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Handy is an online two-sided market place for residential cleanings and other home services. Founded in 2012, it operates in United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. == History == Handy was founded in June 2012 as Handybook by Oisin Hanrahan, Umang Dua, Weina Scott (computer science grad from Harvard in 2011), and Ignacio Leonhardt (graduate of Duke and the London School of Economics) following a novel approach that has been compared to Uber.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Handybook raises 2m to expand )〕 Hanrahan and Dua were roommates studying at Harvard Business School at the time. Handybook name was chosen as it was a place to book handyman and cleaning services.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Startups fight over names )〕 In October 2012 Handybook raised 2 million dollars in seed financing from General Catalyst and Highland Capital.〔 The following year in October 2013, Handybook raised further 10 million dollars from existing investors and David Tisch.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Handybook a housecleaning startup raises 10 million )〕 The same month Handybook acquired Exec to help build its West Coast presence.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Handybook sweeps up Exec for under 10m t expand west coast footprint )〕 Handybook raised 30 million dollars in a B round in June 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Harvard Business School dropouts startup Handybook raises 30m in series B )〕 In September 2014, Handybook changed its name to Handy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Handybook Rebrands As Handy In An Effort To Become Amazon For Home Services )〕 A week after the rebrand, Handy acquired a London incumbent Mopp at an undisclosed valuation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Handy Acquires London-Based Home Services Startup Mopp To Quickly Grow Its UK Business )〕 In March 2015, Handy announced another B round raising 15 million dollars.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Handy sweeps up $15M to grow its home maintenance platform, hires Tumblr VP as new CTO )〕 It was reported in May 2015 that Handy was in talks to acquire its rival Homejoy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Handy In Talks To Acquire Homejoy As Home Service Startups Consolidate )〕 Homejoy shutdown in July 2015 without being acquired amid worker classification suits.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Homejoy Shuts Down After Battling Worker Classification Lawsuits )〕 In June 2015 Handy announced completing its 1 millionth booking on the platform.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cleaning and Home Services Startup Handy Hits One Million Bookings )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Handy (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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