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London cleaning startup acquired by US firm in multi-million pound deal

Hackney-founded cleaning startup Mopp has been acquired similar US business Handy, as the two businesses hope to become the international market leader.

Entrepreneurs Pete Dowds and Tom Brooks founded Mopp last year as a £10-an-hour online cleaning service after seeing a gap in the market.

The pair have raised $49 million in capital to date and the acquisition is likely to be the first step in their expansion into Europe.

The services will rebrand as “Mopp powered by Handy” and users will now have access to existing Mopp cleaners as well as all those previously with Handy.

Mopp now takes 10,000 bookings per month through its website and app, making it a big challenger to mainly eastern-European run cleaning firms across the capital.

Customers will also now be able to book handymen and other services through London-based Mopp which will eventually be completely rebranded as Handy.

Details of the acquisition have not been disclosed but has been described as “multi-million pound deal.”

The startup is expected to launch number of new features with the acquisition, which include user login and the ability to manage bookings online.

CEO and founder of Handy, Oisin Hanrahan, said that London was the “next logical stage” for the company.

The British have consistently embraced technology that makes their lives easier, and have an international reputation for being proud of their homes.

Dowds and Brooks will remain at the company to run Mopp and Handy operations from London.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .