Loopie, a Seattle-based startup that once described itself and the Uber for laundry services, recently secured funding from one of the rideshare giant’s early-stage investors.
Loopie pulled in an investment of close to $1 million from Jason Calacanis and his angel investing firm LAUNCH Syndicate, according to Geek Wire. With the latest funding, the startup has now raised $3.8 million in venture funding, according to Crunchbase.
Founded in 2018, Loopie features a network of people who have access to laundry machines and dryers. Through the app, people without laundry machines can list their dirty clothes to be washed and those with access to the machines can sign up to do other people’s laundry and get paid. The startup also has a fleet of drivers that can pick up and drop off laundry from the owner’s residence.
“We are thrilled to have Jason Calacanis and the LAUNCH Syndicate’s support as we will be able to improve upon and scale our service offerings which will allow us to increase our ability to add value to and improve the lives of our customers and certified Loopie washers,” John Vincent Lee, CEO and founder of Loopie, said on LinkedIn.
Calacanis was one of the first investors in Uber and contributed $25,000 in an angel round for the rideshare company back in 2010. Calacanis has also been an early investor in companies such as Calm and Robinhood, among others.
Over the past years, Loopie has been on a hot streak as it expanded into new cities beyond Seattle. Its services are now available in nine cities including Austin, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Portland, San Deigo and Washington, D.C.
