Lawnstarter

LawnStarter is an American online platform for mowing. It is based in Austin, Texas.

History
LawnStarter was founded in 2013 by Steve Corcoran, Jonas Weigert, and Ryan Farley in Washington, D.C. and later moved to Austin, Texas. A year later, they joined Techstars Austin accelerator program.

In January 2015, LawnStarter raised $1 million in seed funding. Later, in the same year, they received an additional investment of $6 as part of Series A funding. By June 2015, they were active in twelve cities of the U.S.

LawnStarter is also active in research studies, ranking the Dirtiest Cities in the U.S.

In November 2019, it received an additional investment of $10.5 million.

In 2020, LawnStarter was included in Austin American-Statesman's Greater Austin Top Employers list.

In August 2021, LawnStarter acquired Lawn Love for an undisclosed amount.

By 2022, LawnStarter had expanded its reach nationally and was operating in more than 2,572 cities in 120 markets.

In 2023, LawnStarter recorded its first annual profit.

In 2024, LawnStarter added 198 markets and 440 cities and expanded lawn care and other outdoor services it offers to customers.

Platform
It is an online platform that allows to reserve lawn care and mowing services through a website or a mobile application. It also tracks weather and accordingly revises the schedule as needed.

LawnStarter has been called an Uber for lawn services.