The first dual-engine marketplace for real-time job bidding (plumbing, electrical & more) and instant lifestyle booking. Pre-seed round · 2026.
Rides, movies, groceries — booked and priced at the tap of a button, with total transparency before we commit.
The moment a pipe bursts or we need a haircut at home, we're back to phone calls, guesswork, and no price control at all.
Existing apps dictate arbitrary rates, stripping control from both customers and service providers.
No upfront flat rates mean simple repairs turn into open-ended, unpredictable financial liabilities.
No trust signal — customers can't verify a pro's identity, skill, or past work before a stranger enters their home or takes their money.
Electricians, salons, pet sitters — every category lives on a different app, so there's no single place to find and book trusted help.
Customer describes the job & sets requirements.
Nearby verified pros submit real-time price bids.
Compare price, ratings & profile — pick the pro.
Work is completed, paid in-app, then rated.
Browse verified pros by category, rate & distance.
Pick the service — for lifestyle, choose home or in-store.
Follow the pro live on the map as they're on the way.
Service is completed, paid in-app, then rated.
Home screen — trade services to bid on, lifestyle services to book instantly.
Live bidding — nearby pros bid in real time, sorted by price, rating and distance.
A percentage-based commission for India and fixed commission for the UK market on every completed bid-trade — charged to the pro on the winning quote.
A flat service fee charged to the customer at checkout on both engines, on top of the winning bid or listed price.
Home-screen & search placements sold to pros and category partners — a scalable, high-margin layer as usage grows.
Worked example below — exact commission and fee tiers to be finalized during pilot, priced to stay below traditional callout markups while sustaining unit economics.
Take rate scales with job value on both sides — ~18% of total order value in the UK example, ~17% in the India example — while staying below traditional callout markups.
India + UK online home & lifestyle services, by FY30, 16–20% CAGR.
Metro + tier-1 India, plus UK urban centers — multi-category marketplace.
Bengaluru + London, Year 1: 33K combined bookings/mo × 12.
UK — TaskRabbit UK + West (2026 volumes) already demonstrate strong demand for on-demand home services.
India — Urban Company's existing demand headroom shows the multi-category appetite in metro India.
Competitor volumes shown for scale, not ZappServ's TAM/SAM/SOM. Sources: IMARC Group; IBEF; TaskRabbit UK; Urban Company, 2025–2026.
| Traditional Callout Apps | Single-Category Apps | ZappServ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Hourly, opaque | Fixed, no negotiation | Live bidding, upfront |
| Provider choice | Assigned to you | Limited by category | Full selection & ratings |
| Categories covered | Single trade | Single lifestyle niche | Trades + lifestyle |
| Price control | None | Low | Absolute |
Core bidding & booking flows in design/dev.
Problem validated via secondary research on comparable platforms.
Wedge-city selection & pro-recruitment plan in progress.
Tell us where to find you, and which market you're in — Bengaluru (India) or London (UK) — and we'll reach out the moment early access opens.
