Breezeworks is a San Francisco-based software company that builds mobile-first business management tools for independent service professionals - plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, cleaners, landscapers and other on-the-go contractors. Its app bundles scheduling, dispatching, customer management, automated reminders, GPS team tracking, custom invoicing and integrated payments (via Square and Breezeworks Payments, with QuickBooks sync) so a solo operator or small crew can run the entire back office from a smartphone. Founded in 2012 and backed by Obvious Ventures and a roster of notable tech investors, Breezeworks aims to keep small service businesses independent and efficient.
Sera Systems is a Dallas-based SaaS company that builds field service management (FSM) software for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors. Founded in 2018 by longtime HVAC and plumbing contractor Billy Stevens, Sera combines scheduling, dispatching, invoicing, memberships, and financial reporting into one platform designed to raise contractors' operating margins. The company markets a measurable outcome: boosting customers' operating margins by more than 40% within six months. In May 2023 it closed an eight-figure Series B round funded entirely by home-service business owners.
Jing Zhu is the Founder and CEO of Duet (Dashboard Story, Inc.), a B2B SaaS platform built for non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) providers across the United States. A Cornell PhD-turned-Berkeley MBA, she spent a decade in corporate healthcare before founding Duet — first as a neighborhood carpooling app, then pivoting to a full-stack dispatching and billing platform that helps wheelchair, stretcher, and ambulatory transport operators run leaner and get paid faster. Based in San Francisco, Zhu leads a 12-person team and has raised $120K in seed funding.
Housecall Pro is an all-in-one, cloud-based business management platform built for home service professionals - plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, cleaners, and other tradespeople. It folds scheduling, dispatching, invoicing, payments, marketing, and customer management into a single mobile-first app, increasingly layered with AI tools that answer calls, book jobs, and answer accounting questions. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Denver, the company serves tens of thousands of service businesses and has powered well over 100 million completed jobs.
Hauler Hero is a New York-based software company building a cloud and AI-powered operating system for waste and recycling haulers. Its all-in-one platform unifies CRM, dispatching, routing, billing, reporting, and a driver mobile app, replacing the decades-old tools that most trash and recycling companies still run on. Founded in 2020, the company processes millions of pickups a month and is now layering AI agents - Hero Vision, Hero Chat, and Hero Routing - on top of its core platform.