Net Zero Homes: 2.5x Faster, 30% Cheaper, $20M VC Raise

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Climate CEOs: Scaling Startups

Dr. Chris Wedding — Climate Tech CEO Coach | CEO @ EFI

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Weekly briefing for climate founders, investors, and operators. Hosted by Dr. Chris Wedding, executive coach and CEO of Entrepreneurs for Impact (EFI), a peer group with 100+ CEOs & investors representing $40B+ in enterprise value and AUM. Climate CEOs delivers playbooks from the front lines of climate tech, with insights on raising capital, scaling startups in clean energy, batteries, carbon capture, and the circular economy, plus the founder mindset, mindfulness, daily habits, book recommendations, and resilience needed to thrive.

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Net Zero Homes: 2.5x Faster, 30% Cheaper, $20M VC Raise

Climate CEOs: Scaling Startups

43 minutes 13 seconds

2 months ago

Net Zero Homes: 2.5x Faster, 30% Cheaper, $20M VC Raise

Using robots and microfactories to build energy-efficient, affordable homes, resilient to natural disasters.

🎧 Episode Summary

Reframe Systems, led by CEO Vikas Enti, is a climate‑tech startup building compact, robotic micro‑factories that can construct climate‑resilient, net‑zero homes—specifically “missing‑middle” housing—significantly faster, cheaper, and with far lower carbon emissions than traditional methods.

Having previously led robotics innovation at Amazon Robotics (and before that, Kiva Systems), Enti’s Reframe was recently awarded LACI’s LA Resilient Rebuilding Cup, recognizing both his vision and progress toward scalable, resilient housing solutions.

🔑 Highlights

Raising a new $20M round co-led by Eclipse and VoLo Earth Ventures, with support from MassMutual Catalyst Funds, Cubit Capital, Planetary Health at RA Capital Management, Saga Ventures, and Nor’easter Ventures
Building affordable, high-efficiency homes 2.5x faster and 30% cheaper
Leading teams at Amazon Robotics with 1 million robots
Addressing a 500,000-worker shortage in building construction, with 40% of tradespeople expected to retire in the next 10 years
Changing a career based on children and finding more meaning in life

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