With a storm threatening our state, preparedness may finally be top of mind. Luckily, a South Florida startup has you covered.
Vaultbox.me is a cloud-based inventory solution, which stores all relevant information about the items in a user's home, such as make, model, serial number and photos, said Jacob Israel, one of the company's co-founders. All the information is input via iPhone, iPad or your personal computer.
"If disaster ever strikes, you can log on to your phone or any computer and pull a detailed report to give to the police and to your insurance agent," said Israel, who co-founded the company with Mauricio Jimenez. "Living in South Florida, we know very well what damage even a small hurricane could do."
Subscription fees range from free to $5 a month, depending on the number of items you wish to inventory. Customers range from consumers with just a few items to businesses with hundreds of computers.
Israel said he founded the company after he had been broken into several times in a year. "Each time I tried to file a claim with the insurance companies, I was told I didn't have something that was needed for me to be reimbursed for my loss," he said, and he thought there had to be a better way.
The company, which has six employees plus an intern, launched its service and iPhone app earlier this year. VaultBox.me has more than 2,000 customers and recently signed affiliate deals with eight insurance companies and brokers that will offer the service to their customers.
Vaultbox.me is one of seven South Florida startups scheduled to be in the spotlight during an expot next Wednesday during the Republican National Convention. Read more about that here. The way this storm is headed, Vaultbox.me may get some extra attention.
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