Founder Kyle Plathe launched Instakyle in 2016 with mobile iPhone repairs and a deep love for tinkering on Apple hardware. Word-of-mouth travels fast, and soon the studio expanded into tablets, Macs, gaming consoles, and micro-soldering for those “impossible” USB-C jobs.
We took the brand on the road to California with a mobile e-bike repair station, partnered with neighborhood shops, accepted the occasional Bitcoin payment, and ultimately returned to Minnesota in 2025 with a renewed focus: build a repair lab that cares for people and the planet.