Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Cherry Harvests $4.5M For Carwashing Service

Do you have a dirty car? Wish someone would come to your parking spot and wash it? If you have a mobile phone, and are in San Jose, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Cupertino, or Mountain View, that's just what Cherry wants to do. The new startup said today that it has raised $4.5M in a Series A funding round, to provide an on-demand, carwash service. The round was led by Shasta Ventures, and also included Founders Fund, Shervin Pishevar, and Bill Lee, among other angels. The startup, which was originally seeded by David Sacks, Keith Rabois and Max Levchin, develops a mobile app which connects users with a nearby car wash professional, charging $29.95 for a carwash. Cherry is headed by Travis vanderZanden.