Lawnstarter

LawnStarter was founded in 2013 in Washington, D.C. by Steve Corcoran, Jonas Weigert, and Ryan Farley. Later, it moved its headquarters to Austin, Texas.^[6][7] In 2014, LawnStarter joined Techstars Austin accelerator program.^[6][8]

In January 2015, LawnStarter raised $1 million in seed funding, followed by an additional investment of $6 million in Series A funding later that year.^[8][9] By June 2015, LawnStarter was active in 12 cities of the U.S.^[9] In November 2019, LawnStarter received an additional investment of $10.5 million.^[10][11]

In 2020, LawnStarter was included in Austin American-Statesman's Greater Austin Top Employers list.^[12] In August 2021, LawnStarter acquired Lawn Love.^[6][13][14] By 2022, LawnStarter had expanded its reach nationally, operating in more than 3,000 cities across the United States.^[15] The company became profitable in 2023.^[16]

In 2024, LawnStarter expanded its services to 440 cities.^[15]

LawnStarter is an online platform that allows users to reserve lawn care and mowing services through a website or a mobile application.^[11][17] It also tracks weather conditions and revises schedules as needed.^[9]

LawnStarter has been described as an "Uber for lawn services."^[5][18]