Lovely Inc

http://livelovely.com/

Last activity: 23.11.2017

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Categories: HardwareITMarketplaceMobilePersonalPropertyRentalSearch

Lovely is the first real rental marketplace that allows renters to search, apply and pay rent directly from their mobile devices while helping property owners and managers find the best, most qualified tenants. We know from personal experience just how painful it can be to rent an apartment, and we think it should be faster, easier and more transparent for both sides.

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2.11K

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Overview

Location

United States, Georgia, Atlanta

Employees

501-1000

Founded date

2011

Investors 4

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	500 Startups	500.co
	Kortschak Investments	kortschak.com
	Structure Capital	structure.vc

Mentions in press and media 17

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Nov 2, 2014	So You Want To Fix The Housing Crisis	So 15 of the 30 cities with the highest rents in the country are all in the San Francisco Bay Area, with Palo Alto topping the list, according to this lovely report from Lovely that came out last week. Part of this is cyclical. We don’t kno...
Apr 2, 2014	TPG’s RentPath Buys Lovely For $13M To Expand From Property Search Into Full Rental Services	Some more consolidation afoot in the online property space. RentPath — a search company focused on the property vertical that owns properties like Rent.com — is paying $13 million in cash to acquire Lovely, a startup that has developed a pl...
Mar 21, 2014	West Philly’s Cedar Park had the highest rent increase since 2013 [list]	Monthly rents in Philadelphia are down six percent since January 2013, according to rental listings from an online service called Lovely, but monthly rent in West Philadelphia’s Cedar Park neighborhood jumped 18 percent from 2013 to 2014. T...
Jan 4, 2014	How Technology Simplified My Move To A Big City	Uprooting your life to start anew can be daunting. I came to San Francisco without a plan or place to live, and, after traveling to the city just once before I made a decision to move, the unfamiliarity was mildly uncomfortable. Which is wh...
Dec 27, 2013	Russian angel investment grew 4x in 2013	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Russia’s National Association of Business Angels ...
Dec 10, 2013	Lovely’s Apartment Rental App Moves Into Its New Digs On Android	Few things in life are more frustrating than trying to find a new place to live (especially if you’re itching to move to the housing market hellholes that are New York City and San Francisco). It’s no wonder then that so many startups — Tru...
Nov 21, 2013	Lovely, The Apartment Rentals Site, Raises More Funding And Buys Rentmatic To Add Payments	Lovely, the site that aggregates home rental listings, is today moving up from studio to duplex status. The startup is announcing its first acquisition, Rentmatic, so that those finding apartments on its site will soon be able to set up the...
Nov 8, 2013	Startup News: Apply For An Apartment With Lovely And Toms Launches Feel-Good Store	“Manhattan views.” [Photo: Lovely]Find your apartment finder Scrolling through disgusting and/or terrifying Craigslist apartment ads has become an unfortunate initiation ritual for NYC newcomers. But just in case you’re maybe, sort of, kind...
Feb 28, 2013	VC-Backed Disrupt Alum Zumper Jumps Into The Chicago Rentals Market, Builds Out Pro Features	Zumper — the online home rentals startup and TechCrunch Disrupt alum that quickly raised a $1 million seed round from a list of top-shelf VCs that included Kleiner Perkins, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, CrunchFund and more — is growing. Today, ...
Jan 9, 2013	With 4M Apartment Rentals Viewed On Its Site, Lovely Is Breaking Free Of Litigious Craigslist And Raising A Series A	Lovely, the apartment search service that was initially built as a better and easier way of finding available apartment rentals originally listed in the large-but-feature-light Craigslist.org, has now racked up 4 million proprety views on i...
Dec 28, 2012	14 Startup & Technology Trends To Look For in 2013	For many, the end of the year marks a time for reflection, both in their personal and professional lives. We ask ourselves, “What worked in 2012, what didn't, and most importantly how can I do better in 2013?” To help your startup get a leg...
Nov 14, 2012	Lovely’s Apartment Search Goes Mobile With Its New iPhone App	Apartment search startup Lovely is launching its iPhone app today — the company’s first mobile product. Co-founder and CEO Blake Pierson said the service helps young apartment hunters in “supply-controlled” markets like San Francisco. When ...
Oct 9, 2012	Lovely Goes From Craigslist Target To The Kayak Of Apartment Rentals As It Launches Nationwide	The Craigslist crackdown on usage of its listings data by third parties has had some fairly strong fallout. Some have shut down operations after getting cease & desist orders; some, like 3Taps and PadMapper, are now in court defending t...
Sep 23, 2012	3Taps Is Planning To File A Countersuit Against Craigslist Tomorrow, Citing Antitrust Laws And Uncompetitive Behavior	The legal fight between mega-listings site Craigslist and third parties that have used its data in their own applications looks like it is taking on a new dimension this week. 3Taps, the company sued by Craigslist in July over 3Taps’ Craigs...
Oct 13, 2011	Lovely: A Sleek Tool To Make Your Apartment Search Slightly Less Painful	The words “I’m thinking of moving to a new place” are apparently imbued with dark magic. Utter them, and you’re well on your way to countless headaches, tedious searches, and unanswered phone calls. Yes, apartment hunting stinks. But there’...
	Announcing Accelerate III: Our First Fund Targeting 500 Startups Companies	We recently closed our first fund as a limited partner in 500 Startups. This is our third fund in the Accelerate Series, our theme-based multi-company funds specifically dedicated to top startups in incubators and accelerator programs. Acc...

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FAQ about Lovely Inc

When was Lovely Inc founded?

Lovely Inc was founded in 2011.

Who has invested in Lovely Inc?

Parsers VC lists 4 investors of Lovely Inc, among them 500 Startups, Kortschak Investments and Structure Capital.

What has the press written about Lovely Inc?

Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning Lovely Inc, among them “So You Want To Fix The Housing Crisis” (Nov 2, 2014) and “TPG’s RentPath Buys Lovely For $13M To Expand From Property Search Into Full Rental Services” (Apr 2, 2014).

Is Lovely Inc still active?

Yes, Lovely Inc is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 23, 2017.