We built Stagex because tradies were sick of being banks for everyone else

A second-gen electrician — 18 years on the tools — finished a $42,000 commercial fit-out in Marrickville. The builder went into administration nine days later. He got back 4 cents on the dollar.

That's not a story. That happened 2,636 times in 2024. Australian tradies lose an estimated $14.7B a year to unpaid, withheld, and disputed invoices. So we built Stagex.

The fix isn't another invoicing app. The fix is an unarguable record of what was agreed and what was done — every stage priced, evidenced and signed off. You see the scope before you swing a hammer. They see exactly what they're approving.

No one's hoping. No one's chasing.