Curri, the self-described “Uber for construction companies,” is finding its stride amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Having just recently launched in all 50 states, the company says it is experiencing consistent week-over-week growth.
The Los Angeles-based startup launched its beta version in January of 2019, and then was a part of the Y Combinator accelerator program that summer. Its app lets workers on construction sites get additional supplies delivered either on-demand or at a pre-scheduled time. Anything from water heaters to lumber to small plumbing fixtures can be delivered by car, truck or flatbed. The Curri driver simply picks up what is needed from the supply store and delivers it to the job site.
CEO and founder Matt Lafferty says, over time, the company has added new features to improve its service. Last week, Curri rolled out a multi-stop feature, allowing its drivers to grab multiple orders from a given supply store at once and deliver them to their respective nearby job sites. In light of the pandemic, the company also started contactless delivery, providing a much-needed safety precaution for the workers at both supply stores and job sites that place themselves in danger to keep the construction industry moving.
“In the midst of this crisis, if you can help your customers and other businesses just do better through a time where they’re struggling, that makes us super excited over here,” Lafferty told Built In.
In fact, Lafferty says because construction has remained essential, Curri is doing better than ever just three weeks since its national launch, providing a solution that makes the lives of both suppliers and construction workers easier in this new normal.
“We were already growing, but we started growing faster because of this. What it’s doing is squeezing growth trajectories that would have taken two to three years into a single year,” Lafferty said. “The industry wants to be more, it has a desire to be more efficient. I just think the timing was right for something like this.”
