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Walmart expands its home services offerings via new partnership with Angi
Walmart is expanding into home services. The retailer today announced a new partnership with Angi (previously Angie’s List), which will make service professionals available to Walmart customers in nearly 4,000…
Handy co-founder Oisin Hanrahan is taking over as CEO of ANGI Homeservices
A little over two years after ANGI Homeservices acquired his startup Handy, Oisin Hanrahan is becoming CEO of the combined organization and joining its board of directors. ANGI is a…
Google Nest begins testing HVAC alerts, partners with Handy for booking service calls
Google’s Nest is testing a new feature that will alert you to potential HVAC issues and even help you book an HVAC professional to fix it, thanks to a partnership…
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Startup ads are taking over the subway
If you’re a New Yorker, one of the easiest ways to keep up-to-date on the latest consumer products — furniture, beauty products, mobile apps, you name it — is to hop on the subway. Even before you board, you may find yourself walking through a station filled with colorful startup ads. And once you’re actually…
Handy co-founder Oisin Hanrahan becomes chief product officer at acquirer ANGI Homeservices
ANGI Homeservices — which operates HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List and other brands — is naming Handy CEO Oisin Hanrahan as its new chief product officer. Handy offers on-demand access to workers…
eBay adds home services to its site via new partners Handy, Porch and InstallerNet
eBay shoppers will now be able to buy installation services along with their purchases. The company this morning announced new partnerships with Handy, Porch and InstallerNet, which will allow online shoppers the option of booking…
Walmart.com now sells Handy’s installation and assembly services
In March, Walmart announced it was partnering with Handy to sell its in-home installation and assembly services in over 2,000 of its brick-and-mortar retail stores. Now, that partnership is expanding…
Walmart to sell Handy’s in-home installation and assembly services in over 2,000 stores
Walmart this morning announced a partnership with home services provider Handy, which will allow customers to purchase in-home installation and assembly assistance in over 2,000 of Walmart’s stores. News of…
Handy and Managed by Q want to make the gig economy a force for good
Handy CEO Oisin Hanrahan, and Managed by Q CEO Dan Teran joined TechCrunch Disrupt in New York on Tuesday to discuss the evolution and shortcomings of the so-called “gig economy.” Both…
Handy’s Black Friday promo rewards contractors over customers
Handy, the on-demand service for cleaners, handymen, and more, has today announced the Give > Get promotion for Black Friday. This Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, customers pay the same…
Not every service needs to be an on-demand service
In recent months, we’ve seen several well-funded startups with strong teams either going through layoffs or shutting down entirely. The natural question to ask is why? The short answer is…
Government’s refusal to recognize the rise of independent contractors is hurting the economy
The workforce of the 21st century has been changing for years. Government, only recently perceiving the movement from a traditional workforce to an independent contractor model, is stifling innovation and…
Silicon Valley’s favorite fixer: Bradley Tusk
Tusk made his bones in Silicon Valley through advising Uber, which paid him in equity for his services while still a Series A company, dramatically boosting Tusk’s net worth (he…
Move Loot, a YC-backed furniture resale marketplace, shuts down, sells customer list to Handy
There’s some closure (literally and figuratively) for Move Loot, the furniture resale marketplace that we wrote earlier this month was up for sale. The startup — backed by nearly $22 million in…
Managed By Q gives five percent of the company equity to its Operators
Managed By Q, the company that lets you order on-demand cleaning services, IT help, handyman work and more all from an iPad in the office, has today announced a new…
The American dream is no longer for sale — but it is for rent. We are slowly going through a subtle shift in how the economy is owned and operated,…
Handy Raises $50M Led By Fidelity, Reportedly At $500M Valuation, To Clean Up In Home Services
There has been consolidation, collapse and other troubles among some on-demand home services startups, but others seem to be cleaning up in their wake. Handy — a platform for on-demand…
Checkr Is Raising $30M+ For Its Background Checking API, Y Combinator Investing
As on-demand businesses like Uber and Instacart grow quickly, so too do the B2B startups that service their wider ecosystem. In the latest development, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed with several sources that Checkr —…
Service marketplaces have recently become Silicon Valley darlings. The marketplace model has been a popular way for VCs to efficiently tap into the local economies at scale, specifically the $800…
Handy Expands Into Furniture Delivery, Assembly (And Shopping) For A Flat Fee Starting At $49
There’s been some significant consolidation among the rush of on-demand cleaning and home services startups. Now one of the companies vying to end up on the top of the heap…
Handy In Talks To Acquire Homejoy As Home Service Startups Consolidate
As more startups rush into the business of providing on-demand services for our every consumer need, we’re also seeing an inevitable move to some consolidation. In the latest development, Handy —…
Handy Expands Its Vacation Rental Cleaning Service
Collaborative consumption is reworking all sorts of established societal norms and regulatory processes. It’s also generating new business opportunities for startups that sit outside the immediate category. To wit: on-demand…
Handy Acquires London-Based Home Services Startup Mopp To Quickly Grow Its UK Business
A few months ago, on-demand home services startup Handy opened up its first international office and launched services in London. In an effort to quickly grow its business there, today…
Handybook Rebrands As Handy In An Effort To Become Amazon For Home Services
Handybook’s has rebranded itself simply as “Handy.” The two-year old company, which provides on-demand home services via web and mobile app, wants to become the definitive brand in the category……
Like many of you, I was reading lots of iPhone coverage over the weekend and I hoped for death. However, if you’d like to see the truth behind the coverage,…