krib is the first marketplace built specifically to consolidate every step of the sublet and lease-takeover process — discovery, screening, paperwork, payments, handoff — into a single platform. We're paving the way for more flexible, more humane housing.
Renters lose flexibility. Landlords lose control. Everyone loses time. Today, anyone trying to sublet a place or hand off a lease is forced into a patchwork of Facebook groups, Craigslist posts, group-chat DMs, and PDF leases printed at FedEx. No platform exists to do this end-to-end. So we built one.
krib brings every step of the sublet and lease-takeover process under one roof — listings, screening, agreements, escrowed deposits, landlord approval, and key handoff — so the secondary market can finally function like the primary one.
Each one screened and tracked inside the app — so you never have to leave krib to make a sublet happen.
Sublets and lease takeovers, posted with verified availability windows and lease-end dates.
↗Verify identity, income, and references. Both sides see exactly who they're dealing with.
↗Auto-generated sublet & assignment agreements, e-signed, with built-in landlord approval flow.
↗Rent and deposit collected through krib, deposits held in escrow until move-in is confirmed.
↗Schedule keys, walkthroughs, and utility transfer. Move-out and move-in documented in-app.
↗Whether you're subletting your apartment for the summer or taking over a lease in a new city.
Lease-end dates, availability windows, photos, and floor plans. Every listing is identity-verified and lease-checked before it goes live.
Every renter and subletter passes a verification step — ID, income, references — before the match is confirmed.
Held in escrow until move-in confirms. No more chasing Venmo refunds.
Auto-generated sublet & assignment templates, jurisdiction-aware, e-signed in-app.
Loop your landlord in for one-click approval. We handle the paper trail.
Move-out, move-in, and utility transfer — scheduled and documented in one place.
No Venmo. No spreadsheets. No “I think you owe me $14 for water?”
Students are the inventors of subletting. Every May, every August, every semester abroad — millions of leases need to move. So student users get the full krib platform plus a tier of features built around the way college actually works.
Compatibility quiz pairs you with verified students at your school looking to share — or take over together.
Search by summer-only, fall, study-abroad, or full-academic-year availability. Lease dates aligned to the academic calendar.
Walk-time-to-campus, safety scores, transit access — overlaid on every listing within a 3-mile campus radius.
Landlords who actively rent to students, fast-tracked, with reviews from previous student tenants.
For full leases, not just sublets — find a co-signer or split a place with someone you've actually been matched with.
Live human help with paperwork, landlord disputes, or move logistics — discounted for students, free in the first year.
The biggest competitors don't even compete on the same axes — Airbnb is short-term-only, Zillow is full-leases, and the rest is Craigslist.
| Platform | Sublet | Takeover | Escrow | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbnb | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Zillow | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | |
| Craigslist | — | — | — | — |
| krib | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Lease takeovers require landlord buy-in. krib makes that the easiest part of the deal.
Original tenant requests a takeover. New tenant submits ID, rental history, and references. You review and approve from your phone — no email chains, no scanned PDFs.
krib generates the lease assignment addendum specific to your state and your existing lease, protecting you legally without involving your attorney.
Your unit stays occupied. Rent keeps coming. krib charges the tenants, not you — there are no platform fees or commissions for landlords, ever.
Through three years of sublets, semester-abroad lease gaps, and Venmo deposits sent into the void.
Economics and data science at Rice. Current growth strategist and investment analyst. Retired voice actor and child model. Has moved 13 times in the past two years. Views the secondary market as an asset class — because soon, it will be.
Co-founder and builder at krib.