SHARKMARX

SHARKMARX is a cloud-based purchasing platform that saves contractors 15% or more on their building materials.

  • Stage $1M in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location East Hartford, CT, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2013
  • Employees 2
  • Website sharkmarx.com

Company Summary

SHARKMARX is an online marketplace for landscape and building materials. Contractors post their material needs and price on SHARKMARX, soliciting multiple distributors of these products to provide real-time, competitively priced bids. Contractors save an average of 15% on materials. Distributors expand their sales channel without additional overhead while greatly reducing their receivables with SHARKMARX’ immediate electronic payment.

Team

  • Dan Degan
    Co Founder

    Degan is responsible for Business Development. He has 10+ years of contractor sales experience throughout the Northeast. Degan has worked for manufacturers Techo-Bloc, Unilock, and Cambridge Pavingstones focusing solely on contractor sales. Before this industry Degan sold to a variety of contractors for DeWALT power tools. He earned a B.A. in Communications from Boston College where he was also a 2-time all-conference wrestler.

  • George Beiter
    Co Founder

    Beiter is responsible for marketing and IT development. For the past decade, Beiter has held executive sales and marketing positions with manufacturers Techo-Bloc and Oldcastle. Prior to his time in this industry, Beiter was a commissioned naval officer for six years after earning a B.S. in economics from the Naval Academy. While there Beiter was also was an all-American and 2-time all-East Volleyball player of the year.

Advisors

  • Aeton Law Partners LLP
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

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