LOS ANGELES, CA & PHOENIX, AZ — February 17, 2026 — Kaufman & Company, the vertically integrated real estate and infrastructure platform led by founder and CEO Daniel Kaufman, and Perch Mobility, the leading developer of distributed micromobility charging and logistics infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership to co-develop a national network of next-generation micro-hubs designed to serve the emerging autonomous delivery economy.The partnership positions Kaufman & Company as a primary land, capital, and development partner for Perch Mobility's growing platform, with Kaufman contributing proprietary site access, entitlement expertise, development financing, and its national network of real estate relationships to accelerate the rollout of Perch's infrastructure at scale. The collaboration launches immediately, with Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona designated as the first target markets.Building the Infrastructure the Future Runs OnThe partnership is designed to meet a moment of rapid convergence — one in which autonomous delivery robots, commercial drone fleets, edge computing, and electric mobility are transitioning from concept to commercial reality. Micro-hubs are the critical physical infrastructure layer that makes all of it possible: purpose-built nodes at the edge of cities and neighborhoods that serve simultaneously as charging points, operational staging grounds, data processing facilities, and logistics coordination centers."Autonomous delivery, drone corridors, and edge computing are not coming — they are here. What has been missing is the physical infrastructure to support them at the density and speed the market demands," said Daniel Kaufman, Founder and CEO of Kaufman & Company. "Perch Mobility has built the technology platform and operational playbook. We are bringing the land, the capital, and the development expertise to deploy it fast and at scale. Phoenix and Scottsdale are just the beginning."Why Phoenix and ScottsdaleThe greater Phoenix metropolitan area represents one of the most compelling launch environments for next-generation mobility infrastructure in the United States. The region features a pro-technology regulatory environment, favorable drone airspace designations, a rapidly growing population of more than five million residents, dense commercial and mixed-use development corridors, and established relationships with major technology and logistics operators. Scottsdale, in particular, has emerged as a hub for autonomous vehicle testing and smart city innovation, making it a natural proving ground for the next wave of last-mile infrastructure.Together, the two cities offer the density, climate conditions, physical real estate inventory, and institutional appetite to support rapid micro-hub deployment across retail, industrial, and mixed-use corridors — exactly the environment where Perch Mobility's distributed infrastructure model thrives.A Platform Built for the Last-Mile RevolutionThrough the partnership, Kaufman & Company and Perch Mobility will work directly with top-tier delivery services and technology companies to site, develop, and operate micro-hubs purpose-built to support:Delivery Robots and Autonomous Ground Vehicles — providing dedicated staging, charging, and dispatch infrastructure for autonomous ground delivery systems operating within urban and suburban neighborhoods.Commercial Drone Operations — creating FAA-compliant landing, charging, and payload-transfer facilities that enable scalable drone delivery corridors for enterprise logistics operators and emerging drone-as-a-service providers.Micro Data Centers — integrating edge computing nodes within hub infrastructure to reduce latency for autonomous systems, enable real-time route optimization, and support AI-driven logistics management at the neighborhood level.EV Charging Points — deploying high-capacity charging infrastructure for electric delivery fleets, e-cargo bikes, and shared micromobility operators as part of a fully electrified last-mile ecosystem.The result is a new asset class: micro-hubs that function not merely as charging depots, but as intelligent, multi-function infrastructure nodes embedded in the physical fabric of cities — the nervous system of the autonomous delivery economy.A Shared Vision for the 15-Minute CityBoth Kaufman & Company and Perch Mobility share a foundational belief that the cities of tomorrow will be defined not by how far people and goods can travel, but by how efficiently they can move within a hyper-local radius. Perch Mobility has long oriented its platform around the vision of the 15-minute city — communities where every resident has convenient, sustainable access to the services they need within a short distance.Kaufman's track record in developing workforce housing, mixed-use communities, and next-generation infrastructure aligns directly with that vision. His portfolio — which spans more than 10,000 residential units and $2 billion in active projects and advisory mandates — gives the partnership immediate access to high-quality real estate across high-growth U.S. markets where micro-hub density will matter most."This is infrastructure for the way people will actually live and move — and it has to be embedded in the places where they are," Kaufman said. "That is what this partnership is about."National Expansion to FollowFollowing the Phoenix and Scottsdale launch, Kaufman & Company and Perch Mobility intend to expand the micro-hub network into additional top-tier U.S. markets through 2026 and beyond, targeting cities with strong autonomous delivery adoption curves, favorable regulatory environments, and existing technology ecosystem density. Additional market announcements are expected in the coming quarters.

About Kaufman & Company
Kaufman & Company (www.thekaufmanco.com) is a vertically integrated real estate and infrastructure platform founded by Daniel Kaufman and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company serves as the holding entity for Kaufman's affiliated development, investment, and operating businesses — including Kaufman Development, DanReDev LLC, Oldivai, and Daniel Kaufman Real Estate — with a combined portfolio exceeding $2 billion in active projects and more than 10,000 residential units nationwide. Kaufman & Company specializes in high-growth, future-oriented asset classes including multifamily housing, modular construction, data centers, AI infrastructure, and next-generation mobility real estate.
About Perch Mobility
Perch Mobility (www.perchmobility.com) is a Los Angeles-based infrastructure company building distributed charging and logistics micro-hubs for the electric micromobility and autonomous delivery ecosystem. Through its network of strategically deployed "Portals," Perch provides fleet operators, delivery companies, municipalities, and technology partners with high-capacity charging, battery swap services, and last-mile staging infrastructure. Perch Mobility is backed by institutional investors including Lorentzen Investments and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, and is developing the distributed infrastructure backbone for the 15-minute city of the future.

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Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding planned activities, strategic initiatives, and market expansion. Actual outcomes may differ from those described. Neither Kaufman & Company nor Perch Mobility undertakes any obligation to update forward-looking statements.