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| Sep 13, 2018 | When Thumbtack was young: the early years | The company had made 450,000 connections a year and half after its launch
As our readers know, Vator has started a series called When they were young.
It's a look back at the modest days of startups, what traction they had in their first fe... |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Shift Messenger (YC W15) Makes It Easy For Workers To Swap Hours | “Anyone who has worked a retail job knows what a pain it is to take time off. You usually have to find someone to cover your shift and, unless you’ve managed to arrange your schedule in advance, that often entails panicked texts and phone c... |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Shift Messenger Makes It Easy For Workers To Swap Hours | Anyone who has worked a retail job knows what a pain it is to take time off. You usually have to find someone to cover your shift and, unless you’ve managed to arrange your schedule in advance, that often entails panicked texts and phone ca... |
| Feb 8, 2015 | Will There Really Be An Uber For Everything? | Brian Ascher Contributor
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Brian Ascher is a partner at Venrock, where he invests broadly across enterprise and fintech and serves on the boards of several companies, including Personal Capital, 6Sense, Socrates AI, Dynamic S... |
| Jun 6, 2013 | ‘Uber For Local Home Services’ Provider ClubLocal Launches In The Bay Area | Uber pioneered the market for on-demand, one-click rides from your mobile phone, and over the past few years we’ve seen a ton of ‘Uber for X’ startups pop up in different categories. One of the newest is ClubLocal, which provides on-demand ... |
| May 29, 2013 | Etece, A Spanish TaskRabbit, Raises €450K Series A To Expand To Four More Local Cities | Etece, a Spanish TaskRabbit style startup offering an online platform for people who need a job doing but don’t have the time to do it themselves, has just closed a €450,000 Series A funding round, with investment from Mola Capital, Faraday... |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Latam Local Services Marketplace Startup GetNinjas Raises $3M Series A To Get More Nimble By Getting More Developers | GetNinjas, a local services marketplace startup based in São Paulo, Brazil has closed a $3 million Series A round backed by new investor Otto Capital, with existing investors Monashees and KaszeK Ventures also participating. The latter both... |
| Feb 20, 2013 | Home Depot-Owned Redbeacon Now Lets You Pay Contractors Online | RedBeacon has just released an update to its services that effectively closes the loop on the company’s home services marketplace.
The company announced the update on its blog, bringing mobile and online payments to the platform. This will ... |
| Feb 7, 2013 | Redbeacon Founder Launches MyTime, A Booking And Ecommerce Platform For Local Services And Open Appointments | Ethan Anderson, the co-founder of TechCrunch50 winner Redbeacon (which was acquired by Home Depot last year), is debuting his newest venture in Los Angeles today — MyTime. In short, the startup wants to be the go-to destination for appointm... |
| Dec 17, 2012 | Home Depot Starts Innovation Lab in Austin by Acquiring BlackLocus | Today, BlackLocus announced that it was acquired by The Home Depot and will become the Home Depot's Innovation Lab in Austin, Texas.
BlackLocus makes business software for retailers that turns lots of data into understandable, actionable in... |
| Apr 2, 2012 | Redbeacon adds a bid estimator to help homeowners | A new tool debuts to help calculate home improvement bids before you start a project
Homeownership comes with it a lot of upkeep and headaches – especially when you have to start searching for bids on serious improvements. One online servic... |
| Jan 20, 2012 | Home Depot snaps up service-quoting site Redbeacon | The home improvement retailer is adding more high tech services for its customers
Home Depot has been aggressively adding new technology to its home improvement retail business. Over the last few days, Home Depot has been rolling out a pilo... |
| Jan 20, 2012 | Home Depot Acquires Home Services Marketplace Redbeacon | Big-box retailer Home Depot has acquired home services marketplace and TechCrunch50 winner Redbeacon. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Redbeacon lets users search, browse and book local home service providers, including plumb... |
| Nov 18, 2011 | How MiNeeds, a Local-Services Startup Run by Software Guys, Softened Up for Weddings | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
When the ex-Microsofties behind local services site MiNeeds thought about expanding their business, they got what seemed like weird advice. They had built their company as a r... |
| Nov 9, 2011 | Home Services Marketplace Redbeacon Launches iPhone App To Get Quotes On The Go | Home services marketplace and TechCrunch50 winner Redbeacon is debuting its first mobile offering today—an iPhone app. The app essentially allows homeowners to be able to get quotes for services on the go without having to make service prof... |
| Oct 3, 2011 | Redbeacon Nabs StubHub, Support.com Vet As New CEO | Home services marketplace and TechCrunch50 winner Redbeacon is announcing a leadership change this morning with the appointment of Anthony Rodio, former COO of Support.com, as CEO.
Redbeacon lets users search, browse and book local service ... |
| Feb 2, 2011 | At Splash: Thank you to our sponsors | Mevio, KPMG, Rackspace, Cannonball Wine, Javelin, Ackrell, Redbeacon, Arkayne...
This Thursday, February 3, Vator will be hosting its fourth Vator Splash in San Francisco. We are thrilled that more than 400 atttendees have registered.
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| Oct 12, 2010 | Sponsor Post: Vertical Search, Consumer Surplus and Adverse Selection | Editor’s note: We offer our long-term sponsors the opportunity to write posts and tell their story. These posts are clearly marked as written by sponsors, but we also want them to be useful and interesting to our readers. We hope you like t... |
| Sep 29, 2010 | TechCrunch 50 Winner Redbeacon Opens In Seattle, Expands Reach With Widgets | Fresh off a $7.4 million funding round, last year’s TechCrunch50 winner Redbeacon took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt today. The company announced that it has expanded to its second city; Seattle. Redbeacon was previously only available in... |
| Aug 13, 2010 | Thank You TechCrunch Sponsors! | We would like to take a minute to thank all of our amazing sponsors!
