• San Francisco startup Cosmic is selling its first 100 prefabricated ADUs starting at $279,000 for a studio.
• The backyard tiny homes could generate enough energy to be a “power plant” for the main house.
• The profits and a recent funding round would be used to improve its manufacturing process.

Entrepreneur Sasha Jokic dreams of ending global housing insecurity by manufacturing prefab multi-family residences for low-income families.

To do so, his San Francisco-based startup Cosmic is now selling its first 100 tiny homes starting at a cool $279,000 for a 385-square-foot studio.

Ironic, yes. But Jokic says it’s the first step: The revenue from these 100 accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, sales would be reinvested into the startup’s manufacturing process, setting it on the path of building faster and cheaper high-quality homes.