Thumbtack (website)

Thumbtack is an online service that matches customers with local professionals. Currently, Thumbtack lists 1,100 types of services in categories such as home, wellness, events, and lessons.

Thumbtack
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
Consumer service
Available inEnglish
Founded2009[1]
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
URLwww.thumbtack.com
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive

Investment

In June 2010, Thumbtack.com raised $1.2 million in funding, primarily from angel investors.[2] Investors include Scott Banister, Jason Calacanis and Joshua Schachter.[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 June 2019 the company secured $120 million in Series H at a valuation of nearly $1.3 billion.[9]

Competitors

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

References
  1. Colleen Taylor (August 20, 2014). "12 Questions With The CEO Of Thumbtack, Google Capital's New $100 Million Bet". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. "Well-known angels back local services startup Thumbtack.com". VentureBeat. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. Crunchbase Profile for Thumbtack.com
  4. "Local Services Marketplace Thumbtack Raises $4.5 Million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  5. "Thumbtack Partners with Sequoia to Reimagine Local Services". Thumbtack Journal. 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  6. "Local Services Marketplace Thumbtack Raises $30 Million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  7. Mac, Ryan. "How Thumbtack Plans To Be Your One-Stop Local Services Shop For Plumbers, Chefs And Belly Dancers". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  8. Benner, Katie. "Thumbtack Raises New Funding at a $1.3 Billion Valuation". bits.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  9. "Thumbtack is raising up to $120M on a flat valuation". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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