Alexandria Lafsey

a16z Podcast | Using Social Tools to Build Homes for Those Most in Need

Brett Hagler, Michael Copeland, Alexandria Lafsey

Founded by Brett Hagler and Alexandria Lafsey, New Story operates as a nonprofit startup that builds 400-square-foot concrete homes in disaster zones like Haiti to replace unsafe temporary shelters. By leveraging a transparent, tech-driven fundraising model that allocates 100% of direct donations to construction, the organization has completed 38 of 131 funded units while ensuring land ownership and community infrastructure for displaced families. With a strategic goal of integrating education and health services into these housing communities, New Story aims to scale its operations to additional countries by the end of the year to permanently alter the lives of those displaced by natural disasters and conflict.