Pro Lab

What Pro Lab does

Pro Lab is a privately held, for-profit manufacturer founded in 1998 and headquartered in Weston, United States. The company specializes in home safety test kits designed for consumer and DIY end users, with a product line covering mold detection, radon gas testing, detecto card assays, and bacteria and pesticide contamination testing in water. These are physical, chemical/biological assay-based consumer products typically sold through retail and home improvement channels.

The company's core technology is rooted in conventional chemical and biological assay methodologies rather than digital or AI-enabled platforms — test kits are designed for at-home use by non-professional consumers seeking to identify environmental health risks. No proprietary software, connected-device, or AI-driven interpretation features are disclosed in the available input. The product portfolio spans the most common residential environmental hazards (mold, radon, water contamination), which provides category breadth but within a tightly defined niche.

Pro Lab's business model is consumer-product manufacturing and distribution. With 11-50 employees and 25+ years of operating history, the company operates at small scale with no disclosed funding rounds, enterprise contracts, or distribution partnerships. Detailed financial data — including revenue, pricing, and channel mix — was not accessible because the company website presented a human verification/captcha page that blocked automated data collection, leaving significant gaps in verifiable operating metrics.

Name

Pro Lab

Website

https://prolabinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pro Lab is a US-based manufacturer of consumer home safety test kits, including mold, radon gas, and water contamination (bacteria & pesticide) detection products, serving DIY and residential customers since 1998.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Weston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Core offering

Pro Lab manufactures and sells consumer do-it-yourself home safety test kits that allow homeowners to screen for indoor hazards on their own. The product range includes mold test kits, radon gas test kits, Detecto-Card test kits, and combined bacteria & pesticides-in-water test kits sold as packaged physical units through the company's own website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mold Test Kit At-home DIY test kit that enables homeowners and renters to sample their indoor environment for mold contamination without hiring a professional inspector. Sold as a standalone packaged unit on the Pro Lab website for consumer use.
• Radon Gas Test Kit At-home DIY radon test kit that allows consumers to measure radon gas levels in their home on their own, typically used as an initial screen before any remediation. Sold as a standalone packaged unit on the Pro Lab website for consumer use.
• Detecto-Card Test Kit Detecto-Card branded consumer test kit, part of Pro Lab's home safety product family, packaged as a standalone unit for direct purchase by individual consumers.
• Bacteria & Pesticides in Water Test Kit Combined at-home water test kit that lets consumers screen household water (e.g., tap or well water) for both bacterial contamination and pesticide residues in a single purchase. Sold as a standalone packaged unit on the Pro Lab website for consumer use.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Mold Armor: Focused on DIY mold test kits and remediation products for homeowners. Directly comparable in mold detection kits sold to households.
• Pro-Lab Diagnostics: Specializes in at-home water testing kits (lead, pesticides, bacteria) for the UK market. Direct category peer in household water-safety test kits with overlapping product range.
• SimpleLab (Tap Score): Sells at-home water test kits for contaminants and offers lab analysis services. Direct peer in the household water testing category with a more digital, DTC-oriented model.
• Safe Home: Sells home environmental and water test kits including radon, mold, and lead. Comparable in multi-category consumer test kits sold through online channels.
• AccuStar Labs (Radon Test Kits): Provider of radon measurement services and home radon test kits. Directly comparable in the household radon gas testing category.

Emerging players

• Health Metric: An emerging player in at-home health and environmental test kits with subscription/DTC models. Comparable emerging-business peer in the consumer home test kit space.

Broad incumbents

• First Alert: Market-leading home safety brand across smoke, CO, and radon alarms. Broad incumbent in the wider household safety category; could be strategic acquirer of test-kit brands like Pro Lab.
• 3M: Diversified consumer and industrial safety products manufacturer with overlaps in home environmental testing and filtration. Broad incumbent that competes tangentially through private-label and branded safety products.
• Honeywell: Diversified industrial and home safety products company across air quality, detectors, and environmental sensing. Broad incumbent in adjacent home-sensing categories.
• Whirlpool (everydrop Water Testing): Provides water filtration and water-quality testing products under the everydrop brand. Adjacent incumbent in household water testing tied to appliance installed base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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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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