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New Story

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Since its inception, NS has raised over $80 million to build thousands of homes across Latin America and impact ~20,000 individuals. In 2021, NS launched a venture capital fund, Hometeam Ventures, focused on early-stage construction and housing innovations. NS graduated from Y Combinator and is a 4x recipient of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Compa

Founded 2014Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Since its inception, NS has raised over $80 million to build thousands of homes across Latin America and impact ~20,000 individuals. In 2021, NS launched a venture capital fund, Hometeam Ventures, focused on early-stage construction and housing innovations. NS graduated from Y Combinator and is a 4x recipient of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Company.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Founders & team

Previously New Story Charity

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Matthew Marshall

Founder

Co-founder and Chief Business Officer of New Story. New Story pioneers solutions to end global homelessness through a market-driven approach and since starting 8 years ago we've raised over 50M+ and built 37 communities (100-150 homes per project) in Latin America. Our goal is to house 1M individuals by 2030 through sustainable and scalable affordable housing models by blending a mixture of philanthropy, impact investment, and technical expertise.

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Y Combinator

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Location · source statedAtlanta, GA, USA
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