Sidekick

Sidekick

Sidekick is a home improvement concierge service, acting as a trusted advisor and single point of contact for all your home improvement needs.

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Offering Date
May 03, 2017
Expected Close Date
July 05, 2017

Company Description

Sidekick connects homeowners with contractors to simplify the home improvement process. By acting as a single point of contact, Sidekick manages everything from sourcing bids, to selecting contractors, to invoicing and issue resolutions.

Use of Proceeds

Use Value % of Proceeds 

Working Capital

 

$-1

 

-0.0%

 

Intermediary fees

 

$19,559

 

4.9%

 

Management Team / Advisory Board Bios

Alex Arata

After graduating Babson's MBA program in 2006, Alex took a role as a Strategy Consultant in Accenture's Marketing Sciences division – the precursor to today’s Accenture Interactive – where he developed digital strategies for major brands including HP, Frito Lay and Chrysler. From there, Alex joined a former Accenture Managing Director as part of the founding team at MoFilm, a global creative crowdsourcing platform taking aim at reinventing the traditional advertising agency model. MoFilm sold in the summer of 2015, allowing Alex to use his experience building community-based businesses to start Sidekick in 2016. His focus at Sidekick is on strategy, marketing and business development.

Andrew Austin

After graduating Babson's MBA program in 2006, Andrew worked at The Home Depot's headquarters as a member of its Business Leadership Program, focusing on Store Operations. Most recently, Andrew spent the past ten years at Reebok International as its head of Business Planning, responsible for implementing long-term growth plans for all of Reebok’s international markets traveling throughout Dubai, India, China, Russia, Japan, Korea, Europe and South America. Andrew left Reebok in 2016 and has since joined Sidekick focusing on strategy, go-to-market and operations.

Dave Dombroski

An accomplished musician, handyman and entrepreneur, Dave started and operated his own concierge handyman business for the past 10 years –providing the seed idea for current day Sidekick. Dave is a skilled tradesman with a vision for heightened customer service. In his current role at Sidekick, Dave is the "face of the company" and oversees all full-time field Sidekicks, training and workforce community development.
Amount Raised : $158,019
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