Assembly OSM

Assembly OSM

High-rise building design, delivery, and sustainability

Overview

Assembly specializes in designing and delivering high-rise buildings for urban development using aerospace-level precision and scalable, sustainable methods. Its product is a customizable building delivery process that combines design, engineering, and construction to lower costs and improve efficiency, while prioritizing environmental friendliness and market-driven affordability. The company differentiates itself through exacting fabrication and planning standards, green building features, and an emphasis on diverse participation in the development process, enabling a broader range of developers and communities to access design excellence. Its goal is to make high-quality, sustainable urban high-rises more affordable and accessible by coordinating design and delivery in a way that reduces waste, speeds up construction, and invites broader participation.

About Assembly OSM

Simplify's Rating
Why Assembly OSM is rated
C+
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Industrial & Manufacturing

Design

Real Estate

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$38M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • Completed projects like Prototype Alpha and 247 E 117th Street demonstrate execution capability and market validation.
  • NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence and WELL certifications validate sustainability claims and attract institutional buyers.
  • Series A funding and expanded New Jersey facility enable production scaling for urban high-rise pipeline.

What critics are saying

  • Distributed supplier network mirrors Katerra's 2021 bankruptcy model, risking supply chain failures and project delays.
  • No new funding since July 2022 Series A; $38M runway depletes amid facility expansion before revenue materializes.
  • Founders' unproven manufacturing transition from architecture increases quality defects and developer litigation risk.

What makes Assembly OSM unique

  • Post-modular approach integrates aerospace precision with distributed supplier networks for custom high-rise designs.
  • Founders Bill and Chris Sharples leverage SHoP Architects expertise to deliver architecturally distinctive buildings.
  • Digital twin technology controls every component from conception to installation, ensuring replicability and quality.

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Funding

Total Funding

$38M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

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Canva
$30M
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Assembly OSM

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Commuter Benefits

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

401(k) Retirement Plan

Company News

Ghana News Agency
Aug 28th, 2024
Government committed to enhancing well-being of vulnerable people - MCE

In view of that, the Assembly had launched a "Youth in Climate Action Project," to empower young people to take up initiatives geared towards addressing climate change and its associated effects within the Metropolis.

CleanTechnica
Mar 11th, 2024
Building Electrification Meets Modular Construction In Nyc Historic District

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google NewsModular homes have long held wallflower status in the US housing market, confined mainly to rural areas and suburbs. Nevertheless, they could help push the building electrification movement into high gear. The missing link is a business model that moves the modular approach into cities, with the potential to address the housing affordability crisis while helping to decarbonize new buildings at a fast-paced scale.Modular Construction & The Building Electrification MovementModular construction is a building method that involves fabricating components in a factory, then transferring them to a permanent building site for final assembly and finishing. It’s not a new thing and it is catching on in Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world. For some reason the US has been lagging behind, even though the modular approach can save a significant amount of time and money compared to traditional on-site construction.In terms of the building electrification movement, the lag in modular construction is also a lost opportunity for rapid decarbonization

Olshan Frome Wolosky
Jan 9th, 2024
Olshan Represents Assembly OSM in $3M Bridge Loan from NYCEEC for East Harlem Passive House Multifamily Building

Olshan represented Assembly OSM, an early-stage company focused on building highly efficient and sustainable urban new construction through innovative modular processes, in its approximately $3,000,000 bridge loan from New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation (NYCEEC), a leading national clean energy and energy efficiency lender.

Business Wire
Jul 21st, 2022
Fifth Wall Closes $500 Million For Its First Climate Fund

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technology for the global real estate industry, announced the $500 million close of its inaugural Climate Fund. The fund aims to invest in software, hardware, renewable energy, energy storage, smart buildings, and carbon sequestration technologies to decarbonize the $10.5 trillion real estate industry. The fund is the largest private fund formed to decarbonize the real estate industry. It represents the first time that the largest owners and operators of real estate globally, as well as stakeholders in the energy sector, have come together to invest into the climate technology required to dramatically reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. Fifth Wall’s Climate Fund received LP commitments from American Homes 4 Rent, BBVA, British Land, Camden Property Trust, CBRE, Cosan, The Durst Organization, Equity Residential, Hilton, Host Hotels & Resorts, Hudson Pacific Properties, Invitation Homes, Ivanhoé Cambridge, Kimco Realty Corporation, Lineage Ventures, MGM Resorts, NZ Super Fund, Osgoode Properties, and UDR, among others. This brings Fifth Wall’s capital under management to approximately $3.2 billion

PitchBook
Jul 13th, 2022
Fifth Wall invests into Assembly OSM in $38M

Assembly OSM has raised a $38 million Series A led by Fifth Wall.

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