Buildiro Tech
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Buildiro Tech (Buildiro) was a London-based direct-to-consumer online marketplace for building supplies and materials. It let tradespeople and DIY enthusiasts compare prices on items like boilers, cement, hand and power tools, radiators, tiles and timber boards across more than 100 merchants, and find local merchants with the materials they needed in stock. Founded by Luke Polach, it raised venture funding and equity crowdfunding (including a Seedrs campaign and a later-stage VC round in 2021) and operated a Czech subsidiary in Brno. It is listed as out of business as of March 2026.
02 / Buildiro Tech FAILURE REASONS
Failure reasons
Buildiro is listed as out of business as of March 2026. No detailed public account of the specific reasons for the closure has been published, so failure factors cannot be stated with confidence.
03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Liquidation
Companies House filing history for BUILDIRO TECH UK LTD (12226534) shows a First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off dated 16 December 2025.
- Liquidation
Companies House: Final Gazette dissolved via compulsory strike-off on 3 March 2026. Company status Dissolved.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN
How the factors connect
- 01
Buildiro was founded by Luke Polach as a direct-to-consumer marketplace for sourcing building supplies and materials from local merchants.
- 02
The platform let tradespeople and DIY enthusiasts compare prices across more than 100 merchants, covering boilers, cement, tools, radiators, tiles, timber and delivery services.
- 03
It raised venture funding and equity crowdfunding, including a Seedrs campaign and a later-stage VC round in 2021, and ran a Czech subsidiary in Brno.
- 04
Buildiro is listed as out of business as of March 2026.
- 05
No reliable realized loss figure with clear subject, period and basis has been disclosed.