modern prefab home category and employed sagemodern's founders; an obvious functional peer in custom modern prefab residential design-build.
• LivingHomes: California-based developer of modern prefabricated and modular homes with an integrated design-build approach; close peer in product style, customer profile, and custom residential prefab model.
• Dvele: California luxury prefab home builder combining architectural design with factory-built modular delivery; comparable at the high-end of the modern prefab residential category.
• Blu Homes: Long-standing high-end prefab home company where sagemodern principal Joseph Remick previously served; directly comparable product offering in modern, architect-designed prefab residences.
• Cover (Cover Technologies): Tech-enabled prefab ADU and small-home builder in California; comparable factory-built custom residential model even though focused on smaller units, sharing the same prefab-driven construction advantages.
• Method Homes: Pacific Northwest modular home builder offering custom and pre-designed prefab homes; comparable business model and end-to-end architecture+build service targeting modern residential buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Katerra: Well-capitalized (now defunct) tech-enabled prefab platform that pursued vertical integration across modular home and multifamily construction; comparable in category though operated at much broader scale across building segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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