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SaaS platform for property insurance claims, connecting insurers, brokers, customers, and contractors for streamlined home repairs.
Handdii is a Melbourne, Victoria, Australia-based SaaS platform that efficiently and effectively streamlines property insurance claims by connecting insurers, brokers, customers, and a pre-qualified network of local contractors. The company automates complex workflows, enhances transparency, and aims to reduce repair costs while improving the overall customer experience for home repairs. With an estimated valuation of $5.8 million, handdii has raised less than $5 million in total funding, including a crucial $3 million seed round secured in June 2021, led by Brick & Mortar Ventures and Nine Four Ventures. The platform employs approximately 21-50 individuals and is led by co-founders CEO Christie Wood and COO Kathryn Wood, with William Bartley serving as CTO. Handdii was founded in 2019 by Christie Wood and Kathryn Wood.
handdii has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
handdii has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
handdii is a Melbourne-based insurtech startup founded in 2017 that builds a claims management software platform streamlining property insurance repairs. It operates a three-sided marketplace connecting insurers, contractors, and customers via smart tech for faster, cost-effective claims processing.[1][2][4][5] The platform solves cumbersome manual workflows in property claims—reducing admin, standardizing data, and improving experiences for all parties—serving insurers (e.g., via integrations like Verisk), contractors, brokers, and policyholders, with reported revenue of $6.9M and $3M in seed funding in 2021 for US expansion.[1][3]
handdii's four-step process (Pair, Repair, Communicate via "storyboard," Rate) enables quick contractor matching, immediate repairs post-claim approval, transparent logging, and fast payments based on ratings, cutting costs for insurers while boosting contractor efficiency and customer satisfaction.[1][2][5]
handdii was co-founded in 2017 by Christie Downs (CEO), with over a decade in construction and insurance repair, and Kathryn Wood (COO), a top Australian insurance executive who previously managed AU$1.5bn in indemnity spend at QBE Insurance.[1][2] The idea emerged from their firsthand frustrations in prior roles: insurers faced slow small claims and contractor shortages, homeowners dealt with complex processes hurting renewals, and contractors paid high fees for poor leads.[2]
They left their jobs to create a cloud-based "system of record" replacing offline, bespoke workflows, starting in Australia and gaining early traction with insurer partnerships before raising $3M seed funding in 2021 led by Brick & Mortar Ventures (with Nine Four Ventures participating) to expand into the US.[1][2][3]
handdii rides the insurtech digitization wave, addressing outdated property claims "plumbing" amid rising repair demands from climate events and urban growth, where manual processes inflate costs and delay service.[2] Timing aligns with insurers' push for cloud tech to handle small claims efficiently, as seen in US venture backing and integrations like Verisk, positioning handdii as back-office enabler for policy-focused innovation.[1][2][3]
It influences the ecosystem by standardizing data flows, fostering contractor networks, and boosting renewal rates through better experiences, complementing digitally-native insurers like Steadily while expanding from Australia to high-volume US markets.[1][2]
handdii is poised to scale its platform amid accelerating insurtech M&A and AI-driven claims automation, leveraging its $3M funding, Verisk tie-up, and US foothold to capture more small-claims volume.[1][3] Trends like climate-resilient property tech and embedded insurance will amplify demand, potentially evolving handdii into a category leader via deeper integrations and global contractor expansion.
From its origins simplifying "complicated and cumbersome" repairs, handdii exemplifies how targeted tech turns insurance pain into scalable wins for all stakeholders.[1][2]
handdii has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in June 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2021 | $3M Seed | — | Alpaca VC, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Fifty Second Celebration, Nine Four Ventures, Scale Investors | Announced |
handdii has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
handdii's investors include Alpaca VC, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Fifty-Second Celebration, Nine Four Ventures, Scale Investors.