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Taskrabbit
Taskrabbit, Inc. d/b/a Taskrabbit operates an online marketplace that matches freelance labor with local demand, allowing people to find help with tasks including personal assistance, furniture assembly, moving, delivery, and handyman work. The company was founded in 2008 by Leah Busque and was acquired by an affiliate of IKEA in 2017.
More than 200,000 independent workers use the Taskrabbit platform.
The company was founded as RunMyErrand in Boston in 2008, during the Great Recession, by Leah Busque, a former software engineer for IBM. She got the idea to start the company when she needed dog food but didn’t have time to get it herself.
In 2009, the company received funding from Facebook's startup incubator, fbFund, and Tim Ferriss became an advisor.
In 2010, the name of the company was changed from RunMyErrand to Taskrabbit. The company also moved its headquarters to San Francisco.
In May 2011, Taskrabbit raised a $5 million Series A financing round from Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, Baseline Ventures, Floodgate Fund, Collaborative Fund, 500 Startups, and Lisa Gansky. In July 2011, Taskrabbit launched a mobile app for iOS. At that time, the company had 1,500 active taskers.
In October 2011, former Hotwire.com CEO Eric Grosse was named CEO. At that time, the company had operations in Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City; Chicago; Los Angeles; and Orange County, California. In December 2011, Taskrabbit received an additional $17.8 million in a Series B round of funding from existing investors as well as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Allen & Company, and The Tornante Company. It also engaged Michael Eisner as an advisor. At the time, the firm had 35 employees and generated $4 million in business each month.
In 2012, Busque reassumed the role of CEO, with Gross staying on with the company's board of directors, advising on strategy and operations. The company raised $13 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $37.5 million.
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Taskrabbit
Taskrabbit, Inc. d/b/a Taskrabbit operates an online marketplace that matches freelance labor with local demand, allowing people to find help with tasks including personal assistance, furniture assembly, moving, delivery, and handyman work. The company was founded in 2008 by Leah Busque and was acquired by an affiliate of IKEA in 2017.
More than 200,000 independent workers use the Taskrabbit platform.
The company was founded as RunMyErrand in Boston in 2008, during the Great Recession, by Leah Busque, a former software engineer for IBM. She got the idea to start the company when she needed dog food but didn’t have time to get it herself.
In 2009, the company received funding from Facebook's startup incubator, fbFund, and Tim Ferriss became an advisor.
In 2010, the name of the company was changed from RunMyErrand to Taskrabbit. The company also moved its headquarters to San Francisco.
In May 2011, Taskrabbit raised a $5 million Series A financing round from Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, Baseline Ventures, Floodgate Fund, Collaborative Fund, 500 Startups, and Lisa Gansky. In July 2011, Taskrabbit launched a mobile app for iOS. At that time, the company had 1,500 active taskers.
In October 2011, former Hotwire.com CEO Eric Grosse was named CEO. At that time, the company had operations in Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City; Chicago; Los Angeles; and Orange County, California. In December 2011, Taskrabbit received an additional $17.8 million in a Series B round of funding from existing investors as well as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Allen & Company, and The Tornante Company. It also engaged Michael Eisner as an advisor. At the time, the firm had 35 employees and generated $4 million in business each month.
In 2012, Busque reassumed the role of CEO, with Gross staying on with the company's board of directors, advising on strategy and operations. The company raised $13 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $37.5 million.