Articles about Wrench

Mobile car repair startup Wrench is raising more cash

Wrench, a 8-year-old Seattle startup that offers a mobile car repair service, is raising more cash.

Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires another competitor, swoops up YourMechanic

Wrench, a 7-year-old Seattle startup that offers a mobile car repair service, has reeled in another competitor with the acquisition… Read More

Tech Moves: Washington STEM names new CEO; Conversica and Iterable hire marketing vets

— Washington STEM announced Milton Lang as the education nonprofit’s new CEO. He has a doctorate in higher education administration… Read More

Auto care giant Bridgestone invests in Seattle mobile car repair startup Wrench

In just four years, mobile car service Wrench has grown from a startup with 30 employees in Seattle to a… Read More

Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires Lemon Squad to boost its vehicle-inspection services

Mobile car repair startup Wrench is diving deeper into services that go beyond vehicle maintenance. The Seattle-based company has acquired… Read More

Mobile auto repair startup Wrench ‘thriving’ amid pandemic, especially with work on fleet vehicles

Wrench, the mobile vehicle maintenance and repair startup, has been cranking on business during the coronavirus pandemic as more customers… Read More

Forbes ranking of ‘America’s Best Startup Employers’ includes 13 Seattle-area companies

Seattle-area companies grabbed 13 spots on a list from Forbes on Tuesday that calls out “America’s Best Startup Employers.” The… Read More

Wrench raises $20M to ratchet up growth of tech-powered car repair platform

Technology has helped the auto industry make tremendous strides, from fuel efficiency improvements to the promise of self-driving cars, but… Read More

Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires another competitor, swooping up Fiix

Seattle-based mobile car repair marketplace Wrench swooped another competitor on Tuesday, announcing the acquisition of Toronto-based Fiix. Both companies provide on-demand… Read More

Tech Moves: Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel joins Bay Area VC firm; Wrench adds Redfin exec to board

Sujal Patel, a longtime Seattle-area investor and co-founder of Isilon Systems, has joined Palo Alto, Calif.-based venture capital firm Defy… Read More

Mobile car repair service Wrench raises $12M to expand nationally, launch corporate benefit program

Wrench is putting its foot on the pedal as the mobile car repair marketplace continues to expand across the U.S.… Read More

Wrench acquires rival Otobots to expand mobile car repair service nationwide

Wrench is swooping up a rival company as it plans to expand nationwide. The Seattle car repair startup today announced… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Mechanic service mobile app Wrench searches for software engineer

Long ago, people flipped through the yellow pages to find a mechanic. Now, there’s Wrench, and the team is looking… 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

Review: What it’s like to use Wrench, the ‘Uber for auto repair’ that sends a mechanic to your car

It was just another Tuesday. I wrapped up a few early-morning work tasks in the living room, threw my laptop… Read More

Surging ‘Seattle 10’ startups show off their strategies on supersized cocktail napkins

The idea of sketching business plans and ideas on cocktail napkins dates back decades. You quickly draw out the core… Read More

Meet the Seattle 10: Hot startups transform everything from housing to food production

An innovative way to buy homes. Virtual reality that allows you to feel. And a high-tech football helmet that’s designed… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Seattle’s most promising Startup of the Year

The 2017 GeekWire Awards are less than a month away, so that means it’s time to vote for the iconoclastic tinkerers,… Read More

‘Uber for car repair’ startup Wrench raises $4M for service that brings a mechanic to your vehicle

Investors like what they see in Wrench. The Seattle-based on-site car repair startup today announced a $4 million Series A round… Read More

Car-repair startup Wrench launches membership program, plans expansion to third major market

Wrench, the Seattle-based on-site car repair startup, is reporting continued growth after a successful summer launch and is now adding… Read More

Seattle startup Wrench ready to crank on its expansion plan as on-site car repair proves a big hit

Wrench, the on-site car repair startup, serviced more than 1,000 vehicles during a test run this summer in Seattle and… Read More

Wrench brings car mechanics to the consumer, raises $1.2M in funding

Self-described serial startup guy Ed Petersen knows first-hand how much of a pain car maintenance can be. His dealer was in… Read More