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Taskrabbit: From scale to sale in 10 years (with founder Leah Solivan) | Masters of Scale

About Leah

  • Founded Taskrabbit, pioneering the on-demand gig marketplace in 2008.
  • Scaled Taskrabbit to 44 cities, securing $50M+ in venture funding before 2017.
  • Led Taskrabbit's acquisition by IKEA in 2017, maintaining brand autonomy.
  • General Partner at Fuel Capital, investing in early-stage startups since 2016.
  • Board member for PetMeds, San Francisco Ballet, and Chair of YPO Pacific US.

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A pioneer in the gig economy, Leah Solivan joins Masters of Scale host Jeff Berman to share scale lessons from founding Taskrabbit. Hear how a need for dog food on a snowy night grew into a global business acquired by IKEA. She also reveals how her experience as an entrepreneur is shaping her next act as an early-stage investor.

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