Lawnstarter

LawnStarter
TypePrivate
IndustryMowing
Founded2013; 13 years ago (2013) in Washington, D.C.
Founders
  • Steve Corcoran
  • Ryan Farley
  • Jonas Weigert
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
,
United States
Areas served
3,000 cities across the U.S.
Key peopleGary Kliegman (COO) Christian Lavender (CMO)
ProductsLawnStarter platform
Lawn Love platform
Websitelawnstarter.com

LawnStarter is an American online platform for mowing. It is based in Austin, Texas.

History

LawnStarter was founded in 2013 in Washington, D.C. by Steve Corcoran, Jonas Weigert, and Ryan Farley. Later, it moved its headquarters to Austin, Texas. In 2014, LawnStarter was accepted into the Techstars Austin accelerator program, following which it relocated its headquarters from Virginia to Austin, Texas.

In January 2015, LawnStarter raised $1 million in seed funding from investors including Gary Vaynerchuk. In June 2015, LawnStarter raised an additional US$6 million in Series A funding led by Binary Capital, and by that time was operating in 12 U.S. cities including Austin, San Diego, Orlando, and Washington, D.C.

In November 2019, LawnStarter received an additional investment of $10.5 million.

In 2020, LawnStarter appointed former Snap executive Arman Panjwani as its chief financial officer. In the same year, LawnStarter was named to the Austin American-Statesman's Greater Austin Top Employers list.

In August 2021, LawnStarter acquired San Diego-based Lawn Love.

Platform

LawnStarter is an online platform that connects homeowners with local lawn care and mowing services through its website and mobile app for iOS and Android. It has been described as an "Uber for lawn services."

References

  1. ↑ Sullivan, Heather (June 16, 2016). "Lawn care app powers back up in Richmond". NBC12.
  2. ↑ Patel, Sujan (September 25, 2016). "Ryan Farley: How Being Scrappy Propelled LawnStarter To Success". Forbes.
  3. 1 2 Schwartz, Eric Hal (April 14, 2014). "LawnStarter Brings Uber-Style Service to Your Backyard".
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  5. 1 2 Wistrom, Brent (August 3, 2021). "Austin's LawnStarter acquires former rival Lawn Love".
  6. 1 2 Cheredar, Tom (January 14, 2015). "Techstars grad LawnStarter bags $1M from Gary Vaynerchuk, others". VentureBeat.
  7. ↑ Ha, Anthony (June 2, 2015). "LawnStarter Raises $6M To Become Your "Lawn Care Concierge"". TechCrunch.
  8. ↑ Grove, Jennifer Van (June 12, 2015). "Tech startups target lawn care market". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  9. ↑ Wistrom, Brent (November 12, 2019). "Austin-based LawnStarter rakes in the green with $10.5M funding round".
  10. ↑ Gottsegen, Gordon (November 12, 2019). "LawnStarter Raises $10.5M to Become the TaskRabbit of Lawn Care".
  11. ↑ Anderson, Will (July 2, 2020). "LawnStarter hires CFO who helped take Snap public". Austin Business Journal.
  12. ↑ "Greater Austin Top Employers 2020". Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 2020.
  13. ↑ Grier, Fred (August 22, 2021). "Lawn Love Sold To Austin Co". San Diego Business Journal.
  14. ↑ Carlson, Kara (November 12, 2019). "Austin's Lawnstarter raises $10.5M for growth". Austin American-Statesman.
  15. ↑ Hawkins, Lori (April 26, 2017). "Five Austin-based apps that can make your life easier". Austin American-Statesman.
  16. ↑ Watson, Rachel (November 22, 2019). "'Uber for lawn care' lands $10.5M to expand in GR". Grand Rapids Business Journal.