Lawnstarter
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mowing |
| Founded | 2013 in Washington, D.C. |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
Areas served | Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Texas, Dallas-Ft Worth, Charlotte, North Carolina, Jacksonville, Florida, Orlando, Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, DC[1] |
Key people | Arman Panjwani (CFO)[2] Christian Lavender (CMO) |
| Website | www |
Lawnstarter is an American online platform for mowing.[3][4] It is based in Austin, Texas.[5]
History[edit]
Lawnstarter was founded in 2013 by Jonas Weigert, Ryan Farley, Steve Corcoran in Washington, D.C. and later moved to Austin, Texas.[6][7] A year later, they joined Techstars Austin accelerator program.[6][8]
In January 2015, Lawnstarter raised $1 million in seed funding.[8] Later, in the same year, they received an additional investment of $6 as part of Series A funding.[9] By June 2015, they were active in twelve cities of the U.S.[9]
Lawnstarter is also active in research studies, and in 2017, they found in a research study that Austin had enough population to become a new state.[10][11][12]
In November 2019, it received an additional investment of $10.5 million.[13][14]
In 2020, Lawnstarter was included in Austin American-Statesman's Greater Austin Top Employers list.[15]
In August 2021, Lawnstarter acquired Lawn Love for an undisclosed amount.[6][16][17]
Platform[edit]
It is an online platform that allows to reserve lawn care and mowing services through a website or a mobile application.[14][18] It also tracks weather and accordingly revises the schedule as needed.[9]
LawnStarter has been called an Uber for lawn services.[5][19]
References[edit]
- ^ "The mowing middle men". Lawn & Landscape.
- ^ "Arman Panjwani".
- ^ Sullivan, Heather. "Lawn care app powers back up in Richmond". NBC12.
- ^ Patel, Sujan. "Ryan Farley: How Being Scrappy Propelled LawnStarter To Success". Forbes.
- ^ a b Schwartz, Eric Hal. "LawnStarter Brings Uber-Style Service to Your Backyard".
- ^ a b c Wistrom, Brent. "Austin's LawnStarter acquires former rival Lawn Love".
- ^ Anderson, Will. "Millennials on a mission: The startup grinder".
- ^ a b "Techstars grad LawnStarter bags $1M from Gary Vaynerchuk, others". VentureBeat. January 14, 2015.
- ^ a b c "LawnStarter Raises $6M To Become Your "Lawn Care Concierge"". TechCrunch.
- ^ Webb, Eric. "Webb Report: Statehood for Austin? We've got population to back it up". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ Kolomatsky, Michael (March 3, 2022). "Which Cities Are Best for Walking Your Dog?" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Kolomatsky, Michael (May 27, 2021). "Where to Appreciate the Joys of Naked Gardening" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Austin-based LawnStarter rakes in the green with $10.5M funding round".
- ^ a b "Austin's Lawnstarter raises $10.5M for growth". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "Greater Austin Top Employers 2020". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "LawnStarter acquires Lawn Love". Lawn & Landscape.
- ^ "Tech startups target lawn care market". San Diego Union-Tribune. June 12, 2015.
- ^ Hawkins, Lori. "Five Austin-based apps that can make your life easier". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ Watson, Rachel (November 22, 2019). "'Uber for lawn care' lands $10.5M to expand in GR". Grand Rapids Business Journal.