Making Rent Affordable and Supporting Local Businesses in Canada with Robin Gray from Karla Rewards

Pitch Please

Ever thought your everyday spending could help pay your rent? Meet Karla, the innovative platform connecting local businesses and renters, easing the burden of high living costs.

In this episode of Pitch Please, we talk with Robin Gray, the visionary behind Karla Rewards. Robin shares his journey from his challenging upbringing in Montreal to founding a tech startup aimed at reducing living expenses for Canadians. We dive into how Karla's unique rewards system helps members earn cashback on daily purchases, which can then be applied to rent payments.

Robin also discusses Karla's focus on community, financial literacy through Karla AI, and their ambitious goal of transforming shopping experiences while supporting local businesses. Learn how Karla is creating a connected ecosystem that benefits both residents and businesses alike.

Listen now to discover how Karla is making housing more affordable and supporting local communities in Canada!

About Robin

Robin Gray, an African-Canadian entrepreneur from Montréal, Quebec, founded Karla Rewards in 2023. After a successful four-year stint at Microsoft, specializing in Azure Cloud and Data + AI services, Robin took the jump into entrepreneurship and went full force into tackling affordable housing within local communities plagued with high living costs.

Robin grew up relatively poor. His parents were both immigrants from Europe and Africa, giving him a unique perspective on the challenges of immigration, but generally, the high cost of living in Canada. He aims to create Canada's first super-platform, focused on affordable housing and supporting local businesses. Through Karla, he envisions a connected ecosystem where businesses and residents are interconnected through a single platform, The Karla Network, with an ambitious goal to make housing more affordable, fairer, and more rewarding through its unique rewards program, Lifestyle Rewards.

About Karla Technologies

Karla Technologies helps Canadians reduce living expenses, particularly rent when its members make online and local purchases through the Karla Alliance Network. Additionally, timely rent payments with Karla contribute to building a strong credit profile. Karla addresses the network effect challenge of loyalty by focusing on hyper-localization, targeting dense communities, and fostering neighborhood connections.

Key Announcements:

1. Karla has commenced development on Karla AI, a Robo Advisor to help its members with financial literacy

2. Karla has reached 1,000 members and 100 stores on its platform

3. Karla has entered into a partnership with IDEA Mississauga to transform shopping experiences for 16,000 local businesses (including SquareOne) and help reduce rent for Mississauga's vast 800K+ residential community!

Want to Connect?

Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.karlarewards.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlarewards/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karlarewards

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karla.ai

Robin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-gray8/

Want to Get Involved?

The Karla Alliance is growing—we welcome any interested parties to reach out directly to Robin Gray, Founder of Karla Technologies at [e-mail]