{"id":179,"date":"2013-12-04T04:12:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T17:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/blog\/?p=179"},"modified":"2021-09-23T11:17:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T00:17:17","slug":"weve-raised-2million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/blog\/weve-raised-2million\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve raised $2 million to take Airtasker global"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey guys,<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got some really awesome news to share with you. Today we announced that we\u2019ve received $2 million from Exto Partners, BridgeLane Capital and some amazing angel investors from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re super excited about bringing on this new round of funding which we\u2019ll be using to improve the Airtasker experience for you \u2013 our community. Here\u2019s what we\u2019re working on:<\/p>\n

1. Brand new platform<\/strong> \u2013 for the past few months we\u2019ve been working on a completely new website which we know you will love. If you would like an invite to join our Top Secret test team, register here<\/a>.
\n2. New mobile apps<\/strong> \u2013 our new website is mobile ready but for all you app-sters out there, we\u2019re building brand new apps for both iPhone and Android.
\n3. More flexible jobs<\/strong> \u2013 we\u2019re spreading the word about Airtasker to create more job opportunities for our awesome community \u2013 we\u2019ve got some big ideas. To help spread the love, join us on Facebook<\/a>.
\n4. Stickers and #swag<\/strong> \u2013 get ready for some new Airtasker merch including tees, stickers and other awesome #swag! Want an Airtasker laptop sticker? Email<\/a> us.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a huge year, which has seen monthly job volumes grow 300% but we\u2019ve still got so much work to do. I would like to truly thank each and every one of our community members for your contribution to bringing Airtasker to life \u2013 we couldn\u2019t have done it without you.<\/p>\n

Massive thanks from all at Airtasker!<\/p>\n

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Tim and Jono<\/p>\n

Co-founders, Airtasker<\/p>\n

Here are a few press clippings from the announcement, which featured in the Australian Financial Review<\/a>, Business Spectator<\/a> and TechWorld<\/a>\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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