Gharana
Verified home services — plumbers, electricians, AC techs — completing 2,000 jobs a month in Karachi.
The business
Problem. Finding a plumber in Karachi means calling around, no-shows, made-up prices and letting an unverified stranger into your home.
Solution. Background-checked technicians, fixed published prices for 120 common jobs, booked in the app with a 2-hour arrival window and a 30-day workmanship guarantee.
Model. 20% commission per job plus PKR 5,000/month technician subscription for lead priority. Average job value PKR 2,800.
Market. 1.5M middle and upper-middle income households in Karachi.
Competition. Word-of-mouth technicians and one funded competitor focused on beauty services. Home repair is unclaimed.
Traction
Monthly revenue
PKR 1M–2M monthly
Customers
2,000 jobs/month, 4.6★ average rating
Months operating
23
Growth
13% MoM
480 verified technicians onboarded. AC servicing season did 3x normal volume.
Team
Shahzaib Baig
Co-founder & CEO
Former operations lead at a ride-hailing company's Karachi office. Applied the same supply-side playbook to home services.
Team of 20 · LinkedIn
Use of funds
Technician recruitment and verification (40%), Lahore launch (40%), customer app v2 (20%).