What do you do if your kettle suddenly stops working? It's simple: set up a platform that makes it easy to find a suitable tradesman on the go. This is what happened to Thomas Bauer, co-founder of the Repady platform, which launches today.
When he was faced with a broken device and couldn't find a simple solution to his problem online, he and his co-founder Paul Klingelhuber decided to set up Repady. The principle of the platform is simple: using categories and location, suitable helpers are suggested for your problem. "The Airbnb for repairs", as co-founder Thomas Bauer calls it. Existing handyman platforms already focus on major service work at home. Repady wants to offer a counterpart for smaller repairs.
Supporting small companies
Ratings are intended to ensure the quality of the services offered. Annual subscriptions for companies that want to offer repairs generate revenue. Prices are scaled according to the number of employees. A small tailoring business should pay around nine euros per month. "We want to support small companies in this way," says Bauer. Repady is free of charge for people seeking help, non-commercial repairers and tipsters, as well as associations.
The company is currently financed with its own funds and grants from tech2b. Thomas Bauer, who is responsible for management and sales, and his partner Paul Klingelhuber, who works as a developer, want to raise external financing in the next step. This should enable further marketing and scaling. The current focus will remain on Austria, followed by the DACH region and the whole of Europe.
