Wrench
Seattle, US · Founded 2015 · Washington corporation · 107 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Wrench operates a platform that brings certified mechanics to customers' locations for mobile auto repair and maintenance, letting car owners avoid shops and waiting. It serves consumer vehicle owners seeking on-demand automotive service.
Also known as Wrench, Inc.
Founders & leadership
Wrench was founded in 2015 by Edward Petersen.
Investors · 5
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$59.3M disclosed across 5 of 6 rounds · 2016–2023
▶$14.3MraisedAug 2023 · 7 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Douglas StevensExecutive Officer
- Daniel Casey WillisExecutive Officer, Director
- Scott NagelDirector
- Ryan McGavranExecutive Officer
- Ben BoyerDirector
- Edward PetersenExecutive Officer, Director
- Len JordanDirector
- Offering amount
- $21M
- Amount sold
- $14.3M
- First sale
- Jul 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Washington
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$40MraisedAug 2023 · 7 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Ryan McGavranExecutive Officer
- Daniel Casey WillisExecutive Officer, Director
- Ben BoyerDirector
- Douglas StevensExecutive Officer
- Len JordanDirector
- Scott NagelDirector
- Edward PetersenExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $40M
- Amount sold
- $40M
- First sale
- Jun 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Washington
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$468.1KraisedMay 2022 · 1 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Len JordanDirector
- Ben BoyerDirector
- Edward PetersenExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Daniel Casey WillisExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Douglas StevensExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Samir MehtaExecutive Officer
- Scott NagelDirector
- Ryan McGavranExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $468.1K
- Amount sold
- $468.1K
- First sale
- May 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Washington
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$3.4MraisedMar 2017 · 9 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Daniel Casey WillisExecutive Officer, Director
- William BeaverExecutive Officer
- Edward PetersenExecutive Officer, Director
- Michelle VirtaExecutive Officer, Director
- Len JordanDirector
- Offering amount
- $4M
- Amount sold
- $3.4M
- First sale
- Mar 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Washington, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.2MraisedJun 2016 · 15 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Edward PetersenExecutive Officer, Director
- Douglas StevensExecutive Officer, Director
- Michelle VirtaExecutive Officer, Director
- Daniel Casey WillisExecutive Officer, Director
- William BeaverExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $1.2M
- Amount sold
- $1.2M
- Minimum investment
- $20K
- First sale
- Jun 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Washington, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Wrench operates a nationwide marketplace that connects certified automotive technicians with vehicle owners, performing maintenance and repair at the customer's home, workplace or parking spot rather than at a shop. The company describes itself as a full-service auto repair shop without the shop, with mechanics equipped from stocked vans able to complete roughly 80% of the maintenance services normally performed in a repair facility, including diagnostics, oil and filter changes, brake pad and caliper replacement, alternator, starter, battery, radiator, water pump, thermostat, ignition coil, spark plug, serpentine belt and timing belt work, and transmission fluid changes. Wrench states it offers more than 750 services and backs work with a 12-month/12,000-mile warranty. Customers create an account on the website or mobile app, choose services and a time slot, receive a fixed quote, and are charged to a credit card after the work is completed; where the fault is unknown, a technician performs a diagnostic visit and then issues a quote.
Beyond consumer repair, Wrench serves fleet customers with dedicated fleet specialists and account tools for managing vehicles, employees, approval limits and invoices, and markets a TotalCare offering plus towing and roadside assistance services such as emergency towing, flat tire assistance, battery jump start, key lockout, fuel delivery and winch-out. Lemon Squad, described as a Wrench subsidiary with a national footprint, provides pre-purchase used vehicle inspections for consumer, commercial and recreational vehicles.
Founding story
Wrench was founded by Ed Petersen, Casey Willis and Doug Stevens, who set out to use technology to bring transparency and convenience to auto repair, a process that traditionally required towing a vehicle to a shop and arranging separate transportation. The name came from technicians' term for working on a vehicle, "wrenching." The CEO has also described launching the company with four co-founders in 2016 and said it was started out of customer frustration with transparency, pricing and lack of convenience in auto repair.
Business model
Wrench dispatches employed, certified technicians in equipped vans to customer locations and charges for individual repair and maintenance jobs at a fixed quoted price, with payment taken by credit card after service. It also sold a monthly membership for routine maintenance covering oil changes, tire rotation, safety inspections and fluid top-offs, priced at $14.95 per month per car or $19.95 per truck as of 2017, and serves fleet accounts alongside consumers.
