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As of 2019 the service has 5m users across 5 markets<ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/business/entrepreneurs-tech-pioneer-kai-feller-barked-up-the-right-tree-with-services-venture-a4327336.html</ref> and turned over £20m<ref>https://moneyweek.com/economy/entrepreneurs/600656/kai-feller-barkcom-and-the-amazon-for-services</ref>
As of 2019 the service has 5m users across 5 markets<ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/business/entrepreneurs-tech-pioneer-kai-feller-barked-up-the-right-tree-with-services-venture-a4327336.html</ref> and turned over £20m<ref>https://moneyweek.com/economy/entrepreneurs/600656/kai-feller-barkcom-and-the-amazon-for-services</ref>


==History==
=== Origins ===
Bark was founded in 2014 and launched in January 2015. It is privately funded by serial entrepreneur [[Andrew Michael (entrepreneur)|Andrew Michael]], who sold his previous businesses [[Fasthosts]] and [[Livedrive]].<ref name="tnw">{{cite web|publisher=The Next Web|title=Troubled Local Services Site SkillPages Acquired By Bark|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/02/04/troubled-local-services-site-skillpages-acquired-bark/}}</ref>
Bark was founded in 2014 and launched in January 2015. It is privately funded by serial entrepreneur [[Andrew Michael (entrepreneur)|Andrew Michael]], who sold his previous businesses [[Fasthosts]] and [[Livedrive]] for close to $230m.<ref name="tnw">{{cite web|publisher=The Next Web|title=Troubled Local Services Site SkillPages Acquired By Bark|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/02/04/troubled-local-services-site-skillpages-acquired-bark/}}</ref><ref name="dba">{{cite web|publisher=Digital Business Academy |title=5 UK Tech CEOs Who Exited Before They Were 30 |url=http://blog.digitalbusinessacademyuk.com/5-uk-tech-ceos-who-exited-they-were-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713062038/http://blog.digitalbusinessacademyuk.com/5-uk-tech-ceos-who-exited-they-were-30 |archivedate=2015-07-13 }}</ref><ref name="agc">{{cite web|publisher=AGC|title=AGC Partners Advises Livedrive on its Sale To J2 Global|url=http://agcpartners.com/transactions/agc-partners-advises-livedrive-on-its-sale-to-j2-global/}}</ref>
=== Purchase of Skillpages ===
In January 2015, it was announced that Bark had purchased struggling Dublin-based skills marketplace [[SkillPages]] from liquidators [[KPMG]] for an undisclosed sum, after the Irish business accrued €24m in debt.<ref name="bmmag">{{cite web|url=http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/news/skillpages-sold-bark-com-undisclosed-sum/|title=Skillpages sold to Bark.com for undisclosed sum|publisher=BM Magazine}}</ref> As part of this deal, Bark transferred all of SkillPages' 20m users onto their platform.<ref name="msn">{{cite web|url=http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/skills-marketplace-skillpages-acquired-by-buyer-focused-barkcom/ar-AA8Z0QS|title=Skills Marketplace Skillpages Acquired By Buyer-Focused Bark.com|publisher=MSN|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711100846/http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/skills-marketplace-skillpages-acquired-by-buyer-focused-barkcom/ar-AA8Z0QS|archivedate=2015-07-11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web|publisher=Bloomberg|title=SkillPages Profile|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=99552882}}</ref>
=== Launch and growth ===
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In March 2015, English television presenter [[Nick Hewer]] became Bark's brand ambassador, producing a series of videos for the company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11925221/The-Apprentices-Nick-Hewer-is-Sugar-free-and-going-back-to-the-basics-of-business.html|title=The Apprentice's Nick Hewer is Sugar-free and going back to the basics of business|last=Burn-Callander|first=Rebecca|date=2015-10-11|access-date=2019-04-05|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uncelebrity.com/andrew-michael-net-worth/|title=Andrew Michael’s Net Worth {{!}} How rich is Andrew Michael?|last=admin|date=2015-08-15|website=Un Celebrity|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref>
=== International expansion ===
From 2015 to 2017 Bark.com grew rapidly, launching in the United States in April 2017.


