Homejoy is an online platform which connects customers with house cleaners. The company is based in San Francisco. Homejoy serves the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom for a total of over 31 major cities. It charges a variable rate of $25-$35 per hour (or £13 an hour in the UK).
History
Homejoy was founded in 2010 by siblings Adora and Aaron Cheung, who now work as CEO and VP of Growth, respectively. Originally, the company was named Pathjoy.
Co-founder Adora Cheung did the first few cleaning jobs herself, and until late 2013 continued to work at least one cleaning job per month.
Homejoy received an undisclosed amount of funding from Y Combinator in March 2010, but began operations in 2012. The company raised another $1.7 million in seed funding in early 2013. The seed investors included Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Resolute.VC, and other individuals and groups. Since then, there have been two other rounds of fundraising conducted by Homejoy (Series A and Series B). Series A was conducted in October 2013, and the amount invested during this round has not been publicly disclosed. After Series B, led by Google Ventures, completed in early December 2013, the total raised from both rounds was around $38 million.
In April 2014, Homejoy expanded into the United Kingdom, its first market outside North America. It charges £13 per hour, of which cleaners earn between £7 and £9.5.
Operations
Homejoy is currently run by a team of over 100 employees, and works with thousands of independent professional cleaners in their cities of operation as of early 2014. They charge a uniform rate of $25 an hour for service. Cleanings are fully bonded, and cleaners contracting on the platform have gone through a screening process which involves third-party background checks and a certification process.
Homejoy's company culture focuses on the use of technology to increase operating efficiency. Investors have also credited Homejoy for creating jobs in a slow job market by connecting their service to the demand and expanding their scope beyond traditional house cleaning companies.
Homejoy Foundation
In December 2013, Homejoy announced the establishment of the Homejoy Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports initiatives for veterans and their families.
References
External links
- Official website
- Homejoy Foundation
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