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The Bathroom Was Beautiful. The Business Had a Leak.
Made Renovation sold a simple idea: choose a bathroom, then let one company handle the mess behind the walls. The showroom closed, the software improved, and the orders came in. Then the projects - and the company - came apart.
The Little House That Exposed a Big Construction Problem
A backyard apartment sent one family through a year of permits, prices and contractor searches. Cottage turned that ordeal into a marketplace - and eventually a bridge between renovation plans and the money to pay for them.
Stellar
Stellar is a Dallas-based, technology-driven marketplace that connects property managers and homeowners with vetted local tradespeople to get home maintenance and repairs done right. Founded in 2016 as IFM Restoration and rebranded to Stellar in 2022, the company pairs software, AI and a network of thousands of contractors to resolve maintenance at scale, initially for the single-family rental industry and increasingly for homeowners across the U.S. Sun Belt. It serves major single-family rental operators and books repair appointments for homeowners across 30-plus markets.