What Spacebox Storage does

Spacebox Storage is a privately held, multi-site self-storage operator headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, running eight facilities across Florida and Mississippi (Apollo Beach, Mary Esther/Florosa, and Vero Beach in FL; Hattiesburg, two Horn Lake sites, Laurel, and Olive Branch in MS). Its core products are climate-controlled and traditional drive-up self-storage units, covered and uncovered vehicle/boat/RV storage, business storage, and on-site moving supplies; Laurel additionally offers Nokē Bluetooth smart units with mobile access, motion sensors, and digital key sharing. The technology stack rests on a contactless online rental platform (marketed as completable in roughly 90 seconds) powered by Cubby management software, Twilio communications, Stripe/Payabli payments, and a Duda-hosted website, with keypad gate entry and 24/7 video surveillance at every facility.

The business model is recurring monthly subscription revenue from month-to-month unit rentals, supplemented by one-time sale of moving supplies and a free move-in truck incentive that lowers acquisition friction. Customer acquisition is fully self-serve and digital: customers discover facilities through SEO-optimized location pages, complete the rental online without an office visit, and manage autopay digitally. The target segments are diversified — residential homeowners, small businesses, college students (notably the University of Southern Mississippi), military families, and vehicle owners across the Gulf Coast and Southern Mississippi — and the value proposition leans on climate control for the hot/humid Southern climate, 24/7 keypad access, no long-term commitment, and the free move-in truck.

The company shows no public listing, no disclosed institutional or PE ownership, no funding history, and no executive team disclosure in the source material. Growth signals to date consist of greenfield facility openings (Vero Beach in 2024, Olive Branch most recently), the acquisition-and-rebrand of Outback Self Storage in Hattiesburg, and the deployment of Nokē smart storage at Laurel, indicating an M&A-and-greenfield roll-up strategy in a fragmented regional market.

Name

Spacebox Storage

Legal name

Spacebox Storage

Website

https://spaceboxstorage.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spacebox Storage is a privately held self-storage operator running eight climate-controlled and traditional facilities across Florida and Mississippi, serving residential, small-business, military, student, and vehicle-storage customers via a contactless online rental platform and month-to-month subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Self Storage

NAICS

Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units (531130)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate-Controlled Self-Storage (HSAKAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Standard/Non-Climate Self-Storage (HSAKAGAB), Vehicle & RV/Boat Self-Storage (HSAKAGAC), Student & Seasonal Self-Storage (HSAKAGAE), Vehicle Storage & Staging (Short/Long-Term) (HSAKAFAK)

Keywords

• Self storage units
• Climate-controlled storage
• Vehicle storage
• Boat RV storage
• Contactless rentals

Headquarters

HQ city

Hattiesburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Self Storage Unit Rentals: Monthly rental of self storage units (drive-up and climate-controlled) to residential and commercial customers. Units are rented on flexible month-to-month agreements with no long-term commitments required. Revenue is generated on a recurring subscription basis, billed monthly.
2. Vehicle Storage (Boat, RV, Car, Motorcycle): Monthly rental of covered, uncovered, and indoor vehicle storage spaces for boats, RVs, campers, trailers, cars, and motorcycles. Also billed on month-to-month flexible leases.
3. Moving Supplies Sales: Sale of packing and moving supplies including boxes, tape, bubble wrap, locks, and more at facility locations.
4. Free Move-In Truck (Incentive): Free use of a move-in truck for customers at most locations as a move-in incentive, reducing friction in customer acquisition rather than generating direct revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spacebox Storage rents self-storage units (drive-up and climate-controlled) and vehicle storage spaces (boats, RVs, cars, motorcycles) at 8 facilities across Florida and Mississippi on flexible month-to-month leases. Customers reserve and pay entirely online through a contactless system that takes roughly 90 seconds, then access units via keypad gate codes, with Nokē Bluetooth smart units available at Laurel, MS.

