What Speedhome does

Speedhome is a Malaysia-headquartered online property rental platform founded in 2015 that operates a two-sided marketplace connecting individual landlords with tenants across Malaysia. The company positions itself around a signature Zero Deposit rental product — underwritten in partnership with Allianz Malaysia — that removes the traditional multi-month cash barrier tenants face at move-in (typically described as 4 months of rent plus deposit). Landlord listing on the platform is free, with monetization driven by value-added services and an insurance-spread arrangement with Allianz.

The product architecture sits under the SPEEDHOME Group umbrella and comprises three modules: SPEEDHOME (core tenancy management marketplace with automated invoicing, rent reminders, tenant chasing, and guaranteed landlord payouts), SPEEDRENO (pre-listing renovation coordination to get units rent-ready), and SPEEDFIX (during-tenancy repairs dispatch and settlement). Supporting features include a credit-profile-based tenant screening engine that intentionally avoids demographic bias, a direct 'Chat with Owner' messaging layer on every listing, and standardized stamped and recorded digital tenancy agreements. The web platform is localized in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Chinese.

Revenue is generated through managed-services fees for tenancy management and rent collection, professional-services revenue from SPEEDRENO renovations, managed-maintenance revenue from SPEEDFIX repairs, transaction fees from tenant screening reports, and an insurance underwriting/transaction-fee arrangement with Allianz on the zero-deposit product. GTM is product-led and self-serve on both sides: landlords self-list properties for free and tenants self-discover and apply, supported by an SEO-led acquisition motion across city and neighbourhood landing pages. Speedhome has raised approximately US$1.7 million in disclosed equity (a 2021 Series A co-led by Gobi Partners and Allianz Malaysia) and reports a base of 5,000+ landlords with active listings across more than a dozen Malaysian sub-markets, with stated plans to expand into Bangkok and 10 additional Southeast Asian cities over the next five years.

Name

Speedhome

Legal name

SPEEDHOME

Website

https://speedhome.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Speedhome is a Malaysia-based online property rental marketplace offering free landlord listings paired with an Allianz-backed zero-deposit product, serving 5,000+ individual landlords and tenants across more than a dozen Malaysian sub-markets via the SPEEDHOME, SPEEDRENO, and SPEEDFIX service modules.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Selangor

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tenancy Management & Rent Collection Service: Landlord pays for managed tenancy services including tenant invoicing, automated rent reminders, chasing of tardy payments, and guaranteed payouts — a recurring managed-service relationship post-listing.
2. Unit Preparation & Renovation (SPEEDRENO): Service revenue from coordinating renovation contractors to get landlord units rent-ready, with landlords setting budget and scope and Speedhome managing execution.
3. Maintenance & Repairs Coordination (SPEEDFIX): Revenue from dispatching vetted vendors for tenant-reported repairs and settling costs through landlord payouts — managed-maintenance service.
4. Zero-Deposit Insurance Underwriting (Allianz): Insurance partnership with Allianz underwrites the zero-deposit option for tenants, allowing landlords to forgo traditional 2-month deposits. Speedhome is 'Powered By Allianz' and revenue is generated through this insurance/financing arrangement.
5. Tenant Screening Service: Revenue generated by providing landlords with credit-profile-based tenant screening reports, replacing traditional name-based discrimination in tenant selection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Speedhome is an online property rental marketplace that connects individual landlords and tenants in Malaysia. Its signature feature is a zero-deposit rental product underwritten through an insurance partnership with Allianz Malaysia, removing the traditional multi-month cash deposit barrier for tenants. The platform additionally offers tenant credit-profile screening, verified listings, digital tenancy agreements, automated rent collection, and complementary services SPEEDRENO (renovation) and SPEEDFIX (maintenance).

Product overview

Speedhome operates the SPEEDHOME Group as a platform-plus-modules architecture: the core SPEEDHOME product is an online zero-deposit property rental marketplace (web app available in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Chinese) that pairs landlords and tenants across Malaysia, and is flanked by two landlord-side service modules — SPEEDRENO (unit preparation before listing) and SPEEDFIX (repairs during tenancy). On top of the marketplace, the core product bundles three signature features that define the tenant experience: Zero Deposit Rental (eligible tenants skip the traditional multi-month cash deposit, underwritten via insurance partnerships such as Allianz), Tenant Screening based on a credit profile rather than demographics, and Direct Owner Chat. Landlord-side, SPEEDHOME adds automated invoicing, rent chasing, and guaranteed payouts, while SPEEDRENO and SPEEDFIX handle everything before and after move-in.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPEEDRENO: Unit preparation service under SPEEDHOME GROUP that handles renovation and getting units rent-ready before listing.
• SPEEDFIX

