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Lawnstarter
American online platform From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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LawnStarter is an American online platform for mowing.[3][4] It is based in Austin, Texas.[5]
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History
LawnStarter was founded in 2013 by Steve Corcoran, Jonas Weigert, and Ryan Farley 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 million as part of Series A funding.[9] By June 2015, they were active in 12 cities of the U.S.[9]
LawnStarter studies are picked up by the major news outlets in the US
In November 2019, it received an additional investment of $10.5 million.[10][11]
In 2020, LawnStarter was included in Austin American-Statesman's Greater Austin Top Employers list.[12]
In August 2021, LawnStarter acquired Lawn Love for an undisclosed amount.[6][13][14]
By 2022, LawnStarter had expanded its reach nationally and was operating in more than 3,000 cities in more than 300 markets.[15]
In 2023, LawnStarter recorded its first annual profit.[16]
In 2024, LawnStarter added 198 markets and 440 cities and expanded lawn care and other outdoor services it offers to customers.[17]
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Platform
It is an online platform that allows to reserve lawn care and mowing services through a website or a mobile application.[11][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
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