Lockerpreneur Academy
Become a Lockerpreneur
A Lockerpreneur is an entrepreneur who builds a local business around smart lockers — solving a real customer need in a residential building, campus, workplace, shop or community space, without a traditional shopfront.
The Lockerpreneur Academy is our application-based programme to help new locker businesses get off the ground. Selected startups receive our software free for the first year*, plus the playbook and support to launch.
What selected startups receive
Software free for year one
Selected startups use the LockerLauncher software at no cost for their first 12 months, so early revenue goes back into the business.
The launch playbook
Guidance on choosing a customer need, securing a location, pricing a service and running a pilot — drawn from more than a decade of locker experience.
Founder support
Direct access to the co-founders for questions, reviews and introductions as you move from idea to first location.
Help to get hardware moving
Support choosing lockers — ordered through us from any country, built locally or retrofitted — with hardware quoted separately.
Who should apply
- First-time founders with a clear local idea
- Small businesses adding 24-hour drop-off and collection
- Teams with access to a residential building, campus, workplace or venue
- Anyone, in any country, ready to run a pilot location
How it works
- 1
Apply
Tell us your idea, your country and the location you have in mind.
- 2
Conversation
We talk it through with you and look at the customer need and site.
- 3
Selection
Successful applicants join the academy and receive first-year software at no cost.
- 4
Launch
Open your pilot with our playbook and support, then grow from there.
What is a Lockerpreneur?
Lockerpreneur (noun, also spelled “lockerprenuer” or “locker-preneur”): an entrepreneur who starts and runs a local business built on smart lockers. Lockerpreneurs find a customer need — parcel and food delivery in residential buildings, laundry, rentals, storage or key exchange — secure a location, and serve customers 24/7 through self-service lockers instead of a staffed shopfront.
LockerLauncher is the platform for Lockerpreneurs: we help people launch their own locker business with software, hardware options and a launch playbook.
How do I become a Lockerpreneur?
Pick one customer need, find a location such as a residential building, campus or workplace, choose lockers and software, then run a pilot. The academy guides you through each step.
Do I need a shop to be a Lockerpreneur?
No. Lockers let customers drop off and collect around the clock, so the business runs without a staffed counter.
What businesses can a Lockerpreneur run?
Parcel and food delivery lockers, laundry and dry cleaning, rentals, lending libraries, key exchange, luggage and self-storage — see our locker business ideas.
Who helps Lockerpreneurs launch?
LockerLauncher provides locker software, hardware options and a launch playbook, and the Lockerpreneur Academy offers selected startups free software for their first year.*
Next steps: how to start a locker business, locker business ideas, locker services for residential buildings and pricing.
The fine print
Places are limited and offered at our discretion following an application. The free first year* covers the LockerLauncher software subscription only and is subject to terms; lockers, delivery, installation and other services are quoted separately. The academy does not guarantee earnings or business success.
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