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ToolBelt

Marketplace connecting residential contractors with vetted skilled trade labor

ToolBelt is a free job-matching marketplace for residential construction that lets licensed tradespeople (electricians, carpenters, painters, framers, and others) create searchable profiles and apply to nearby jobs, while contractors and employers post openings and filter candidates by trade, location, availability, and pay. Employer tiers — ToolBelt HIRE for small/medium businesses (1-5 locations) and ToolBelt Enterprise for larger operators (5+ locations) — add an applicant-tracking dashboard and vendor-sourced candidate screening.

$10.7M total, including a $2.5M Series Seed 2 round led by HR Tech Investments LLC (a subsidiary of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., affiliated with Indeed); other investors include Saint-Gobain, Elevate Capital, and Cascade Seed Fund raisedGrowth Stage
Founded 2018 (some sources report 2019 as the incorporation/launch year) · 75,000+ verified contractors across 47 trades and 47 states (250,000+ total platform users per the employer-facing page); Saint-Gobain is a named strategic investor; vendor reports average contractor time-to-hire of 7.8 days vs. a claimed 12.7-day industry average
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WHY IT EXISTS

Why This Tool Exists

The Problem

Residential general contractors and subcontractors sourcing licensed, insured tradespeople through traditional job boards or word-of-mouth referrals spend weeks vetting unqualified candidates and face slow time-to-hire (a claimed 12.7-day industry average) amid a persistent skilled-labor shortage, while tradespeople struggle to find steady, verified work opportunities near them.

The Solution

ToolBelt is a two-sided marketplace where tradespeople create profiles listing trade specialty, license/insurance/bonded status, and work portfolio, then search and apply to nearby jobs; contractors and employers post openings and filter candidates by trade, location, availability, and pay, with in-app call/text contact between parties. Matching is filter/search-based across a database of self-reported profiles — the vendor does not describe an AI or machine-learning matching algorithm.

USAGE

How You Use It

Delivery Method
Web PlatformMobile App (iOS, Android)SaaS
Integrations
CareerPlug ATS (paid add-on, $149/month, posts jobs to the ToolBelt network from within CareerPlug)CompanyCam, SRS, and ABC Supply are named as partners on co-marketed landing pages; no confirmed technical/data integration with these products was found
Disciplines
Construction
Workflows
Coordination & Delivery
Project Phases
Construction Administration
Project Types
Residential
TRANSPARENCY

Data Transparency

Exactly what this tool uses and how

Input
What it needs
Required:Trade/role being hired (employers) or trade specialty (tradespeople), Project/job location
Optional:License, insurance, and bonding documentation, Portfolio photos of past work, Desired pay range, Availability
Formats:Web platform forms, Mobile app (iOS, Android)
Output
What you get
Format:Searchable contractor/job profiles with in-app messaging
Fields:Contractor/tradesperson profile (trade, license/insurance/bonded status, portfolio, service radius), Job posting details (trade, location, pay, timeline), Filtered candidate list by trade, location, availability, and pay, In-app call/text contact between employer and tradesperson, ToolBelt HIRE applicant-tracking dashboard (SMB tier), Enterprise-sourced and pre-screened candidate slate (Enterprise tier)
Algorithm
How it works
Model:Not publicly specified — no AI or machine-learning model is described on official product pages; the platform is marketed as a filtered search/marketplace rather than an algorithmic-matching product
Accuracy:Vendor claims contractors are hired "12x faster" than via traditional job boards and employers see candidates within 72 hours of posting, with average time-to-hire of 7.8 days vs. a claimed 12.7-day industry average; methodology not published and figures are self-reported
Privacy
How your data is protected
Retention:Not publicly specified — privacy policy states data is retained "for as long as you use our Services, as may be required by law...or as necessary for other legitimate business or commercial purposes" without a defined period
Training:Not publicly specified — privacy policy does not address whether user data is used to train AI/ML models
Compliance:No SOC 2, ISO, GDPR, or other formal compliance certification publicly disclosed, Privacy policy states personal information may be shared with, and in some cases sold to, third-party business partners (vendors, resellers, distributors, referral partners)
API
Integration
Endpoint:Not publicly available
Method:Not applicable
USE CASES

Use Cases

  • ·Residential GCs and subcontractors sourcing licensed, insured tradespeople for open project roles
  • ·Tradespeople (electricians, painters, framers, etc.) finding nearby job opportunities without cold-calling or referrals
  • ·SMB contractors (1-5 locations) running an applicant-tracking workflow via ToolBelt HIRE
  • ·Multi-location/franchise employers (5+ locations) outsourcing candidate sourcing and screening via ToolBelt Enterprise
  • ·Cross-posting job openings across major job boards from a single ToolBelt posting
PRICING

Pricing

Free
Free for all tradespeople; free contractor tier reported by a third-party review as limited to one project posting and up to two connections per month (not confirmed on the official pricing page — ToolBelt does not publish a pricing page)
Pro
A paid contractor plan ("SpeedSquare") is reported by a third-party review at $400/month for unlimited job postings and full site access — not listed on ToolBelt's official site; the CareerPlug ATS integration is a separate $149/month add-on
Enterprise
ToolBelt HIRE (1-5 locations) and ToolBelt Enterprise (5+ locations) — contact ToolBelt for pricing
Sources & Research NotesResearch date: 2026-07-17
Data Sources (13)
Fields Checked (10)
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Not Found (8)
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About this research: This record summarizes the cited sources and fields checked. A research date does not establish hands-on testing. Consult the original sources for current details and limitations.
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