Our Story
We got tired of building software
that didn't matter.
SepTechPro was started by four people who spent years building enterprise software for companies that had no shortage of resources — and no shortage of ways to waste them. Eventually, we decided there was a better use of our skills.
Why we left — and what we built instead
The four of us — two developers and two business analysts — met at the same company. The work was fine. The pay was fine. But after years of shipping features for features' sake, navigating endless process, and watching good ideas die in committee, we started asking the same question: who is this actually for?
The answer, too often, was no one in particular. Certainly not the kind of person who wakes up at 5am, loads a truck, and drives out to do real work in the world.
We come from Northeast Ohio. We grew up watching industries like this one — trades, haulers, service companies — get left behind by technology that was never designed with them in mind. SaaS built for enterprise gets watered down and sold to small operators who don't need half of it and can't configure the half they do.
That's the gap we're building into. Not another horizontal platform trying to serve everyone. Vertical software, built from scratch, for one industry at a time — starting with septic.
Modern software for the people who keep things running
Blue-collar businesses drive communities like ours. They're not glamorous, but they're essential — and they deserve tools that respect how they actually work. Our mission is to build industry-specific software that modernizes operations and helps these businesses grow, one underserved trade at a time.
Vertical-first
We don't build generic tools and apply them everywhere. We go deep on one industry, learn how it actually works, and build software that fits — not software you have to adapt yourself.
Respect for the operator
The people using our software run real businesses with real pressures. We design for someone who has 12 minutes to deal with software on a busy day — not for a dedicated admin sitting at a desk.
Rooted in NE Ohio
We're building this from Northeast Ohio, for businesses like the ones we grew up around. This region has more hardworking operators per square mile than most — and almost none of the purpose-built software to show for it.
The Team
Regular people with a grudge against bad software
Elliott Blair
Head of TechnologySpent a decade building distributed systems that prioritized profit over product. Loves finding creative solutions to complex problems, and has a passion for building new things.
Krista Scholdberg
Head of Product EngineeringStarted as a developer, but got hooked on the design and product side somewhere along the way. Likes building software that actually works well and looks good doing it.
Sydney King
Head of Product & MarketingStarted as a designer, evolved into the person who talks to customers, maps workflows, and translates "how we actually do things" into software requirements. The reason the product makes sense to real operators.
Danielle Bucci
Head of FinanceStarted as a business analyst, found their way into finance, and never looked back. Keeps the business grounded and the numbers honest.
If this resonates, we'd love to talk.
We're early. We're building in public with real operators and we take feedback seriously. If you run a septic business in Ohio, we want to hear from you — even if you're not ready to switch software.
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