SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thumbtack, the technology company helping millions of people confidently care for and improve their homes, today announced $75 million in financing from Silicon Valley ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thumbtack, the technology company helping millions of people confidently care for their homes, today announced the addition of two executive hires – Llibert Argerich as ...

Thumbtack CEO Marco Zappacosta always knew his startup would be a family affair. It began in 2009 in his brother's house until his elder sibling couldn't stand the ruckus and kicked him out.

Thumbtack started eight years ago with one goal in mind: to become an Amazon of sorts for home services like plumbers, home inspectors, and house cleaners. Today it moves a little bit closer to that ...

Online service marketplaces have been a boon for homeowners and renters looking for contractors and service providers to handle home projects—everything from the best handyman services for customers ...

In early 2012, Thumbtack, a local services startup, found it nearly impossible to raise money. After being turned by more than 40 different venture capital firms, cofounders Marco Zappacosta and ...

Finding someone to paint your deck or DJ your wedding shouldn’t be that hard, but even with the rise of review services like Yelp and Angie’s List, it is. In the best-case scenario of a personal ...

Thumbtack is a platform that connects you with a variety of home care professionals, including for home projects, lawn and landscaping, massages, dog training and a variety of other services.

Even before the online gig economy existed, a simple truth defined life in the American workforce: full-time employees get a safety net—the benefits, the labor protections, the security—and everyone ...

Never in my life did I think I'd own a home, but I was fortunate enough to close on my first house last fall. Yet as I moved into my new space—after nearly a decade of renting in New York City—I was ...

Earlier today, the services marketplace Thumbtack held a small conference for 300 of its best gig economy workers at an event space in San Francisco. For the nearly ten-year-old company the event was ...