Finance:ServiceMarket

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ServiceMarket
Type of site
E-commerce
Available inEnglish
Websitehttp://servicemarket.com
CommercialYes
Launched2013
Current statusActive

ServiceMarket is an online home services marketplace based in the UAE.[1][2][3] The website allows customers to get quotes and book home services as well as read reviews of service providers.[4]

Business description

Founded by Bana Shomali and Wim Torfs in 2013, the Dubai-based startup connects customers to a variety of service providers in four cities in the Middle East.[5]

Funding

ServiceMarket (previously MoveSouq)[6][7] successfully closed its first and second rounds of funding in 2013 and 2015.[8][9] In September 2016, the Dubai-based startup announced that it had closed a US$3 million Series A funding round led by a Russia-based venture capital firm.[10]

References

  1. Staff, Entrepreneur Middle East (2016-09-22). "Dubai-Based Home Services Startup MoveSouq.com Raises US$3 Million". Entrepreneur. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/282736. 
  2. Team, Forbes. "ServiceMarket - The 50 Most Promising U.A.E. Startups | Forbes Middle East". Forbes Middle East. http://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/lists/people/pname/movesouq-com/pid/90833/#. 
  3. "Investors on the hunt for next unicorn as The Luxury Closet, MoveSouq, Compareit4me get fresh financing | The National". http://www.thenational.ae/business/retail/investors-on-the-hunt-for-next-unicorn-as-the-luxury-closet-movesouq-compareit4me-get-fresh-financing. 
  4. Staff, Entrepreneur Middle East (2016-09-22). "Dubai-Based Home Services Startup MoveSouq.com Raises US$3 Million". Entrepreneur. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/282736. 
  5. "Dubai's MoveSouq closes $3m funding, eyes expansion". Arabian Business. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/dubai-s-movesouq-closes-3m-funding-eyes-expansion-646037.html. 
  6. "10 things we learnt during our rebrand". Arabian Business. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/10-things-we-learnt-during-our-rebrand-656834.html. 
  7. "Rebranding? 12 steps to doing the tech right [Opinion"]. Wamda. https://www.wamda.com/2016/12/rebranding-12-steps-doing-tech-right-opinion. 
  8. Staff, Entrepreneur Middle East (2016-09-22). "Dubai-Based Home Services Startup MoveSouq.com Raises US$3 Million". Entrepreneur. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/282736. 
  9. "UAE-Based MoveSouq Closes $3 Million Funding Round" (in en-US). STEP Conference. 2016-09-21. https://stepconference.com/2016/uae-based-movesouq-com-closes-3-million-funding-round/. 
  10. "Dubai's MoveSouq closes $3m funding, eyes expansion". Arabian Business. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/dubai-s-movesouq-closes-3m-funding-eyes-expansion-646037.html. 

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