Who founded Culdesac?

Culdesac was founded by Jeff Berens, Ryan Johnson in 2018.

Who are Culdesac's investors?

Culdesac's investors include Floodgate, Initialized Capital, Soma Capital, Winklevoss Capital, Y Combinator, Zigg Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Bessemer Venture Partners and 13 more.

Where is Culdesac headquartered?

Culdesac is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Culdesac

YC S18

San Francisco, US · Founded 2018 · 100 employees · Hiring · 22 known investors

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Culdesac is a real estate developer and neighborhood manager that builds and operates walkable, mixed-use car-free communities designed to foster local business and community engagement. The company has developed Culdesac Tempe, the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US.

Construction Tech Consumer Mobility & Transportation PropTech Real Estate Housing ClimateTechUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S18)

Culdesac was founded in 2018 by Jeff Berens and Ryan Johnson.

Jeff BerensCo-Founder & COO2018–2023

Ryan Johnson FounderFounder at Float Health

Jeremy TarbuttonTalent Acquisition

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Raunaq SinghBusiness Operationsformer

Investors · 22

Floodgatelisted by FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M

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Initialized Capitallisted by Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M

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Soma Capitallisted by Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K

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Winklevoss Capitallisted by Winklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Zigg Capitallisted by Zigg CapitalNew York · $4M

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Balaji Srinivasanreported$10K – $500K

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Bessemer Venture PartnersreportedSan Francisco · $50K – $100M

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Byers Capitalreported

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Curious EndeavorsreportedSan Francisco

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Founders FundreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $5M

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FrialereportedNashville · $100K – $600K

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Future AfricareportedLagos · $100K – $500K

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Great Wave VenturesreportedNew York · $250K – $1M

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Investo CapitalreportedAalborg · $30K – $3M

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K50 VenturesreportedEncinitas · $50K – $250K

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Khosla VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $20M

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Liquid VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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MaC Venture CapitalreportedLos Angeles · $1M – $4M

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Tenzing PartnersreportedLuxembourg

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Wischoff VenturesreportedNashville · $750K – $1M

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Also in the syndicate · 1

LENx

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountSeries AJan 2022
Khosla Ventures (lead), Byers Capital, Founders Fund, Initialized Capital, LENx, Zigg Capital
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Founder mafia

5 people who came through Culdesac went on to found or lead other companies.

Evan MooreBoard MemberFounded DoorDash Ryan JohnsonFounderFounded Float Health Anson YuProduct/SoftwareFounded Normal Phil LevinFounding TeamFounded Live Near Friends Jorge Soriano LázaroSenior Creative Architect and Emotion DesignerFounded Criptan

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Culdesac | Culdesac - Announcing our $30M Series Aculdesac.com · Jan 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Culdesac do?: Culdesac is a real estate developer and neighborhood manager that builds and operates walkable, mixed-use car-free communities designed to foster local business and community engagement. The company has developed Culdesac Tempe, the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US.
Who founded Culdesac?: Culdesac was founded by Jeff Berens, Ryan Johnson in 2018.
Who are Culdesac's investors?: Culdesac's investors include Floodgate, Initialized Capital, Soma Capital, Winklevoss Capital, Y Combinator, Zigg Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Bessemer Venture Partners and 13 more.
Where is Culdesac headquartered?: Culdesac is headquartered in San Francisco, US.