About RenovationRoute

Built to do right by people.

Hi, I am Jesse. My code runs in millions of cars. I built security at JPMorgan Chase. Now I am building RenovationRoute, and I am not here to rip anyone off.

Embedded R&D · DENSO Cloud & Security · JPMorgan Chase M.S. Computer Science · Security

The core is simple and free: one shared record for the homeowner and the contractor, money held safe in Stripe escrow until the work is approved, and 1% only when you actually get paid. No lead fees, nothing to pay just to use it. Want an edge? Federal and state opportunity intelligence and Smart Quote are optional $20/month add-ons, not a tax for showing up. Do great work, get paid fast, trust the process on both sides. That is RenovationRoute.

I am an engineer, not a salesman. Get me on the phone and I will not pitch you, I will just tell you straight what we do. When you win, I win.

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Jesse Edwards · Founder · Built and run in the U.S.

This is not for everyone.

If you want a lead marketplace that sells your phone number to five competitors the minute you sign up, this is not it. If you want enterprise software with a six week onboarding and a sales call before you can see a price, this is not it either.

RenovationRoute is for the homeowner who is tired of guessing whether the work will actually get done, and the contractor who is tired of chasing the check after it is. The ones who still want to deal with a real person, not a call center reading from a script. If that is you, you are in the right place.

What we believe

We are not here to sell out

We think most people, homeowners and contractors alike, are trying to do right by each other. So we build for that, instead of assuming the worst and making everyone pay for it.

Fair is not a marketing word here. A fair fee, an honest process, and money that is protected on both sides until the work is actually done. Nobody gets gouged, nobody gets stiffed.

We are here to help people first and grow because of it, not at their expense. We are building something to keep and be proud of, not to dress it up and flip it for a payday. That is the whole point.

Proof, not talk

CUI Commander on GitHub →

I built a free CMMC Level 2 readiness diagnostic and put the code on GitHub so small defense contractors, the construction, HVAC, and fab shops handling federal work, can get audit-ready without paying a consultant five figures. Free for contractors to use. That is the kind of company we are trying to be.

Three promises I will not break

Your money is never ours

It sits in Stripe escrow and is released only when you approve the work. We never touch it.

No leads sold. Ever.

Your project is not a product we resell to the highest bidder. It stays between you and the people on it.

One person reads every message

Me. No ticket queue, no offshore script. When you reach out, you reach the founder.

See it for yourself

Free to sign up for both homeowners and contractors. Contractors only pay 1% when an escrow payout is released. Federal bid intelligence and Smart Quote Premium are optional $20/month add-ons.

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