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Hire trusted local talents, protected by escrow. FindTalents is a two-sided marketplace connecting customers with verified local professionals, with payments held safely in escrow until the job is done.

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The problem

Hiring local help is a trust and payment problem

No way to judge trust

Customers cannot tell a reliable pro from a risky one. Reviews get gamed and credentials go unverified.

Payment risk on both sides

Customers fear paying upfront for work that never happens. Pros fear doing the work and never getting paid.

Fragmented tools

Pros juggle separate apps for leads, messaging, quoting, invoicing, and scheduling.

Unfair economics for pros

Incumbent lead generation platforms charge pros for every lead, win or lose.

The solution

One marketplace that makes local hiring safe

Verified talent

Identity, insurance, and license checks earn visible trust badges. Every review is tied to a real completed job.

Escrow-protected payments

Funds are held on booking and released only when the customer confirms the work, protecting both sides.

Fair, transparent pricing

Pros pay a share of completed jobs, never per lead.

Free tools that grow their business

Invoicing and scheduling are built in, free for FindTalents pros.

How it works

Escrow keeps every booking safe

1

Book

A customer finds a verified local pro and books a job or accepts a custom quote.

2

Escrow holds

Payment is captured and held in escrow through Stripe Connect, so the pro can start with confidence.

3

Work done

The pro completes the job and marks it done. The two sides message on-platform.

4

Release

The customer confirms, or funds auto-release after a set window. Disputes hold funds until an admin resolves them.

Why now

The timing is right for an escrow marketplace

Demand already moved online

About 75% of US homeowners now research or book home services online, yet under 1% of the spend runs through a marketplace.

Supply is huge and independent

Roughly 45% of the trade workforce is self-employed and about 30% is gig or contract.

Payments infrastructure is ready

Stripe Connect makes marketplace escrow and instant payouts feasible for a lean team.

A foundation for AI

A structured, verified record of pros, jobs, and outcomes sets up AI matching and assistance.

Online adoption and workforce composition are directional industry estimates from ServiceTitan and Mordor Intelligence (2024 to 2025).

The market

A $650B market barely touched by online platforms

TAM$650B

Total Addressable Market

Total yearly US spend on home and local services.

SAM$65B

Serviceable Addressable Market

The target trades and launch regions an online escrow marketplace can serve, about 10% of TAM.

SOM$15M

Serviceable Obtainable Market

Annual booking value we realistically capture in our first metros within about two years, under 0.1% of SAM.

Source note: US home and local services spend is roughly $600B to $750B per year (industry research from Marketdata, ServiceTitan, and Mordor Intelligence, 2024 to 2025), growing about 7% a year (CAGR, Compound Annual Growth Rate). Under 1% is transacted through online marketplaces today. SAM and SOM are our estimates based on that base, with the assumptions shown above.

Business model

We earn when pros get paid, not per lead

Job platform fee (standard)8% of completed jobs
Premium job fee6% of completed jobs
Premium subscription$29 per month, per pro
Recurring-service fee5% of completed jobs

GMV (Gross Merchandise Value) is the total value of bookings. Take-rate is our share of GMV. Founding pros pay 0% platform fees during launch.

Why we win

Built for pros, safe for customers

Lead-gen incumbents
FindTalents
Pro cost model
Pay per lead, win or lose
Share of completed jobs only
Payment protection
Off-platform, unprotected
Escrow on both sides by default
Verification
Inconsistent
Badges tied to reviewed documents
Reviews
Often unverified
Tied to escrow-completed jobs
Pro tools
Lead inbox only
Free invoicing and scheduling built in

Traction

Concept to a live platform, already shipped

FindTalents is not a slide deck. The core product is built and running on web and mobile.

Live on web and native iOS and Android, plus a full admin console
Escrow payments through Stripe Connect, with auto-release and disputes
Identity, insurance, and license verification with trust badges
Reputation engine, reviews tied to completed jobs, and moderation
Free invoicing and scheduling tools for pros
Referrals, Premium visibility, and recurring-service plans

Roadmap

Win local density, then expand

Targets to steer by, not guarantees.

0 to 6 months

Launch
  • Go live in our first metro
  • Onboard 150+ verified pros
  • Ship the free scheduler and invoicing
  • First 500 escrow-protected bookings

6 to 12 months

Prove the model
  • 750+ active pros
  • Expand to 2 to 3 metros
  • About $2M annualized GMV
  • Launch recurring-service plans

12 to 24 months

Scale
  • 3,000+ pros across 6 to 8 metros
  • About $15M annualized GMV
  • Introduce AI matching
  • Clear path to default-alive

The raise

Raising $250,000 to grow supply and demand

Pre-seed round. $7,500 already committed from our first investor.

50%

Onboard pros

Recruit, verify, and activate talent in launch metros. Our top priority.

35%

Marketing and demand

Bring customers to the pros already on the platform.

15%

Product and operations

Ship the free growth software and keep trust and verification strong.

Pre-seed is the first outside capital a startup raises to reach launch and early traction. Allocation is indicative. Round terms, for example a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) with a valuation cap, are available on request.

How to invest

Three simple steps

1. Get in touch

Email investors@findtalents.com and we will share the full deck and data room.

2. Meet the founder

A short call to walk through the product, the numbers, and your questions.

3. Review terms and close

We share round terms and definitive documents, then close with your commitment.

RF

Founder

Ralph Francois

Founder and CEO

Ralph is building FindTalents to fix the two things that break local hiring, trust and payment risk. He has taken it from concept to a live platform on web and mobile, with escrow payments, verification, disputes, and a full admin console already shipped, and is building the founding team across engineering, operations, and local growth.

Let's make local hiring trustworthy

Escrow-protected. Verified talent. Fair to pros. Built to scale.

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Important notice. This page is for informational purposes only. It is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, and it is not investment, legal, or tax advice. Any securities offering will be made only to eligible investors through definitive offering documents that contain complete information, including risks.

Statements about future plans, markets, targets, and financial figures are forward looking. Market sizes labeled as estimates, and all roadmap and financial targets, are illustrative, involve significant assumptions and risk, and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially. Please conduct your own due diligence.

Investor relations contact: investors@findtalents.com.