Helix: The First Housing Innovation Agency
Lowering the cost of housing development through innovation
Why Helix?
Why Housing Innovation Fails: The Silo Trap
  • Innovation dies in silos - Breakthrough technologies fail because they're trapped in project-by-project thinking instead of scalable, integrated systems
  • Ecosystem fragmentation blocks progress - Disconnected stakeholders and fragmented solutions prevent innovation from achieving market-transforming impact
  • Technology potential wasted - The industry ignores AI and automation advances and generally lacks internal product development expertise to bring solutions to market
Our Solution
  • Battle-tested solutions - Founding partners who've built, succeeded, and failed in housing innovation bring hard-won expertise from the frontlines
  • AI-first - Technology isn't an afterthought—it's the foundation that automates months of work into minutes and creates true interoperability
  • Integrated execution - We unite product development, technology, and finance into a single strategy that turns ideas into scalable solutions
Helix Offerings
Product Development
  • Product roadmaps - From opportunity analysis through launch, we architect every step to ensure market fit and financial viability
  • Capital stack structuring - Design innovative debt, equity, and impact funding that aligns incentives and scales your solutions
  • Building system innovation - Develop breakthrough construction methods, materials, and typologies that work in the real world
  • Ecosystem orchestration - Build connected networks, partnerships, and supply chains that transform one-off projects into repeatable success
AI & Technology
  • End-to-end AI transformation - Deploy intelligent automation across your entire development workflow, from site selection to project delivery
  • Custom AI workforce - Deploy purpose-built agents that instantly analyze parcels, optimize designs, model costs, and navigate regulations
  • Intelligence amplification - Convert mountains of project data into predictive insights that slash timelines and eliminate costly mistakes
Go-to-Market
  • Strategic market entry - Helix will help position, price, and launch with precision using proven frameworks from tech and housing innovation
  • Revenue engine design - Build repeatable sales channels, operational metrics, and performance dashboards that drive growth
  • Brand that breaks through - Create clear messaging and positioning that cuts through the noise for customers, investors, and partners
Executive Leadership Transformation
  • Innovation leadership - 1:1 coaching for executives navigating the challenges of growth
  • Team alignment sessions - Facilitate breakthrough thinking and unified vision across your organization
  • Strategic immersions - Offsite experiences designed to reshape how your team approaches housing innovation
Leadership Team
Our founding partners bring decades of expertise in housing, technology, and innovation.
Stephen Anthony
8 years of full stack software development and engineering team leadership.
  • Previously
  • University of Michigan
Aaron Fairchild
10+ years industrialized housing production. 10+ years finance & development leadership.
  • Previously:
  • University of Washington, MBA
Aaron Holm
10+ years industrialized housing innovation. 10+ years technology leadership.
  • Previously
  • University of Toronto
Insights & Thought Leadership
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Civic Commons

WA State Scalable Starter Home Plan

Helix was a core author and contributor to the creation of the Scalable Starter Home Plan. for Washington State The Plan offers actionable recommendations for increasing production of for-sale starter homes affordable to households with low and moderate incomes.

www.thesisdriven.com

From Projects to Process

The Promise of Service-Oriented Housing Development

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Housing Innovation Narrative

Aaron Holm - Founding Partner - Helix - aaron@helixbuild.com

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Why Modular Construction Fails w/ Blokable | Episode 68

Aaron Holm is the Co-CEO of Blokable, a company dedicated to transforming industries through innovative building products, systems, and business models. With a rich background in launching and leading businesses, Aaron has played a pivotal role in the creation of Amazon Go and Amazon Books. His expertise spans advanced technology and logistics, having co-founded notable companies such as Mylio and Industrial Color, the latter revolutionizing the media industry’s shift from analog to digital phot

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