Sheruta

What Sheruta does

Sheruta is a Nigerian web-based roommate finder and shared housing marketplace founded in 2020 and headquartered in Lagos, with secondary operations in Abuja. The platform connects individuals seeking affordable shared living arrangements with room providers who have vacant rooms or apartments, serving a primary segment of working-class young professionals navigating high rental costs in Lagos. Users post listings and search properties for free across 8+ Lagos neighborhoods including Lekki Phase 1, Lekki Phase 2, Ikeja, Surulere, Yaba, Ajah, Sangotedo, and Gbagada, with property price points ranging from ₦35,000/month to ₦3,800,000/year.

The platform is built on a Firebase backend infrastructure handling user authentication, data storage, and media management. Core product features include a location-based property search with filters for state, city, budget range, service type, and payment cadence (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, bi-annually); a profile verification mechanism to build trust within the community; and a posting system supporting both free and 'Free to Contact' listings. Adjacent products include a Declutter feature for community item sharing. The company has no mobile app and no public API.

Sheruta operates a freemium, usage-based revenue model. Posting and searching are free, while users purchase one of five credit packs (Starter ₦2,000, Basic ₦3,000, Value Pack ₦5,000, Pro Pack ₦10,000, Ultimate Pack ₦15,000) to unlock premium features such as direct messaging, call connections, WhatsApp integrations, social media links, post reposts, and post promotions. The company is privately held, employs 1-10 people, and distributes through a self-serve web channel plus a minor partner agent network that lists whole (non-shared) properties. No external funding rounds have been disclosed.

Name

Sheruta

Legal name

Sheruta

Website

https://sheruta.ng

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sheruta is a Lagos-based web platform founded in 2020 that helps Nigerian users find roommates, list vacant rooms, and split rent in Lagos and Abuja, monetizing via pay-as-you-go credit packs that unlock messaging and connection features.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagos

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Credit Packs: Pay-as-you-go credit system where users purchase credit packs to access premium features including direct messaging, call connections, WhatsApp integrations, social media links, post reposts, and post promotions. Ranges from ₦2,000 (Starter) to ₦15,000 (Ultimate).
2. Free Listing Features: Basic platform access is free including posting and searching. Premium features require credits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sheruta is an online housing assistance platform that helps Nigerians, primarily in Lagos and Abuja, find roommates and shared housing accommodations. The platform connects individuals seeking rooms (room seekers) with those who have rooms available (room providers and partner agents). It operates through a web-based interface with a credit-based monetization system that unlocks direct messaging, phone calls, WhatsApp connections, and promotional listing features.

Product overview

Sheruta is a Nigerian roommate finder and shared housing platform operating primarily in Lagos and Abuja. The platform consists of a core roommate finding service (Roommate Finder) combined with a property listing marketplace where users post available rooms and apartments for rent. The ecosystem includes a credit-based monetization system with five pricing tiers (Starter Pack, Basic Pack, Value Pack, Pro Pack, and Ultimate Pack) that unlock messaging, connection, and promotional features. Additional features include a Declutter service for community item sharing and a posting system with both free and credit-enabled options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roommate Finder Core matching service that helps individual room seekers locate shared accommodations and compatible roommates in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. Targets working-class young professionals, students, and individuals seeking affordable shared housing.
• Property Listings Listing service that allows individual room providers and partner real estate agents to advertise available rooms, apartments, and shared spaces on the platform, with promotional boosts available through the credit system. Targets individual landlords and real estate agents seeking tenants.
• Sheruta Credits System Pay-as-you-go credit system offering tiered packages (ranging from ₦2,000 to ₦15,000) that unlock premium features such as direct messaging, phone calls, WhatsApp connections, profile verification, and listing promotions. Targets both room seekers and room providers on the platform.
• Declutter Community feature that enables users to list, sell, or give away unwanted household items to other members of the Sheruta community. Targets existing Sheruta users looking to declutter before or after moving.
• Partner Agent Program Program that allows vetted real estate agents and property managers to register as partner agents, post verified property listings, and connect with room seekers on the platform. Targets independent real estate agents and small property management firms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Platform supports listing searches across multiple Lagos neighborhoods including Lekki Phase 1, Lekki Phase 2, Ikeja, Surulere, Yaba, Ajah, Sangotedo, and Gbagada
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner AgentsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSheruta partners with real estate agents who list entire spaces (non-shared) for rent on the platform. This extends the platform beyond shared housing to full property rentals.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Roommates.com: Long-running US roommate-matching platform with profile creation, listings, and paid promotion features — comparable in core functionality and monetization layers.
• Badi: Room-rental and roommate-matching platform operating across European cities, with verification and chat-led onboarding similar to Sheruta's verified-profile workflow.
• Roomi: Mobile-first roommate and co-living matching platform with verified profiles, listings, and in-app messaging. Closest global analog to Sheruta's roommate-finding and verification-led model.
• Flatmates.com.au: Australia's largest share accommodation marketplace with profile verification and listing-boost features — directly comparable in feature set and trust-led model.
• SpareRoom: UK-based flatmate and room-listing marketplace with free plus paid 'Bump Up' promotion tiers — same roommate-finding core plus usage-based visibility upgrades.
• EasyRoommate: International roommate-matching marketplace with verified listings and subscription/promotion monetization, comparable in product surface to Sheruta's credit-based promotion system.

Emerging players

• HousingAnywhere: Cross-border accommodation and rental marketplace with verified listings and tenant-landlord messaging — overlapping platform mechanics in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Jiji Nigeria: Largest general classifieds marketplace in Nigeria, including housing and roommate listings. Competes for the same seeker traffic but as a broad horizontal platform rather than a roommate-specialist.

Regional players

• PropertyPro.ng: Nigeria-focused property listing and rental marketplace, addressing landlords and agents. Comparable Nigerian housing-marketplace adjacency, though tilted toward full-property rentals rather than roommate matching.
• Rent.com.ng: Nigerian rental marketplace for apartments and houses with verified listings. Adjacent product offering in the same geography, focused on full-property rentals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sheruta_ng
• Facebookfacebook.com/sheruta.ng
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sheruta-online-accommodations-solution

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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