BC Benefit Company · Patent Pending · Launching 2026
Tool Crib — Early Access

You know
what you own.
Till you have
to prove it.

Most tradespeople have $20,000 to $80,000 worth of tools in trucks, garages, and job sites with zero documentation. No photos. No serial numbers. No receipts on file.

When tools go missing — and over $300 million in tools are stolen in Canada every year — the insurance claim is based on whatever you can remember. The recovery rate is under 7%.

We are building the solution. We want your honest take before we launch.

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$300M+ Stolen Annually in Canada ◆ Under 7% Recovery Rate ◆ No Documentation ◆ No Proof of Ownership ◆ Canada Revenue Agency Receipts Required ◆ Patent Pending ◆ BC Benefit Company ◆ $300M+ Stolen Annually in Canada ◆ Under 7% Recovery Rate ◆ No Documentation ◆ No Proof of Ownership ◆ Canada Revenue Agency Receipts Required ◆ Patent Pending ◆ BC Benefit Company ◆
The Problem

The tools exist.
The record doesn't.

Ask most tradespeople to prove what they own — right now, today, in one place. They cannot. The receipts are buried in old tax filings. The serial numbers were never written down. The photos do not exist. The tools are real. The accessible record is not.

When a truck gets broken into, the insurance claim is based on whatever you can remember and prove. Without serial numbers and receipts, insurers pay a fraction. The recovery rate on stolen tools in Canada is under 7%.

It is not just theft. Tax authorities require receipts for tool deductions. Floater insurance policies require proof of ownership. None of that exists in any organized form for most people who work with tools.

$300M+
Stolen every year in Canada
Tools and equipment theft is one of the most underreported and under-recovered property crimes in the trades. Most losses are never recovered.
<7%
Recovery rate on stolen tools
Without serial numbers on file, police can't verify ownership even when tools are found. The gear exists — the proof of ownership doesn't.
$0
What most get from insurance
Insurers pay only what you can prove you owned. No receipts, no photos, no serial numbers — no full payout. The floater policy sits unused.
What We're Building

A complete record of everything you own.

Photo-documented. Serial-number verified. Insurance-ready. Tax-compliant. One tap to generate a theft report or a complete insurance evidence package.

On construction sites and in professional shops, the organized inventory of every tool has always had a name: the Tool Crib. We are building the digital version — for anyone who owns tools worth protecting.

  • Complete inventory — every tool, every brand, every model, logged with photos and serial numbers.
  • One-click insurance package — generate a complete evidence document the moment you need it. Not after the theft. Now.
  • Theft report ready — serial numbers go straight to police and national stolen property databases.
  • Tax-ready receipts — every tool purchase documented. For employed tradespeople, that's the annual tool deduction. For self-employed, every tool is fully deductible — but only with proof.
  • Current value tracking — estimated replacement value calculated from real market data, not memory.
  • Multi-location — home, truck, shop, job site. Know what's where, always.
Early Access — Have Your Say

We want
your take.

You work with tools. Tell us what you would actually pay for this — and what would make you care. Takes 3 minutes. Your answers go directly to the founder.

Does this problem resonate with you?
Have you experienced tool theft, documentation gaps, or insurance claim problems personally or in your work?
1 / 7
Which of these would make you stop and pay attention?
Which angle speaks to you most directly?
2 / 7
At what monthly price would this feel suspiciously cheap?
Imagine a monthly subscription: unlimited tool inventory, photo documentation, insurance-ready reports, theft registration. At what price would you wonder if it is actually any good?
$2/mo
3 / 7
At what price would this feel like a genuinely good deal?
Same product. At what monthly price would you feel you are getting real value — not too cheap to trust, not too expensive to justify?
$9/mo
4 / 7
At what price does it start to feel expensive — but still worth it?
The price where you would pause, think about it, but probably still subscribe if the problem is real for you.
$20/mo
5 / 7
At what price is it an automatic no?
The price where you would close the tab without thinking — regardless of what it does.
$40/mo
6 / 7
What would make you actually use this?
What are we missing? What would make this something you would actually pay for and use — or ignore entirely? Completely honest is what we need.
7 / 7
Thank you.
Genuinely.

Your answers go directly to the founder — not a marketing team, not a dashboard. This is a one-person company building something real for people who work with tools.

We'll be in touch before the public launch.

Know someone who owns tools worth protecting?

A tradesperson, contractor, or serious hobbyist. Send them this link.

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