Product overview

Spacebox Storage is a self-storage provider offering climate-controlled and traditional storage units alongside vehicle storage solutions. The core offering consists of self storage units (with drive-up and climate-controlled options) and vehicle storage (boats, RVs, cars, motorcycles). Smart Storage Units using Nokē Bluetooth technology provide keyless access as an upgrade option. Business Storage, Free Move-In Truck, and Moving Supplies are add-on services. An online rental platform enables contactless reservations and payments. The company operates facilities across Florida and Mississippi serving residential, commercial, and vehicle storage needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self Storage Units Traditional self storage units rented monthly on flexible, no-long-term-commitment leases, available in drive-up and indoor configurations for households and businesses storing furniture, household goods, inventory, and equipment.
• Climate-Controlled Storage Units Temperature- and humidity-regulated storage units designed to protect wooden and upholstered furniture, electronics, paper documents, collectibles, antiques, artwork, wine, leather, and linens from warping, cracking, mold, and mildew.
• Vehicle Storage Secure vehicle storage with gated access and fencing, available covered or uncovered for boats, RVs, campers, travel trailers, toy haulers, cars, motorcycles, and trucks on flexible month-to-month leases.
• Business Storage Storage solutions targeted at local businesses and entrepreneurs for inventory, equipment, and document storage, with drive-up access available at locations offering drive-up units to support frequent loading and unloading.
• Moving Supplies On-site sale of packing and moving supplies including boxes, tape, bubble wrap, and locks at storage facility locations.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cubby Enterprises, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides integrated software components for storage unit management, reservations, and customer communications used across all Spacebox Storage facilities. This is the core operational software platform enabling the online rental system.
• TwiliocoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party communication service provider powering SMS/MMS text messaging and voice communications for Spacebox Storage. Used for transactional account notifications (rental confirmations, payment receipts, security alerts) and opt-in promotional messaging.
• Stripe / PayablicoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processors handling billing and payment transactions for storage unit rentals. Stripe and Payabli are referenced in the privacy policy as the providers for secure payment processing.
• StoragePugminorOthersWebsite design and development partner credited for building the spaceboxstorage.com website (footer attribution: 'Made with by StoragePug').

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CubeSmart: Self-storage REIT with ~1,300 facilities across the U.S., directly overlapping Spacebox's product set (climate-controlled, vehicle, business storage). Competes on similar value propositions (convenience, digital rental) but with materially more scale and resources.
• Extra Space Storage: Major national self-storage REIT operating thousands of facilities, including the Life Storage portfolio. Offers the same suite of products (drive-up, climate-controlled, vehicle storage) Spacebox provides, but across a national footprint and with deeper technology investment.
• Public Storage: Largest publicly traded self-storage REIT in the U.S. with thousands of facilities nationwide. Directly competes with Spacebox in the same product category (self-storage units, climate control, vehicle storage) but at vastly greater scale, broader geographic reach, and as part of a wider real estate investment portfolio.
• National Storage Affiliates: Self-storage REIT with ~1,000 facilities, including a sizable presence in the Southeast. Competitor in the same product category with greater geographic diversification, comparable booth offerings on climate-controlled and vehicle storage, and an affiliated-participating-operator model.

Direct peers

• SmartStop Self Storage: Publicly traded self-storage operator focused on owned and managed facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Closely comparable to Spacebox: climate-controlled and drive-up units, vehicle/RV storage, online rental, with multiple Florida and Sun Belt locations that overlap Spacebox's target geography.
• Prime Storage: Private self-storage operator with a footprint of more than 200 facilities in the U.S., including Florida and the Southeast. Closely mirrors Spacebox's offering (climate-controlled, drive-up, vehicle storage, online rentals) and competes for the same residential and small-business customer segments.
• StorageMart: Private, family-owned self-storage operator with hundreds of facilities across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Highly comparable to Spacebox in business model (month-to-month rentals, climate-controlled units, vehicle storage, online reservations) and in offering a more localized, customer-experience-driven alternative to the large REITs.
• Devon Self Storage: Private self-storage operator with facilities across the U.S., offering the same product mix as Spacebox (climate-controlled, vehicle, boat/RV storage) with month-to-month rentals and online move-in. Comparable in scale and operational model to Spacebox's regional private operator positioning.
• Metro Storage: Private self-storage company operating ~200 facilities across the eastern U.S., with strong concentration in Florida. Direct competitor in climate-controlled and vehicle storage, with comparable unit mix and online rental platform.

Emerging players

• Neighbor.com: Peer-to-peer storage marketplace connecting individuals with spare space to consumers needing storage. Competes with Spacebox for the same customers (residential, vehicle, climate-sensitive storage) but via a different, capital-light marketplace model rather than owned facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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