Hassle.com

Hassle
Type of business E-commerce CRM
Headquarters Vauxhall, London, United Kingdom
Area served United Kingdom, Europe
Founder(s) Jules Coleman, Alex Depledge, and Tom Nimmo
Chairman Ron Zeghibe
CEO Alex Depledge
Employees 40
Website www.hassle.com
Launched February 2012 (2012-02)

Hassle.com is a Vauxhall, London-based online booking and payment platform that connects customers with pre-vetted local cleaners.[1][2] In June 2014, The Times listed Hassle.com as one of the top ten disruptive digital startups.[3] The CEO is Alex Depledge.[1][4][5]

History

Alex Depledge, Jules Coleman, and Tom Nimmo co-founded Hassle.com in March 2012.[6] Originally called Teddle, Hassle.com launched in Shoreditch in late 2012 with the aid of Techstars London (then known as Springboard), and various Angel Investors, before rebranding to Hassle and relocating to Vauxhall in 2013.[7][8][9][10] The founders settled on the name Hassle for the company because they wanted to remove the hassle from people's lives so they can spend more time doing the things they love.[6][11] Hassle.com originally covered 27 service providers, such as personal trainers and driving instructors, before narrowing their focus to house cleaning at the end of 2012.[12]

Founder of Hailo, Ron Zeghibe joined Hassle.com as non-executive chairman in April 2013.[13] In 2014, Hassle.com received $6M in series A funding from Facebook-backer Accel Partners.[6][14][15][16] With the help of this new funding, Hassle.com has since expanded their services into Europe [17][18]

Product

Hassle.com is an online marketplace which matches working professionals with local pre-vetted home cleaners.[1][16][19] Using their postcode, customers can search through local cleaner profiles to find the person who best suits their needs.[16] The cleaners charge a flat rate of £10 per hour and pay a fee when they find a regular customer through the platform or 10% of the value of the booking for one time cleans.[16][20]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hassle.com, interview with Alex Depledge". FinSME. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Russell Lynch (22 April 2014). "Silicon Roundabout's rents driving start-ups out". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Paul Rubens (6 March 2014). "10 Disruptive Digital Startups". The Times. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "The 6 best pieces of business advice I ever received". Yahoo! Finance UK. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Edoardo Moreni (22 February 2014). "Alex Depledge, Starting Up When I Had Never Thought About It, Hassle". GreatPreneurs. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "With $6M in new funding in the bank, hassle.com wants to help Europe clean house". Startup Beat. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Martin Bryant (11 May 2013). "Hassle expands its UK mission to make booking a cleaner as simple as a few clicks". The Next Web. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Nermin Oomer (6 March 2014). "I taught myself to code by reading a book". Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Strategy. staff ad scale: top tips for your startup". The Guardian. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Trio of entrepreneurs raise Series A funding round to build hassle.com". growthbusiness. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  11. ↑ Michael Berkens (8 May 2014). "hassle.com Bought for $16K on Afternic in September Raises $6M". The Domains. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  12. 1 2 Asa Bennett (29 May 2014). "Young Entrepreneur of the Week Jules Coleman of Cleaner Booking Site Hassle". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  13. ↑ Steve O'Hear (15 April 2013). "Home Cleaning Service Teddle Raises £255K, Hailo Founder Ron Zeghibe Joins As Non-Exec Chairman". TechCrunch. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  14. ↑ Nic Fildes (8 May 2014). "Facebook backer aims to clean up with Hassle.com". The Times. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  15. ↑ Steve OHear (8 May 2014). "European Home Cleaning Market About To Get Messy After hassle.com Raises $6M from Accel". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Sam Shead (8 May 2014). "Former Accenture consultants raise £3.5m for house cleaning service hassle.com". Techworld. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "hassle.com". CrunchBase. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  18. ↑ Alex Wood (8 May 2014). "hassle.com Raises $6M Ahead of European Expansion". The Sups. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "Accel injexts $6m into hassle.com". UK Unquote. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "Startups 100 2013 Hassle". Startup 100. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  21. ↑ Jeremy Evans (26 November 2013). "Hassle Named Startup of the Year in Public Vote". Tech City News. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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