And 61% of licensed electricians and plumbers have empty days they can't fill.
US residential skilled-trades spend, fragmented across 1.1M independent contractors with no digital presence.
Each completed job adds 1.3 new supply-side applicants organically.
Transaction fee only
Focus: volume & liquidity
Transaction + Roost Pro subscription + insurance add-on
Total GMV Year 2: $38M across 3 markets
Roost is the only platform with licensed-contractor verification AND same-day availability matching.
Avg Job Value
Take Rate
CAC (Homeowner)
Payback (jobs)
avg 3.1 jobs in Year 1
6 weeks
Target: 80 verified contractors
Paid + community
Local partnerships
85% fill rate
within 60 days
Unit profitable
at day 180
Proven in Austin, Denver, Nashville
CEO & Co-Founder
Former GM at Thumbtack, scaled Austin market 0→$12M GMV. Studied marketplace dynamics at HBS.
CTO & Co-Founder
Ex-Airbnb infrastructure lead. Built matching algorithms serving 40M+ users. MIT Computer Science.
VP Supply
14 years in licensed-trades recruiting. Built verification playbook that now onboards 40 contractors/week.
VP Growth
Ex-DoorDash city launches. Led 8 metro expansions. Mastered playbook that hits profitability in <180 days.
Use: 12 new metro launches, 2 AEs, supply ops team
Lead: Benchmark (intro in process)
Close: 45 days