TaskRabbit, an online and mobile platform that connects people with local service providers, is not working. The company has not been responsive to customer complaints, and its customer service number has been disconnected.
TaskRabbit was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. The company has raised over $50 million in venture capital funding, and its investors include Sequoia Capital, Shasta Ventures, and Baseline Ventures.
TaskRabbit is not the only company to have faced challenges recently. Homejoy, another home services platform, shut down in July 2015. Homejoy was founded in 2010 and raised over $40 million in venture funding.
While the shuttering of Homejoy and the difficulties faced by TaskRabbit are not directly related, they do highlight the challenges faced by companies in the home services space. The market for home services is large and fragmented, and it can be difficult to scale a business in this space.
In addition, the home services industry is highly competitive, and there are many well-established players, such as Angie’s List and Thumbtack.
TaskRabbit has not said anything publicly about its current situation, and it is not clear what the future holds for the company.