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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mowing and Other Outdoor Services |
| Founded | 2013 in Washington, D.C. |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
Areas served | More than 3,000 cities in more than 300 markets across the U.S. [1] |
Key people | Arman Panjwani (CFO) [2] Christian Lavender (CMO) |
| Website | www |
LawnStarter is an American online platform for mowing. [3] [4] It is based in Austin, Texas. [5]
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]
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]
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