About Us

welcome to pigybak

Pigybak introduces innovative features catering to inclusivity and user-friendly navigation. Users can easily locate businesses based on criteria such as minority or woman ownership and sustainability. The app’s design prioritizes accessibility, boasting large text and color-blind-friendly interfaces. The intuitive workflows mirror those familiar to smartphone users, ensuring a seamless and easy learning experience for all. Pigybak not only streamlines business operations but also prioritizes a user-centric design to make the platform welcoming and accessible to diverse users.

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Our Mission

At Pigybak, our mission is to revolutionize home maintenance by seamlessly connecting homeowners with reliable contractors across neighborhoods. Through our innovative platform, we bundle and monitor household projects, saving homeowners valuable time and money while concurrently establishing a sustainable and efficient source of job opportunities for contractors. We are dedicated to transforming the way people experience home services, fostering collaboration, and delivering unparalleled convenience.

Our Vision

Be the go-to platform for efficient, collaborative, and environmentally responsible home services, fostering community connections and economic growth.

Founder

Shanna Greathouse

Meet Shanna Greathouse, the driving force behind Pigybak. With an MBA from Baldwin Wallace and a background in consulting and product management, Shanna, a proud Cleveland native, understands the challenges faced by small businesses. Inspired by her experiences as a homeowner and the struggles her contractor husband encountered, she envisioned a better way. Applying lean principles and consulting expertise, Shanna crafted Pigybak, a tech solution revolutionizing business operations. Beyond profits, Shanna is passionate about community impact, dedicating 5% of Pigybak’s revenue to nonprofits. Her love for animals shines through, with a rescue cat and dog sharing her home. Join Shanna on a journey where technology meets compassion, and small businesses not only survive but thrive.

CTO

Saami Abbas

Saami, the Co-Founder of Progratix, also serves as the CTO for Pigybak. Progratix is a stellar technology firm offering various services, including mobile application development, custom software & website design, AI, Data Analytics, and Cybersecurity. Demonstrating a track record of successfully launching startups and providing support throughout their exit.
Progatix is not just a technology partner; it also serves as the one-window solution to all your digital marketing, custom designs, motion graphics, and content writing challenges. From Brand Creation to Brand Promotion, consider Saami your top-of-mind go-to person.

Our Team

Bilal

Sr. Manager - Software Development

Hassan Ali

Team Lead

Ali

Mobile Developer

Mushtaha

Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

our brand promise

good neighbors building community earth together.

neighbors helping neighbors
community helping small businesses
small businesses helping the planet

5% of revenue goes to local
nonprofits supporting the trades

pigybak is committed to making the world a more diverse and inclusive place

Features & Honors

COMMUNITY NEWS

Seven Hills resident launches neighbor-sharing-contractor app

Updated: Aug. 04, 2023, 11:14 a.m. | Published: Aug. 04, 2023, 11:14 a.m

SEVEN HILLS, Ohio — Keeping up with the Joneses is about to get a lot easier with the launch of neighbor-sharing-contractor app pigybak on Aug. 14.

“pigybak is a mobile app for Android and iPhones that lets neighbors know when a neighbor books a contractor,” said pigybak CEO/founder Shanna Greathouse, a 2006 Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School graduate has called Seven Hills home for a dozen years….

Blog, Technology

Pigybak App Is Building a Community of Homeowners and Contractors

Published: Nov. 21, 2023

Homeowners often seek recommendations from neighbors when they need to have work done on their homes. In other cases

contractors might reach out to homeowners when they’re completing projects in the area.
A new app called Pigybak is automating that process so that when neighbors are having work done, homeowners can piggyback on the job to get an estimate or work done at the same time.

NEWS

Pigybak Launches in Cleveland, Revolutionizing Homeowner Services

Published: Aug. 14, 2023, 13:56 ET

CLEVELAND, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Pigybak, the innovative homeowner services platform, has officially launched in Cleveland.

This pioneering service revolutionizes how homeowners manage their property needs by connecting neighbors to share contractors and savings. With Pigybak, Cleveland residents can easily find reliable contractors, save time, and contribute to community sustainability.

Major Initiatives

NSF's Innovation Corps (I-Corps™)

The U.S. National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program is an immersive

entrepreneurial training program that facilitates the transformation of invention to impact. This immersive, seven-week experiential training program prepares scientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the university laboratory — accelerating the economic and societal benefits of NSF-funded and other basic research projects that are ready to move toward commercialization.

University’s Post

LaunchNET Baldwin Wallace University’s Post

Established in March of 2023, pigybak is an online service that seeks to unite neighborhoods and communities.

Founded by Shanna Greathouse, MBA, PMP, pigybak notifies you when a neighbor has hired a contractor to work on their home. When your neighbor’s contractor arrives, pigybak alerts you and your surrounding neighbors, allowing you to save time and money on your own home projects with a trusted professional. Not only does your community benefit, but the contractors also save extra trips and resources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Pigybak is available throughout the United States and expanding internationally. For a request for your area, please complete the form. We are working to grow our network.

Pigybak is always free to try and we award you free credits each month. You can earn credits by referring friends using your unique QR code. Check out our home page for a break down of how credits work and buying credits when needed.

That is up to the contractors who set the tiered pricing. We’ve seen it save 10% and sometimes more.

Contractors are not vetted on sign up. As jobs are completed, the star rating determines if they can stay active. If the average rating drops below 3 stars, we review and determine whether they can remain in the app.

If there’s an issue or feature request, please send to support@pigybak.com. You may also report directly in app via the side bar.

welcome to pigybak

Our Mission