James Samuel

James Samuel

Building Keeplys
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I’m James. I have decades of experience building software across companies and industries. By day, I’m an engineering manager at Reddit. In my free time, I built Keeplys—born out of my own frustration with document chaos: personal records, business paperwork, tax files, and “important” documents scattered across tools that weren’t built to last. After one too many moments wondering whether something was stored safely, accessibly, or durably enough for the future, I decided to build the solution I wished existed. That’s how Keeplys was born—to help everyone confidently manage the full lifecycle of their most important documents.

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Maker History

  • Vermietler
    VermietlerAll-in-one rental management platform for private landlords
    May 2026
  • Keeplys
    KeeplysFree document scanner & organizer app for ios & android
    Dec 2025
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    Joined Product HuntDecember 16th, 2025

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James Samuel•

7d ago

Vermietler - All-in-one rental management platform for private landlords

We're building Vermietler because managing rental properties in Germany shouldn't require an expensive Hausverwaltung or a tangle of spreadsheets and paper folders. Most landlords with 1–50 units are stuck in one of two camps: 1) Rent tracking in Excel, tenant documents in random Dropbox folders, Nebenkostenabrechnung once a year in a panic, and receipts stuffed in a shoebox. 2) Paying 5–8% of monthly rent to a property manager for work you could do yourself—if only the tools existed.
James Samuel•

5mo ago

Keeplys - Free document scanner & organizer app for ios & android

We've all been there digging through drawers looking for that receipt, warranty, or ID card when you need it most. Keeplys eliminates paper chaos by turning your phone into an intelligent document vault. 1) Point your camera at any document and Keeplys captures it instantly. 2) Organize your life the way you think about it. Documents, Invoices, ID Cards. 3) Your documents stay yours. Authenticate with Apple ID or Google Sign-In, and they go straight to YOUR cloud storage.
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