Homejoy
Home ServicesUSAClosed 2015
Total Raised
$40M
Peak Valuation
Undisclosed
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2015
Business model
On-demand marketplace connecting customers with home cleaners.
In brief
An on-demand home cleaning marketplace that faced multiple lawsuits over worker classification. Legal costs and unresolved contractor status made further fundraising difficult.
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2012
- Closed
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA
- Industry
- Home Services
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
- Adora Cheung, Aaron Cheung
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