Ian Hooper | Founder
Instool

Ian is a serial entrepreneur with a background in building impactful technology businesses. In his twenties, he helped scale one of the earliest online food ordering platforms that grew into a multi-billion-dollar Nasdaq listed company. Today, Ian is a co-founder of InsTool, a platform accelerating the green transition by removing the administrative bottlenecks that slow down renewable installers. InsTool is used by hundreds of MCS-certified solar PV and heat pump installers to save a day of admin per installation. Designed from the ground up based on the needs of installers in the sector, InsTool combines project management, a quality management system (QMS) and automated certification workflows into a single, role-based platform accessible via mobile, tablet, or desktop. From DNO applications and risk assessments to commissioning forms and EICs, InsTool handles it all. With one tap, installers can lodge deposit protections, trigger insurance-backed guarantees, generate building control notifications and execute automated MCS MID filings. Installers walk away from site with a fully compliant (QR code linked) handover pack, generated moments after commissioning.