Startup Spotlight: Former RealNetworks execs launch rental home repairs marketplace Keepe
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And yes, while there are many good companies marketing to homeowners, Keepe’s unique focus on the 43 million rental households in the U.S. sets it apart.” Mathew and fellow co-founder Vishal Srivastava met when they were working for RealNetworks in Seattle. Explain what you do so our parents can understand it: “Keepe is building a home repair marketplace that connects residential property managers to a vetted network of contractors for a same-day response.” Inspiration hit us when: “Our first customer came to us and asked for a modification to our then-current product. There will come a time when we accept angel and/or VC investment in order to accelerate our growth and to expand the market in other cities (we are currently live in Seattle).” Our ‘secret sauce’ is: “We put our values on a pedestal. We haven’t settled on a tradition yet, but the team is deciding between paintball, Friday evening happy hour, ping pong tournaments and group power naps (yes, that’s a thing! Optimize for live product in the hands of customers that you don’t know personally.” Editor’s note: GeekWire is featuring each of the companies participating in Techstars Seattle’s class of 2016 in the lead up to Demo Day on May 18.
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