Thumbtack (website)

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Thumbtack
Thumbtack logo black RGB.png
Type of business Private
Type of site
Consumer service
Available in English
Founded2008;15 years ago (2008) [1]
Headquarters San Francisco, California
Founder(s)
CEOMarco Zappacosta
URL thumbtack.com
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive

Thumbtack is an American home services website. It is an online directory that allows users to search for, rate, and hire local service providers to work on a variety of personal projects, including home improvement, financial and legal services, computer / IT repair and event planning. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Javelin Venture Partners, Baillie Gifford, and Capital G, among others.

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Early years

Thumbtack was founded in 2008 by Marco Zappacosta, Jeremy Tunnell, Jonathan Swanson, and Sander Daniels. [2]

Investment

In June 2010, Thumbtack.com raised $1.2 million in funding, primarily from angel investors. [3] In January 2012, Thumbtack raised another $4.5 million through a Series A round of venture capital funding. [4] In June 2013, Thumbtack raised an additional $12.5 million through a Series B round of venture capital funding. [5] In May 2014, Thumbtack raised $30 million through a Series C round of venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global Management. [6] In August 2014, Thumbtack raised $100 million through a Series D round of venture capital funding, led by Google Capital. [7] In September 2015, Thumbtack raised $125 million of venture capital funding, led by Baillie Gifford. [8]

In July 2019 the company secured $150 million in Series F at a valuation of nearly $1.7 billion. [9]

In July 2021 the company raised $275 million at a $3.2 billion valuation. [10]

Competitors

Thumbtack's major competitors include Yelp, HomeAdvisor, Angi and TaskRabbit.

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