JOBOX.ai
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
JOBOX.ai was a Florida- and Bay Area-based home services marketplace founded in 2016 by Shay Bloch, Kaushik Pendurthi and Moshe Levi, using AI-based infrastructure to connect companies with over 5,000 vetted home service professionals. On one side, professionals got a free mobile toolbox to run their small businesses; on the other, 50+ large organizations outsourced repair work matched by skill set and location. The company took a cut of each completed job transaction and processed over $2 billion in transaction volume. It raised about $57 million across six rounds, including a $42 million Series B in April 2022 led by General Catalyst, and was acquired by Talus Pay, a payment-processing company.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
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- Founding
JOBOX.ai is founded by Shay Bloch, Kaushik Pendurthi and Moshe Levi and operates in stealth, raising a $2.1 million seed round in March 2017.
- $42M Series B
JOBOX.ai raises $42 million in Series B funding led by General Catalyst and emerges from stealth, expanding its platform to new markets and professions.
- Acquired by Talus Pay
JOBOX.ai is acquired by Dallas-based Talus Pay, a payment-processing solutions provider, for undisclosed terms; Talus Pay plans to scale the technology across verticals beyond home services.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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