After the huge success of Disrupt NYC, we’re expecting Disrupt San Francisco to be even bigger, better and more badass. Get your Early Bird tickets until Aug 31!
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| Aug 6, 2010 | Redbeacon Completes $7.4M Series A Round of Financing | Redbeacon, a San Mateo, CA-based operator of an online service that allows consumers to receive price quotes and book appointments for virtually any local service, has completed a $7.4m Series A round of financing.
Investors include Mayfiel... |
| Aug 5, 2010 | Redbeacon Raises $7.4 Million To Help You Book Local Services Online | Redbeacon, which won the TechCrunch50 launch conference in 2009, has raised a $7.4 million round of financing. The round was led by Mayfield Fund and Venrock.
Raj Kapoor, Managing Director at Mayfield, and Brian Ascher, General Partner at V... |
| Aug 5, 2010 | Local-services startup Redbeacon raises $7.4M | Redbeacon, the service listings startup that won the top prize at the TechCrunch50 conference last fall, just raised $7.4 million in its first round of funding.
Users post service requests on Redbeacon, detailing if they need something repa... |
| Aug 5, 2010 | Redbeacon gets $7.4 million in Series A | Mayfield and Venrock pour money into local services concierge
Redbeacon, a startup focused on helping consumers find local service providers, just raised $7.4 million in Series A funding from Mayfield and Venrock. Mayfield VC Raj Kapoor and... |
| Mar 23, 2010 | Startups And Top Investors Unite At Y Combinator's Tenth Demo Day | I’m here at Y Combinator headquarters in Mountain View, California, where over two dozen startups are showing off their wares to a room full of investors and press. The room is packed with with some of Silicon Valley’s most highly regarded ... |
| Mar 10, 2010 | Redbeacon socializes local service listings | 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!
Redbeacon, a startup that helps you find local se... |
| Mar 10, 2010 | Redbeacon socializes local service listings | Redbeacon, a startup that helps you find local service providers, has been pretty quiet since it won the top prize at the TechCrunch50 conference last September. Co-founder Ethan Anderson told me that’s intentional — the San Mateo, Calif. c... |
| Mar 10, 2010 | Redbeacon Fine Tunes Service, Goes Social, Continues To Be Awesome | 2009 TechCrunch50 winner Redbeacon, a service that pairs consumers with service providers, is releasing a number of new features today, launching a distribution relationship and sharing key data from their beta trial. The 50,000 foot view i... |
| Nov 25, 2009 | Thumbtack Takes On RedBeacon As It Looks To Bring Local Service Providers Online | Last month we saw the launch of TechCrunch50 winner RedBeacon, the startup that lets you book local service providers directly from the web. Today it’s getting some strong competition from a new startup called Thumbtack, a local service boo... |
| Oct 20, 2009 | HelpHive Tries To Monetize Home Service Directory | Seattle-based startup HelpHive lets consumers find rated and reviewed home service professionals, such as plumbers, landscapers, handymen and more. Exclusive to the greater Seattle area, HelpHive integrates with social networks, like Facebo... |
| Oct 14, 2009 | TC50 Winner RedBeacon Is Now Live In The Bay Area | The wait is finally over, at least for those lucky TechCrunch readers in the Bay Area. Today, TechCrunch50 winner RedBeacon is opening its doors to San Francisco and the surrounding area, allowing users to submit requests to local service p... |
| Oct 13, 2009 | Thumbtack (People's Choice) on Juice Box | Startup wants to be the next-generation local services marketplace, combining Yelp and eBay
Thumbtack was given the People's Choice award at the Juice Pitcher last week. The local services startup was chosen after presenting alongside nine ... |
| Oct 12, 2009 | RentCycle Wants To Be An OpenTable For Local Rental Businesses | One of the big trends we’ve seen over the last few years is the push to bring local businesses online. No longer are online reservations and purchases solely available through major brands — it’s now quite easy for a local business to set u... |
| Sep 22, 2009 | TechCrunch50 Winner RedBeacon Gets Some TV Love | RedBeacon, the new “OpenTable for local services” that launched at TechCrunch50 last week and took home the top prize from the event, gets a little attention from mainstream media. See founders Aaron Lee, Ethan Anderson and Yaron Binur on F... |
| Sep 15, 2009 | TC50: RedBeacon, the market for local services, wins TechCrunch50 award | 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!
RedBeacon, a startup that helps people find local... |
| Sep 15, 2009 | TC50: RedBeacon, the market for local services, wins TechCrunch50 award | RedBeacon, a startup that helps people find local services like maids or repairmen, won best of show at the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco today.
The startup is in many ways what Craigslist could have become for local services. Fo... |
| Sep 15, 2009 | RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009 | The 50 startup presentations are over, the judges votes are in, Michael and Jason chewed over the top contenders, and the winner of this year’s TechCrunch50 is RedBeacon. The startup aims to help consumers find local service providers such ... |
| Sep 14, 2009 | TC50: RedBeacon Lets You Hire Local Service Providers Online, Without Any Phone Calls | The web is loaded with sites offering listings and reviews for local services, with mainstays like Yelp and Craigslist leading the pack. But when it comes to actually executing a transaction with one of these service providers — establishin... |
| Sep 14, 2009 | TC50: Need someone to mow your lawn? Redbeacon creates a market for local services | 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!
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Need a plumber? A gardene... |
| Sep 14, 2009 | TC50: Need someone to mow your lawn? Redbeacon creates a market for local services | Updated with correction
Need a plumber? A gardener? Someone who can do another random job? A startup called Redbeacon says it can help you find the right person when you want, for the right price.
The company demonstrated its service at the... |
