We're Building the
Stripe of Construction
A $1.8 trillion industry still running on spreadsheets, guesswork, and phone tag. We're changing that.
Contractors Are Bleeding Money on Estimates
Here's what happens every day:
A homeowner requests a roofing quote. The contractor drives 45 minutes to the job site. Climbs on the roof. Takes measurements. Drives back to the office.
Then spends 2-3 hours looking up material prices, calculating quantities, factoring in labor, creating a document, and emailing it over.
By then? Someone else already sent a quote. The first responder wins 60%+ of the time. That contractor just wasted half a day on a job they'll never get.
The tools that exist today?
Enterprise software that costs $5,000-15,000/year, requires training, and was built for commercial general contractors with accounting departments.
Or lead generation platforms that charge $15-150 per lead—with no estimating tools at all. Just "here's a phone number, good luck."
There's nothing built for the everyday contractor. The one-truck operator. The small crew. Until now.
InstaBid: Intelligent Estimating in 5 Minutes
We built a multi-trade estimating platform that turns the 2-3 hour process into a 5-minute one. Real material prices. Real labor rates. Professional PDF quotes delivered instantly.
Real Retail Pricing
1,100+ actual Home Depot SKUs in our database. Not fake price books—real prices contractors can hand to suppliers.
BLS Labor Data
Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data by region. Defensible, accurate pricing for insurance claims and competitive bids.
Smart Calculations
Waste factors, pitch multipliers, complexity adjustments, regional pricing—all automatic. No spreadsheets required.
Platform Agnostic
Works on any website. WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, custom. 5 lines of code. No IT department needed.
Instant Delivery
Professional PDF quotes emailed automatically. Customer info captured. Follow-up sequences triggered.
8 Trades & Growing
Roofing, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Painting, Drywall, Siding, Flooring. One platform for general contractors.
The Math Makes Sense
(3 hours → 5 minutes)
quote submitted
(2-3 → 20+)
From Early Adopters to Industry Standard
Early Access Launch
20 beta contractors. Proving the model. Collecting testimonials. Roofing fully operational with 331 products.
Public Launch
100 paying customers at $99/month. All 8 trades live. $10K MRR
Scale Phase
500+ customers. First franchise pilots (CertaPro, Mr. Handyman). $50K MRR
Market Leader
1,000+ independent contractors. 3+ franchise partnerships. RS Means integration (500K+ products). $120K+ MRR
Industry Standard
The platform contractors expect. Enterprise deals. White-label partnerships. $500K+ MRR
Why This Wins
Data Gets Smarter
Every estimate teaches our system. Material matches, regional variations, successful bids—it becomes intelligence. Over time, we predict optimal pricing for higher win rates.
Network Effects
More contractors = more data = better estimates = more contractors. Plus referral incentives turn customers into salespeople.
Switching Costs
Once a contractor's workflow runs through InstaBid—estimates, customer data, follow-ups, payment—switching is painful. We become infrastructure.
Real Pricing Moat
Competitors use outdated price books. We pull real retail data. That accuracy gap widens every month as we add more SKUs and regional data.
"Construction is a $1.8 trillion industry in the US. Contractors are bleeding time and money on manual estimating. We're not creating demand—we're capturing existing pain."
— The InstaBid Thesis
This Is What We're Building
Want to See It In Action?
We're building the future of construction estimating. If that sounds interesting, let's talk.
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