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The Founding Story of Venture-Backed Handy
In 2012, Weina answered a Harvard Business School mailing-list post from two strangers looking for a technical co-founder to build an “Uber for cleaning.” Ninety days later, the team signed for $2 million from Highland Capital Partners and General Catalyst. This is what happened in between — a product built in fourteen days, cleaners found on Craigslist, twenty investors saying no, and sixteen-hour days at one shared table. Written for anyone who wants to start something and can’t work out how anyone actually does it.
- The founding story of venture-backed Handy
- From a mailing-list post to a $2 million round in ninety days
- A fourteen-day product, Craigslist cleaners, and twenty investors saying no
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