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HappyCo and the expensive art of doing things twice
A missing inspection record started HappyCo. Its bigger bet is that apartment maintenance gets cheaper when the people doing the work stop having to chase the information.
SiteCapture’s $350-a-Month Fix for the Most Expensive Photo a Solar Crew Forgot to Take
A forgotten inverter label can cost a solar installer a truck roll and a financing delay. SiteCapture built a business around catching that mistake while the crew is still on the roof.
Mapistry
Mapistry is a Berkeley-founded B2B software company that helps industrial facilities manage environmental compliance for air, stormwater, wastewater, SPCC, and waste requirements. Its platform replaces spreadsheets and paper binders with automated data collection, mobile inspections, a compliance calendar, site-map building, and real-time analytics - plus an AI feature, Maple, that takes routine data entry off environmental managers' plates. Started by Allie and Ryan Janoch, the company pairs its software with hands-on environmental expertise and serves 2,000+ facilities across dozens of manufacturers.
Renterra
Renterra is a Chicago-based software company building a modern, AI-powered operating system for the equipment rental industry. Founded in 2022 by Andy Feis and Nick Hibberd, the cloud platform unifies inventory, contracts, online booking, payments, maintenance, and reporting for heavy equipment rental businesses across the US and Canada. It has raised $16M total, including a $9M Series A led by Avenue Growth Partners in January 2026, and serves hundreds of rental companies managing hundreds of millions in annual rental transactions.