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Roost
Co-ops & tech to help renters create long-term homes
- 1-20 employees
- B2C
- Marketplace
- Renting
- Finsbury Park, London, UK
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Company mission
To build 1 million co-ops, where tenants run their own homes.
Most candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
Our take
With nearly 90% of renters reporting negative experiences navigating the housing market, Roost is on a mission to make housing co-ops a viable alternative to renting. With inflated prices in key living areas, mismanagement from landlords and a general lack of living standards, Roost’s platform provides the tools to start a cooperative housing collective.
Roost believes that tenants have little control over the biggest part of their lives - their own homes, so created its platform to find suitable properties for budding cooperative founders through a network of bankers and lenders and automation tech that streamlines the arduous processes of housing purchase. The company makes running a cooperative easy by managing and maintaining the property for a 10% monthly fee. In the UK, it takes an average of 5 years to set up a cooperative but Roost aims to streamline the process.
Cooperatives are highly popular in Germany, Denmark and Austria, so it goes without saying that the potential in the UK - especially in London - is high. Roost achieved pre-seed funding in 2024 to further enhance its analytic tools, improve software integration and accelerate outreach efforts.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Leadership
Ben Dunn-Flores
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as a Designer around the housing crisis, seeing it affect construction workers, ex-offenders, and foster kids. They co-founded Roost to help solve the housing crisis.
Andrew Baille
(Co-Founder & COO)Currently a Board Director at The Academy of Urbanism. Previously a Churchill Fellow and a Marketing and Partnership Lead at Venture Studio from Crisis.