The founding team includes Graphic Design alumni Matt Roberts (2025) and Niall Corcoran (2025), Shaun Connor (Accounting and Financial Management BSc, 2025), and current Computer Science students Stephen Leong and Kubby Briggs.
Fixing the everyday chaos of shared living
Hauze began as a university project created by CEO and Co-Founder Matt Roberts, who saw first-hand how quickly shared houses can become disorganised:
“Hauze started as a university project of mine, born out of genuine frustration with shared living. The insight behind it is pretty simple: most house conflict doesn't come from bad people, it comes from bad systems. Uneven chores, awkward conversations about money, admin spread across WhatsApp threads and Notes apps, none of that friction needs to exist.”
The Hauze app brings spend-splitting and chore management into one shared space, designed around how students actually live, not how they’re expected to.
Early recognition and momentum
Since its inception, Hauze has already gained significant traction. The start-up won the Loughborough Enterprise Network Skills-Up Fund, been named one of the UK's Top 100 Student-Led Startups by UNiDAYS, Canopy and StudentVenture, and has been selected to join the Loughborough Incubator, LUInc.
Matt added: “The key thing: we're keeping it free with no ads or paywalls. The goal is to build something practical and lasting, created locally within Loughborough and ready to expand beyond when the time is right.”
Launching October 2026
Hauze is set to launch in October 2026, just in time for freshers’ week. Students can expect more announcements in the coming months, including activities around campus and exclusive rewards for early adopters.
The team is currently selecting students from the waitlist for upcoming user testing. Those interested in shaping the future of the platform can join the Hauze waitlist now and help influence how the product evolves.