{"id":41986,"date":"2023-10-20T15:17:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/on-demand-laundry-startup-laundryrun-sets-up-shop-in-melbourne-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:17:54","slug":"on-demand-laundry-startup-laundryrun-sets-up-shop-in-melbourne-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/on-demand-laundry-startup-laundryrun-sets-up-shop-in-melbourne-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"On-demand laundry startup LaundryRun sets up shop in Melbourne – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
An on-demand laundry service has launched in Melbourne, hoping to chase the success enjoyed by similar startups in the United States which have raised millions of dollars in funding.<\/p>\n
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LaundryRun is currently servicing the Melbourne CBD and inner northern suburbs, but is planning on expanding into the inner east in the next few months.<\/p>\n
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The startup partners with dry cleaners and picks up and drops off people\u2019s laundry at no extra cost. <\/p>\n
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The service launched last week and is averaging around 10 bookings a day, but hopes to grow rapidly with the rollout of an iPhone app.<\/p>\n
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Pickup and delivery<\/a> occurs on Mondays and Wednesdays between 6pm and 10pm, and since last week the startup has extended its Saturday trading hours to 6am to 10pm because more people wanted their washing done on the weekend.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Founder David Portaro told StartupSmart<\/i> the service is aimed at people working long hours and on weekends.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThese services have been in the US for some years, but with the launch of Uber and more recently Netflix, people are starting to get used to having things at the click of a button,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI think we\u2019ll have lots more services like this pop up as there\u2019s definitely a problem we\u2019re solving \u2013 but we hope to be the number one laundry service in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n