Products and services

• SPEEDHOME Core online rental marketplace that connects landlords and tenants in Malaysia; landlord-facing module handles tenant approval, rent setting, automated invoicing and reminders, rent chasing, and guaranteed payouts, while the tenant-facing module offers verified listings, direct owner chat, credit-profile-based screening, digital tenancy agreements, and zero-deposit rental flow.
• SPEEDRENO Pre-listing unit preparation service for landlords; manages renovation, coordinates contractors, and gets the property rent-ready within a set budget and scope, positioned as the 'Before Listing' arm of the SPEEDHOME Group.
• SPEEDFIX During-tenancy repairs and maintenance service; tenants log issues, SPEEDFIX dispatches a vetted vendor, the repair is completed, and the cost is settled through the landlord's payout, positioned as the 'After Move In' arm of the SPEEDHOME Group.
• Zero Deposit Rental Signature tenant-facing feature of the SPEEDHOME platform that allows eligible tenants to move in without paying the traditional multi-month cash deposit, underwritten through insurance partnerships and surfaced on listings with a 'ZERO DEPOSIT' badge.
• Tenant Screening Tenant application review that evaluates a credit profile (rather than name, race, or religion) to determine eligibility for zero-deposit rentals and to help landlords select tenants without demographic bias.
• Direct Owner Chat In-app chat that lets tenants ask questions, confirm listing details, and arrange viewings directly with the property owner from the listing experience, and lets landlords chat with prospective tenants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stated 21 days to rent out a property on average.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Allianz (as insurance/underwriting partner)core/flagship commercial partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllianz is the insurance/underwriting partner that powers Speedhome's zero-deposit rental product. The 'Powered By Allianz' co-branding appears across the tenant and landlord interfaces, and Allianz is positioned as the risk-bearing backstop that allows Speedhome to remove the traditional 2-month deposit from tenants.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PropertyGuru: Largest Southeast Asian property marketplace operating across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Directly comparable as a two-sided property listings platform in Malaysia, but with a much broader scope (sale + rent, commercial + residential) and substantially larger scale and funding base than Speedhome.
• EdgeProp Malaysia: Established Malaysian property media and listings platform owned by The Edge Malaysia. Comparable as a broad property listings destination in Malaysia, though it is primarily media-led and does not offer a managed tenancy / zero-deposit product like Speedhome.
• Zillow: US-based broad incumbent in online residential real estate, with both listings and managed rental products (Zillow Rental Manager). Comparable category leader offering landlord self-serve tools and tenant search, though operating in a far more mature and competitive US market.
• Housing.com: India-based broad property marketplace with rental, resale, and new-home verticals. Comparable as a multi-vertical online property destination with both sale and rent inventory, though backed by a substantially larger conglomerate (Elara Technologies / REA Group).

Direct peers

• iBilik: Malaysia-based room and home rental marketplace founded around the same period as Speedhome. Most direct competitor on the tenant side in Malaysia, targeting similar working professionals and small families; competes head-to-head for landlord supply and tenant demand in the same Malaysian cities.
• NoBroker: India-based zero-brokerage rental and real-estate marketplace offering direct owner-tenant connections and tenant screening. Closely comparable in product philosophy (cutting out agents, free landlord listings, direct chat), though operating in a different geography.
• Flyhomes: US-based proptech combining a brokerage model with cash-offer and guaranteed-rent products for landlords. Comparable as a tech-enabled rental management and landlord-services platform that, like Speedhome, wraps insurance/financial guarantees around the rental transaction.

Emerging players

• Rentomojo: India-based furniture-and-appliance-enabled rental platform. Comparable in targeting the rental experience in emerging Asia and in offering tenant-friendly financial products, though differentiated by its rental-of-furnishings model.
• Spacely AI: Thailand-based proptech/AI startup focused on property search and rental matching. Comparable as an emerging SEA proptech that may compete for landlord inventory and tenant attention as Speedhome enters Bangkok.

Regional players

• DDproperty (Dot Property): Thailand-focused property listings platform under the Dot Property network. Comparable as a regional proptech listings marketplace, and a natural Speedhome competitor if Speedhome pushes into Bangkok as announced.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/speedrent-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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