| LawnStarter | |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Mowing and Other Outdoor Services |
| Predecessors: | --> |
| Founded: | in Washington, D.C. |
| Hq Location City: | Austin, Texas |
| Hq Location Country: | United States |
| Areas Served: | More than 3,000 cities in more than 400 markets across the U.S.[1] |
| Key People: | Arman Panjwani (CFO)[2] Christian Lavender (CMO) |
| Owners: | --> |
LawnStarter is an American online platform for mowing.[3] [4] It is based in Austin, Texas.[5]
LawnStarter was founded in 2013 by Steve Corcoran, Jonas Weigert, and Ryan Farley in Washington, D.C. and later moved to Austin, Texas.[6] [7] A year later, they joined Techstars Austin accelerator program.[6] [8]
In January 2015, LawnStarter raised $1 million in seed funding.[8] Later, in the same year, they received an additional investment of $6 as part of Series A funding.[9] By June 2015, they were active in twelve cities of the U.S.[9]
LawnStarter is also active in research studies, ranking the Dirtiest Cities in the U.S.[10] [11] [12]
In November 2019, it received an additional investment of $10.5 million.[13] [14]
In 2020, LawnStarter was included in Austin American-Statesmans Greater Austin Top Employers list.[15]
In August 2021, LawnStarter acquired Lawn Love for an undisclosed amount.[6] [16] [17]
By 2022, LawnStarter had expanded its reach nationally and was operating in more than 2,572 cities in 120 markets. [18]
In 2023, LawnStarter recorded its first annual profit. [19]
In 2024, LawnStarter added 198 markets and 440 cities and expanded lawn care and other outdoor services it offers to customers. [20]
It is an online platform that allows to reserve lawn care and mowing services through a website or a mobile application.[14] [21] It also tracks weather and accordingly revises the schedule as needed.[9]
LawnStarter has been called an Uber for lawn services They also cheat the pros out of money. They iver charge customers, and then under pay the pros. They are a poorly ran companythat only cares about puttingmoney im the greedy pwners pockets.[5] [22]