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2025-05-27

Keepers

www.usekeepers.com

Headquarters

Austin, TX

Employee Count

~6 FTE

Year Founded

2022

Amount raised

$1.2M

Business model

SaaS fees, transaction-based revenue

Early traction

$700K+ in gross revenue since launch less than two years ago, 400+% growth rate since Q4 24', waitlists in multiple new markets

Investors

49th State and various angels

Setting the Scene

  • The short-term rental (STR) industry is booming, yet its back-of-house operations remain painfully manual and fragmented.

  • Here’s why:

    • Cleaning: Turnover is chaotic—hosts juggle last-minute schedules, no-shows, and inconsistent quality, jeopardizing guest ratings.

    • Inventory: Restocking supplies like toilet paper or linens lacks automation, leading to forgotten items.

    • Maintenance: Small fixes go unnoticed until guests complain, because there’s no proactive or centralized system for upkeep.

  • This week’s company is building the first fully automated property management platform for short-term rentals.

In a Sentence

Keepers is a fully automated, AI-powered property management system for short-term rentals.

  • Fully automated: Keepers handles scheduling, restocking, and maintenance with minimal host input—managing services end-to-end.

  • AI-powered: The platform optimizes timing, anticipates property needs, and flags issues early—reducing manual oversight and guest complaints.

Bulleted Version

Just like Toast automated the back-of-house for restaurants, Keepers is automating the behind-the-scenes operations of short-term rentals.
Due Diligence
What We Like

  • Market Opportunity: The STR market is large and growing fast, but back-of-house infrastructure is still in its infancy.

  • Operational Leverage: Full-stack control of services allows for data-driven optimization, higher margins, and defensibility as Keeper scales.

  • Wedge & GTM: Starting with cleaning which is the highest pain point and then layering in adjacent workflows to increase LTV per property.

Potential Risks

  • Service Complexity: Managing logistics-heavy services (cleaning, inventory, laundry) across geographies introduces operational drag and cost variability.

  • Market Education: Hosts are used to patchwork tools and may not immediately grasp the value of full automation.

  • Full-Stack Convergence: STR software platforms could expand into services, bundling operations to capture more value and compete directly.

Founder Profile
CA
Carleena Andrepont, CEO
Previously SVP at MidSouth Bank and a decade of experience as a STR operator.

Comps

WhyKeepers

By automating core STR operations—cleaning, inventory, and maintenance—through AI and service execution, Keepers has the potential to keep short-term rentals running smoothly and become the backbone of the industry's infrastructure.

*Nothing in this content constitutes investment or legal advice. Conduct independent diligence and consult professional advisers before making investment decisions.*

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