Improve

What Improve does

Improve is a Mexico-based, privately held e-commerce platform that sells hardware and screw supplies for industrial buyers. According to the available firmographic data, the company was founded in 2018, is headquartered in San Nicolás De Los Garza (a municipality in the Monterrey metropolitan area in Nuevo León), operates with a small team of 11-50 employees, and markets itself through the domain abastecedoraimprove.com (the brand name "Abastecedora Improve" suggests a supply-house identity rooted in the Mexican industrial supply tradition). The company operates on a for-profit basis and has not disclosed any public-company status, IPO plans, or parent-company relationships.

The company's functional role is as an online distributor of industrial fasteners and hardware consumables — a category that includes screws, bolts, nuts, washers, and related fittings typically purchased by manufacturing, maintenance, construction, and MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) buyers. The platform appears to function as a digital storefront for these SKUs, serving industrial customers within Mexico. No specific proprietary technology, platform architecture, supplier integration, or logistics network has been disclosed in the available input; the firm's website returned only a loading/verification placeholder at the time of sourcing, limiting the granularity of what can be stated about product catalog depth, fulfillment model, or technical infrastructure.

The underlying revenue mechanics are not disclosed, but consistent with the segment, revenue is most plausibly generated through transactional product sales via the e-commerce channel, with possible complementary account-based or bulk-volume contracts for industrial accounts. No pricing model, minimum order values, customer acquisition channels, pricing tiers, or revenue figures have been disclosed, and no funding rounds, investors, awards, certifications, partnerships, patents, leadership team, or M&A activity have been reported. The input dataset is consequently thin in every dimension beyond firmographic basics, and any further analytical conclusion regarding business model specifics, scale, or competitive positioning would require primary-source verification from the company's full operational disclosures.

Name

Improve

Website

https://abastecedoraimprove.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Improve is a Mexico-based e-commerce platform, founded in 2018 and based in San Nicolás De Los Garza, that sells hardware and screw supplies to industrial buyers. It operates with a small team of 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Hardware Distribution

NAICS

Hardware Retailers (44414), Building Material and Supplies Dealers (4441)

SIC

Wholesale-Hardware (5072), Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores (5531)

akta.pro primary industry

Home, Furniture & Home Improvement Online Retailers (CRAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fasteners, Nails, Screws & Anchors Retail (CRAIADAC), Construction, Home Improvement & Building Materials Marketplaces (CRAFABAO)

Keywords

• Industrial hardware supplies
• Screw and fastening products
• Industrial e-commerce
• Hardware distribution
• Fasteners and tooling

Headquarters

HQ city

San Nicolás De Los Garza

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Core offering

Improve operates an e-commerce platform that sells industrial hardware and screw supplies to industry buyers. The business is positioned as an online storefront providing fastening and hardware products rather than a marketplace connecting third-party sellers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial hardware supplies

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Würth: Global leader in fastening and hardware supplies with a major direct-sales operation in Mexico; directly comparable to Improve as a B2B supplier of screws, fasteners, and industrial hardware, with deeper assortment and an established sales force.
• Fastenal: Large North American industrial supplier with a strong focus on fasteners, tools, and MRO products sold through both physical branches and e-commerce; comparable to Improve in product mix and B2B industrial buyer base.
• Grainger: Major industrial MRO distributor with a broad catalog including fasteners, tools, and hardware; overlaps with Improve on hardware/screw SKUs and on serving industrial buyers via e-commerce channels.
• McMaster-Carr: U.S.-based industrial supply e-commerce specialist known for extremely deep assortment in fasteners and hardware; comparable to Improve as a digital-first B2B platform selling into industrial customers.

Regional players

• Truper: Mexican manufacturer and distributor of hand tools, hardware, and fasteners with strong domestic retail and industrial distribution; highly comparable to Improve given shared geography, product overlap, and industrial customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Business: Global e-commerce incumbent extending into B2B industrial supply with broad assortment and fast logistics; comparable to Improve as a competing e-commerce channel for the same hardware/screw purchasing use case.
• MercadoLibre: Dominant Latin American e-commerce marketplace with growing B2B and industrial categories in Mexico; relevant comparable for Improve as the regional e-commerce platform competing for industrial buyer traffic and transactions.
• Home Depot Mexico: Large home improvement and hardware retailer in Mexico with both physical stores and e-commerce; overlaps with Improve on hardware and fastener SKUs and on the same Mexican buyer base.
• Stanley Black & Decker (Industrial): Global tool and fastening manufacturer with industrial distribution and e-commerce channels serving similar buyers to Improve, including fasteners, drill bits, and industrial hardware consumables.

Emerging players

• Hilti: Specialized supplier of fastening systems, power tools, and related consumables for construction and industrial customers; comparable to Improve in fastener-centric product mix and B2B industrial sales motion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/abastecedoraimprove
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abastecedora-improve-s-a-de-c-v

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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