In February 2019 the company launched to Canada, Ireland and South Africa<ref>https://www.bark.com/en/gb/about-bark/</ref>, growing market share rapidly in each market.
In January 2015, it was announced that Bark had purchased struggling Dublin-based skills marketplace [[SkillPages]] from liquidators [[KPMG]] for an undisclosed sum, after the Irish business accrued €24m in debt.<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/04/bark-buys-skillpages/</ref>

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In March 2015, English television presenter [[Nick Hewer]] became Bark's brand ambassador, producing a series of videos for the company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11925221/The-Apprentices-Nick-Hewer-is-Sugar-free-and-going-back-to-the-basics-of-business.html|title=The Apprentice's Nick Hewer is Sugar-free and going back to the basics of business|last=Burn-Callander|first=Rebecca|date=2015-10-11|access-date=2019-04-05|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:01, 17 February 2020

Bark.com
Company typePrivate
IndustryLead generation
Small business marketing
Local services
Founded2014
FounderAndrew Michael
Kai Feller
Headquarters
London
,
UK
Area served
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Ireland
South Africa
ServicesMarket for small business services
Number of employees
50
Websitewww.bark.com

Bark.com is a web-based services marketplace headquartered in London that was founded in November 2014 by British entrepreneurs Andrew Michael and Kai Feller.

Description

Bark.com matches service buyers to suitable service providers. It allows people to book local service professionals, everything from a plumber to a guitar teacher,er[1].

As of 2019 the service has 5m users across 5 markets[2] and turned over £20m[3]

Origins

Bark was founded in 2014 and launched in January 2015. It is privately funded by serial entrepreneur Andrew Michael, who sold his previous businesses Fasthosts and Livedrive for close to $230m.[4][5][6]

Purchase of Skillpages

In January 2015, it was announced that Bark had purchased struggling Dublin-based skills marketplace SkillPages from liquidators KPMG for an undisclosed sum, after the Irish business accrued €24m in debt.[7] As part of this deal, Bark transferred all of SkillPages' 20m users onto their platform.[8][9]

Launch and growth

In March 2015, English television presenter Nick Hewer became Bark's brand ambassador, producing a series of videos for the company.[10][11]

International expansion

From 2015 to 2017 Bark.com grew rapidly, launching in the United States in April 2017.

In February 2019 the company launched to Canada, Ireland and South Africa[12], growing market share rapidly in each market.

References

  1. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47156317
  2. ^ https://www.standard.co.uk/business/entrepreneurs-tech-pioneer-kai-feller-barked-up-the-right-tree-with-services-venture-a4327336.html
  3. ^ https://moneyweek.com/economy/entrepreneurs/600656/kai-feller-barkcom-and-the-amazon-for-services
  4. ^ "Troubled Local Services Site SkillPages Acquired By Bark". The Next Web.
  5. ^ "5 UK Tech CEOs Who Exited Before They Were 30". Digital Business Academy. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13.
  6. ^ "AGC Partners Advises Livedrive on its Sale To J2 Global". AGC.
  7. ^ "Skillpages sold to Bark.com for undisclosed sum". BM Magazine.
  8. ^ "Skills Marketplace Skillpages Acquired By Buyer-Focused Bark.com". MSN. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11.
  9. ^ "SkillPages Profile". Bloomberg.
  10. ^ Burn-Callander, Rebecca (2015-10-11). "The Apprentice's Nick Hewer is Sugar-free and going back to the basics of business". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  11. ^ admin (2015-08-15). "Andrew Michael's Net Worth | How rich is Andrew Michael?". Un Celebrity. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  12. ^ https://www.bark.com/en/gb/about-bark/


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