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Culdesac Tempe

Tempe, Arizona, USAMaster-planned CommunityOperational

The first purpose-built car-free neighborhood in the mainland US, developed by Culdesac Inc. on a 17-acre site in Tempe.

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Founded
2019
Status
Operational
Operating entity
Culdesac Inc.Headquartered in Tempe, AZ; founded 2018[src]
Total funding
$40Mas of 2024[src]
Population
350 / 1,000current / target

Founders & Leadership

  • Ryan Johnson[src]

    Co-founder & CEO (ex-Opendoor founding team)

  • Jeff Berens[src]

    Co-founder & COO

Funding

Total raised: $40M (as of 2024)[src]

$40M+ venture funding (Crunchbase); project capex for Culdesac Tempe ~$200M (Bloomberg).

  • Seed / early Series A unverified$10MKhosla Ventures
  • Series A$30MKhosla Ventures[src]

Investors

  • Khosla Ventures
    VC
  • Founders Fund
    VC
  • LENx (Lennar)
    VC
  • Y Combinator
    Firm
  • Initialized Capital
    VC
  • Zigg Capital
    VC
  • Bessemer Venture Partners
    VC
  • Byers Capital
    VC

How to join

  • Resident lease application

    Tenant

    Lease in the first car-free purpose-built neighborhood in the US (no on-site parking).

    Apply / Learn more

Goals

First car-free US neighborhood built from scratch; 17 acres in Tempe with planned expansion to Mesa, Dallas, Denver, and Raleigh-Durham.

  • Target population — 1,000

Press

Official channels

Unverified or unconfirmed

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