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iRestify is a Canadian-American property technology company that provides cleaning, maintenance, and facilities management services for property managers, combi

iRestify
TypePrivate
IndustryProperty technology
Facility management
Founded2015
FoundersCharlotte Gummesson
Erifili Morfidis
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Area served
Canada, United States
Key people
Karl Sowa (CEO)
Charlotte Gummesson (President)
ServicesCleaning services, building maintenance, facilities-management software
Websiteirestify.com

iRestify is a Canadian-American property technology company that provides cleaning, maintenance, and facilities management services for property managers, combined with a software platform for booking, tracking, and reporting on the work. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, iRestify operates in Canada and the U.S.[1]

History

iRestify was incorporated in Canada in 2015 by co-founders Charlotte Gummesson and Erifili Morfidis and launched commercial operations in 2018.[2] The company has raised over US$9 million in venture financing as of 2023[3].

Before founding iRestify, Charlotte Gummesson and Erifili Morfidis worked together in senior roles at the French call-centre multinational Teleperformance. Morfidis served as chief executive officer of Teleperformance Canada,[4] and Gummesson subsequently led Teleperformance Canada as chief executive officer.[5][6]

Seed funding and COVID-19

In October 2018, iRestify raised $1 million in seed financing led by Birchmere Ventures, with participation from Good News Ventures and Maple Leaf Angels.[2]

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the company's small-business clientele. In a 2022 interview with BetaKit, co-founder Charlotte Gummesson said that iRestify lost approximately 90 percent of its business in March 2020 and subsequently repositioned to serve multifamily residential and commercial property managers.[7] In August 2020, the company announced a $2.4 million seed extension led by Converge with participation from Birchmere Ventures and Export Development Canada.[8]

Developments since 2022

In 2022, Real Estate News Exchange described iRestify as a technology-driven building-maintenance company that had shifted from residential real estate to multiresidential and commercial buildings, combining cleaning and maintenance services with a platform that allowed property managers to monitor work, view service details, and retain historical service data.[9] Additional coverage in 2022 described iRestify's U.S. expansion plans following a $6 million financing round, including initial market entry in New York, Boston, Chicago, and Minnesota.[7][6][10] The financing was raised to support expansion into the United States.[7]

The company was included in KPMG's 2022 Real Estate Innovations Overview survey of global property-technology companies.[11]

In May 2023, the company announced the appointment of Karl Sowa as chief executive officer. Sowa had previously served as president of TaskEasy.[3] Gummesson continued with the company as president.[12]

References

  1. ^ "iRestify – Modernize building cleaning and maintenance". irestify.com. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  2. ^ a b "iRestify raises $1 million to help businesses book professional cleaners online". BetaKit. October 1, 2018. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  3. ^ a b "Venture-Backed iRestify Appoints Karl Sowa as CEO" (Press release). EIN Presswire. June 21, 2023. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  4. ^ "Official Report of Debates (Hansard), 38th Parliament, 2nd Session". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. November 24, 2005. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  5. ^ "Charlotte Gummesson". Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH), Toronto Metropolitan University. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  6. ^ a b "iRestify raises $6M to grow building maintenance platform". Real Estate News Exchange. March 2022. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  7. ^ a b c "iRestify closes $6 million to bring building maintenance solution to the US". BetaKit. March 10, 2022. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  8. ^ "iRestify Raises $2.4M in Seed Funding". FinSMEs. August 12, 2020. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  9. ^ McLean, Steve (25 March 2022). "iRestify raises $6M to grow building maintenance platform". Real Estate News Exchange. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  10. ^ "iRestify secures $6M financing led by Gutbrain Ventures and PBJ Capital". Private Capital Journal. 2022. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  11. ^ "Real Estate Innovations Overview 2022" (PDF). KPMG Advisory N.V. October 2022. p. 40. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  12. ^ "Meet the 2026 Female Trailblazers of SaaS". Software Equity Group. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-12.

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