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Type of site | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
| Founder(s) | Deyan Dimitrov |
| Industry | Services |
| Services | Laundry and dry cleaning with delivery |
| URL | www |
Laundryheap is an online on-demand laundry and dry cleaning platform. Founded in 2014 in the United Kingdom, the London-headquartered company operates 24h turnaround services to consumer and business customers in the United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and several other countries. [1]
History
editLaundryheap was founded in London in 2014 by Deyan Dimitrov with the aim to develop a 24-hour door-to-door laundry delivery model. After 3 years of bootstrapping, Laundryheap secured £2 million in angel investment and a further £1.8 million in crowdfunding in 2017 to expand beyond the domestic UK market.[2]
In 2019, the company was ranked among the top 50 fastest growing UK tech companies by Deloitte and in 2020 it was placed among the top 100 Europe’s fastest growing companies by Financial Times.[3][4] Fuelled by rising demand for professional cleaning services during the pandemic,[5] the company entered several overseas markets in 2020, including the US, Singapore and across the Middle East in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.[6]
In February 2021, the company raised a further £2.5 million in Series A funding led by Sova VC to fuel further growth and expand its fleet of electric delivery vehicles.[7][8]
Operations
editAs of 2022, Laundryheap operates in 11 countries globally.[9]According to Laundryheap, about 80% of its orders come from repeat customers.[2]
References
edit- ^ Coleman, Alison (May 16, 2021). "Why Rapid Business Growth During A Pandemic Can Be A Double-Edged Sword". Forbes. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b O'Hear, Steve (October 9, 2017). "Laundryheap, a London-based laundry startup bootstrapped for three years, raises £2M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "2019 winners UK Technology Fast 50 Deloitte UK". Deloitte. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Kelly, Maxine (2 March 2020). "FT 1000: the fourth annual list of Europe's fastest-growing companies". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Dean, Grace (9 Dec 2020). "How this UK laundry startup tackled the pandemic while expanding into the $12.3 billion US market". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Musgrove, Annie (22 February 2021). "UK laundry platform Laundryheap gets $3.5 million to continue rapid global expansion". Tech.eu. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "London's Laundryheap, the 'Uber of Laundry', raises €2.89M to take an international leap | Silicon Canals". 22 February 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "London-based on-demand laundry platform LaundryHeap commits £2.5M for e-bike fleet rollout". UKTN | UK Tech News. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Sky News with Ian King - Interview with Laundryheap CEO Deyan Dimitrov". Youtube. Sky News. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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