Articles about Pro.com

Opendoor acquires Seattle startup Pro.com and Skylight, will shut both platforms down

Opendoor, the online real estate giant that lets people directly buy and sell homes online, has acquired Seattle-based startup Pro.com… Read More

Seattle startup Pro.com cuts 52 employees as pandemic impacts home improvement projects

Tech-powered general contracting platform Pro.com laid off 52 employees as the ongoing pandemic impacts home construction. Pro.com CEO Matt Williams… Read More

Tech Moves: Placed founder named Foursquare CEO; Pro.com hires CFO; and more

— David Shim, founder and former CEO of Seattle startup Placed, was appointed CEO and a member of the board… Read More

Pro.com lands Redfin as an investor and potential partner in $33M round as it aims to revolutionize general contracting

Pro.com — the Seattle startup that aims to transform the general contractor industry — had a pretty good 2018, and… Read More

GeekWire 200 June update: Bezos’ Blue Origin is No. 1 as dust settles following another IPO

For all of Jeff Bezos’ accomplishments, one accolade he hadn’t attained was leading a company sitting atop the GeekWire 200, our… Read More

Tech-powered general contractor Pro.com raises $10M for U.S. expansion, led by former Digg CEO and Amazon manager

When former Digg CEO and Amazon manager Matt Williams founded his latest startup Pro.com four years ago, he focused on what he… Read More

Tech Moves: Co-founder of women-only developer school steps down, UrbanSpoon CTO lands at Apptentive; and more

—Elise Worthy left Ada Developers Academy, the women-only coding school she co-founded, to get back into building software. “Founding Ada was a passion… Read More

Pro.com becomes first home services platform to integrate with Facebook Messenger

You can now request home improvement services from Pro.com with a few text messages or directly within Facebook Messenger. The… Read More

Thumbtack raises $125M as home improvement battle with Pro.com, Porch and Amazon heats up

There’s a war brewing in the home improvement tech industry with giants like Amazon and Google just starting to get involved and… Read More

Google vs. Amazon in home improvement: Tech giants take different approaches to crowded market

After months of speculation, Google has entered the home services market, by making it easier for homeowners to find plumbers, locksmiths and… Read More

HomeAdvisor rolls out new booking feature to eliminate playing phone tag with contractors

HomeAdvisor, a Colorado-based home services company, today launched Instant Booking, which allows homeowners to schedule up to 500 different tasks… Read More

Pro.com’s new service enables real estate agents to help clients with home repairs

Pro.com, the Seattle startup looking to create one-stop shopping for home repairs, has released a new service for real estate agents… Read More

Amazon invades Angie’s List’s turf even more by rolling out Home Services in 11 new markets

About four months ago, Amazon launched a brand new division that enabled customers to not only buy water heaters and TV wall… Read More

Will Google follow Amazon into the home services space?

Google may be close to launching a home improvement service that would help connect users of its search engines to plumbers… Read More

Q&A: Amazon VP Peter Faricy explains the company’s move into home improvement

Amazon is famous for selling so many things online that no one thought was possible. Now, the Seattle retailer is tackling… Read More

Amazon officially rolls out Home Services, expanding beyond physical and digital goods

Amazon.com customers are able to buy water heaters or TV wall mounts online, but now Amazon can also help them find someone… Read More

Pro.com teams up with national real estate association, hoping to attract new customer niche

Pro.com, a Seattle startup focused on the home improvement space, is joining an eight-month long accelerator program, offered by The National… Read More

Pro.com launches new app, giving home repair experts the ability to manage bids on the go

Pro.com has launched a new mobile app, which will help home improvement experts manage job requests on the go as traffic begins… Read More

Tech Moves: Liz Powell lands at Pro.com; Juno bolsters board ahead of IPO; etc.

—Liz Howekamp Powell, the former vice president of marketing at WhitePages, has landed a new gig as head of organic… Read More

Meet the Seattle 10: These innovative startups are looking to change the world

Education. Big data. Health. Telecommunications. Clean tech. Seattle is producing groundbreaking startups in a host of industries, generating a crop… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed home improvement marketplace Pro.com lands $14 million from Madrona, Maveron

Pro.com, the Seattle startup that’s looking to make it easier to find home improvement specialists, from plumbers and electricians to… Read More

Pro.com teams with Build.com to make pricing home renovations easier

Seattle startup Pro.com announced today that it has has teamed with online home improvement retailer Build.com to make it easy… Read More

Here comes yet another marketplace to connect home owners with service providers: HouseCall raises $1.5 million

Home owners should have little trouble these days finding plumbers, house painters and other service providers to work on their… Read More

Online home improvement startup Pro.com touts service on Seattle billboard

Seattle startup Pro.com — which is trying to transform the way consumers find home improvement professionals — emerged on the… Read More

Ex-Digg CEO raises $3.5M from Jeff Bezos, Andreessen Horowitz and others for Pro.com, giving you price estimates for home projects

There’s a new online home improvement startup in town, and this one comes with an experienced tech executive at the… Read More