How it started
History
HomeLight was founded in 2012 by Drew Uher, the company's CEO, after he and his wife had difficulty researching agents based on needs or qualifications. The business, which was originally aimed at buyers, focuses on sellers.
In February 2015, the company received $3 million in funding led by Bullpen Ventures, with participation from Montage Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Krillion Ventures, 500 Startups, and Western Technology Investment. The company has seen growth while increasing funding and engaging in mergers and acquisitions:
2016 HomeLight received $11 million in funding from Zeev Ventures, and Group 11.
2017 The company had raised a total of $15.5 million from investors. In August, HomeLight raised $40 million in Series B funding in a round led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Citi Ventures, as well as previous investors Zeev Ventures, Group 11, Crosslink Capital, and Innovation Endeavors.
2018 In January, HomeLight announced a partnership with Yelp to add data from HomeLight's algorithm to Yelp's Home Services listings.
From Wikipedia’s article on HomeLight, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3