Leah Busque
Leah Busque | |
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| Born | November 15, 1979 |
| Education | Sweet Briar College |
| Occupation(s) | General Partner at FUEL Capital; Founder of TaskRabbit |
| Spouse | Michael Breyer [1] |
Leah Busque[pronunciation?] (born November 15, 1979), the founder of TaskRabbit,[2] is an American entrepreneur.
The 2008-founded company was originally named RunMyErrand[3] and was renamed in 2010.
Biography[edit]
Busque graduated from Sweet Briar College in 2001, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science.[citation needed] She currently serves on the college's Board of Directors.[4] Prior to RunMyErrand, Busque was an IBM Corp. engineer.[3]
Busque lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children.
In an interview,[5] she said that, based on "geeky conversations" with her ex-husband she "purchased the domain name Runmyerrand.com" and "Four months after that" left IBM "to build the first version of the site." When a chance to help the business grow required the family to relocate, they moved from Boston to San Francisco.[6]
TaskRabbit[edit]
The company is an online and mobile marketplace that connects clients with "Taskers" to outsource small jobs and tasks, like cleaning, deliveries, furniture assembly, and more to others in their neighborhood.[7] From 2008 to 2016, Busque served as CEO of TaskRabbit. Over that time, she scaled the company to 44 cities and raised more than $50 million. In April 2016, Busque transitioned into the role of executive chairwoman.[8] In September 2017, TaskRabbit was acquired by IKEA.[9]
Entrepreneur[edit]
Since the summer of 2017, Busque has been a General Partner at FUEL Capital, where she invests in early-stage companies across consumer technology, hardware, education, marketplaces, and retail.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ [1]. Politico. .
- ^ Anand Giridharadas (June 1, 2012). "Is Technology Fostering a Race to the Bottom?". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Galen Moore (April 8, 2010). "RunMyErrand changes name to TaskRabbit". BizJournals.com (Boston Business Journal).
- ^ "SBC Board of Directors".
- ^ Alyson Shontell (October 10, 2011). "Founder Q&A: Make A Boatload Of Money Doing Your Neighbor's Chores On TaskRabbit". Business Insider.
- ^ Jessica Bruder (December 19, 2012). "A Wave of Start-Ups Helps Small Companies Outsource Their Tasks". The New York Times.
- ^ Moran, Gwen. Building a Business on Busy Schedules and Making Errands Pay. Entrepreneur. November 21, 2011.
- ^ "TaskRabbit Founder Leah Busque Steps Down As CEO". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ "Ikea has bought TaskRabbit". Recode. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ "TaskRabbit's founder has joined a VC firm, as the company continues to explore a sale". Recode. Retrieved 2017-11-27.