Revenue comes from per-job service fees based on fixed quotes for diagnostics, maintenance and repair work, subscription maintenance memberships, fleet service contracts, towing and roadside services, and vehicle inspections through its Lemon Squad subsidiary.
Traction
The company reported 170 employees, of whom 100 were technicians, and expansion across multiple metropolitan markets. Its lead investor said in December 2017 that Wrench had made considerable progress over the prior year with high customer satisfaction and repeat customers in all four of its then-active cities. Wrench states it offers over 750 services.
Latest developments
A filing-based report dated August 7, 2023 recorded Wrench, Inc. raising $40 million from a $40 million offering, listing Madrona Venture Group, Vulcan Capital, Tenaya Capital and Marubeni Corporation among its investors.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Wrench has been characterized in press coverage as an "Uber for car repair" operating in a North American auto maintenance and repair market that its lead investor described as generating roughly $70 billion a year. Its pricing was described by the CEO as below dealership rates and on par with independent repair shops.
Wrench's positioning rests on transparency and convenience: fixed, up-front quotes with no hidden fees, service delivered at the customer's location instead of a shop, full-time certified technicians rather than shop drop-off, a 12-month/12,000-mile warranty, same-day availability, and a contactless service process promoted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Technology
The company built a platform with a website and mobile app for account creation, service selection, scheduling, quoting and payment, plus internal systems described by an investor as a complex estimating and dispatch system that determines repair estimates, handles customer responses and routes mechanics to vehicles quickly. Fleet customers get software features for vehicle and employee management, approval limits and invoicing.
Go-to-market
Wrench acquires customers directly through its website and mobile app with online quoting and same-day booking, supported by inbound phone lines for consumer service, fleet sales and emergency roadside dispatch. Market entry has been city-by-city, driven by consumer demand and technician interest, with published customer testimonials and mechanic profiles showing years of experience and ASE, ALLDATA, AC, emissions and ACDelco certifications.
Consumer vehicle owners of cars and trucks who want repair and maintenance performed at home or work, commercial and fleet operators managing multiple vehicles, and used-vehicle buyers seeking pre-purchase inspections.
Geography
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices listed at 1411 4th Ave (a former Uber office the company moved into) and 701 5th Ave. Early markets included Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Phoenix, with Phoenix as the second market launched, followed by a December 2017 launch in Spokane, Washington covering Airway Heights to the Idaho border. Customer testimonials reference service in Texas and California, and the company is described as a nationwide marketplace; its Lemon Squad inspection subsidiary is described as having a national footprint.
History
After starting in Seattle, the company's first customer was a tour bus belonging to the band The Shelters, and its second market launch was Phoenix, Arizona. It expanded to Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Phoenix, added Spokane in December 2017 as a test of a mid-size market, and grew to 170 employees including 100 technicians before relocating its Seattle headquarters to a larger space at 1411 4th Ave. It later added a fleet business, TotalCare, towing and roadside assistance, and the Lemon Squad vehicle inspection subsidiary.
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Key figures
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Wrench went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 3
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Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsA funding report dated August 7, 2023 states Wrench announced it raised $40 million in an initial filing from a $40 million offering, categorized as a venture round of unknown series.
$40M source ↗
Wrench launched in Spokane, Washington in the first week of December 2017, serving from Airway Heights to the Idaho border; the company said the expansion was based on consumer demand, mechanic interest and a desire to test a mid-size market.
Citing growth, Wrench moved its headquarters to a larger Seattle space at 1411 4th Ave, 11th floor, previously occupied by Uber.
Wrench describes its Phoenix, Arizona launch as its second market, which it says was successful and prompted further expansion into additional cities.
Earlier in 2017, Wrench raised more than $4 million in Series A funding led by Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group, whose managing director Len Jordan cited the roughly $70 billion North American auto maintenance and repair market.
$4M source ↗
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Legal entities · 1
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▸Research sources · 8
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Wrench do?
- Wrench is a Seattle-based mobile auto repair company that sends certified mechanics to customers' homes and workplaces.
- Who founded Wrench?
- Wrench was founded by Edward Petersen in 2015.
- Who are Wrench's investors?
- Wrench's investors include Ascend Venture Capital, Data Point Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Tenaya Capital, Marubeni.
- How much funding has Wrench raised?
- Wrench has disclosed $59.3M raised across 5 of its 6 known rounds.
- Where is Wrench headquartered?
- Wrench is headquartered in Seattle, US.