Best Local Services Companies in Australia
The 257 best Local Services companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Mable.
Australia's Local Services sector has 257 companies on our radar, carrying $281M in disclosed funding and not a single unicorn yet. That gap between capital deployed and breakout valuations is the story right now. Mable leads the pack at $119M raised, Airtasker sits at $56M, and then the curve drops hard. Most of the 257 tracked companies are running lean, which tells you the real competition here isn't for the biggest check, it's for the fastest route to profitable unit economics. Hot themes this quarter include payment system integration, funeral announcements, and refugee integration services, and coverage is visibly rising across all three. I'd watch payment rails especially, since that's where compliance risk concentrates and where operators can either bleed margin or protect it.
So what's driving urgency? Digital marketing tactics for local operators are getting sharper fast, and the businesses scaling customer bases quickest are the ones pairing app-first acquisition with end-user training. Meanwhile, climate pressure on local services is adding a new demand layer that operators aren't fully pricing in yet. Artesian, BlueChilli, and Startmate are the most active investors backing this cohort, which signals early-stage bets still dominate. The funding momentum is real but uneven, and the companies ranked below are ordered by disclosed equity to help you cut through the noise.
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- Future Market Insights
Ranked: Best Local Services companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mable Online marketplace for finding and booking caregivers 69Tech top 25%Funding top 30%Product top 30%Moat top 31% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 25% Fundingtop 30% Producttop 30% Moattop 31% Markettop 36% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 53 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $119M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 11 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $119M | 57 mo ago | Series D | 716 | Tony Charara Co-Founder and CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — |
| 2 | Airtasker Online platform to hire local service professionals | $56M | 7 mo ago | Public | 4 | Jonathan Lui Co-Founder | SentryGSAPstyled-components+27 | 2 partnerships |
| 3 | CanYa Ecosystem of dApps for P2P local services | $20M | 97 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Rowan Willson Co-Founder | — | — |
| 4 | Oneflare Lead generation platform for local service provider | $19M | 121 mo ago | Acquired | 60 | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+28 | — |
| 5 | Bare Online platform offering funeral services | $15M | 47 mo ago | Series A | 50 | Sam McConkey Co-Founder | WebflowPlyrVimeo+34 | — |
| 6 | Five Good Friends Provider of an online platform to find caregivers | $9M | 91 mo ago | Series A | 178 | Nathan Betteridge Co Founder / Director | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Google Maps+22 | — |
| 7 | Autoguru Online lead generation platform for auto repairs | $8M | 97 mo ago | Series A | 1 | — | Node.jsReactNext.js+14 | — |
| 8 | Mad Paws Open Marketplace for petsitters | $7M | 28 mo ago | Acquired | 280 | — | SentryUnbounceNode.js+23 | — |
| 9 | Super Heroes Marketplace for home services | $6M | 69 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Ash Attri Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 10 | BookWell Online booking platform for beauty services at salons | $4M | 97 mo ago | Acquired | 14 | — | SentryNode.jsLeaflet+21 | — |
| 11 | Juggle Street Provider of on-demand childcare and tutoring services | $3M | 95 mo ago | Seed | 6 | David James Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsWindows ServerMUI+21 | — |
| 12 | Fitstop Provider of mobile-based fitness sessions and program membership | $3M | 46 mo ago | Series A | 106 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+37 | — |
| 13 | Whizz On-demand home cleaning services | $2M | 130 mo ago | Public | 53 | Mark Bernberg Founder and Investor | WebflowPHPUbuntu+22 | — |
| 14 | Honee Appointment booking platform for beauty services | $2M | 100 mo ago | Acquired | 9 | — | — | — |
| 15 | UrbanYou Marketplace for home cleaning services | $2M | 107 mo ago | Acquired | 9 | — | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+23 | — |
| 16 | Gathar Online marketplace for booking chefs | $2M | 50 mo ago | Seed | — | Jodie Mlikota Founder & CEO | SentryPHPBootstrap+31 | — |
| 17 | Strictly Service Provider of an online marketplace platform for auto repairs services | $1M | — | Deadpooled | 4 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Recomazing Social recommendations network for service-based businesses | $660K | 126 mo ago | Seed | 6 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Laundry Lady Online laundry service provider in Australia | $650K | 10 mo ago | Seed | 12 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 20 | Glamazon Web and mobile-based platform for availing at-home beauty services | $500K | 111 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 300 | Lisa Maree Co-Founder | — | — |
| 21 | Travelshoot Local photographer marketplace for travellers | $500K | 112 mo ago | Seed | 4 | Sarah Pearce Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySalesforce+27 | — |
| 22 | Storekat Online marketplace for warehouse spaces | $294K | 88 mo ago | Series A | 4 | Kevin Forcier Founder | — | — |
| 23 | DingGo Repair & maintenance service provider for cars | $248K | 76 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Josh Sandford Co-Founder | ReactGatsbyAmazon Web Services+12 | 1 job opening |
| 24 | Vetchat On-demand video-based vet service | $175K | 74 mo ago | Series A | 9 | — | BootstrapYouTubeReact+20 | — |
| 25 | Nuzzl Developer of telehealth platform that connects users with vets | $100K | 82 mo ago | Seed | 2 | Kiefer Enriquez Co-Founder | — | — |
Top 12 Local Services companies in Australia
#1
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 4 employees$56.2Mraised▾
Online platform to hire local service professionals. It allows users to post requests that include the type of service, requirements and expected budget over the platform. Service providers send quotes from which customers can choose to award the task based on the applicant's profile, task history, and ratings. Services mentioned over the platforms include home repair, cleaning, home improvements, tutoring, courier delivery, handyman among others. The mobile app is available for download from the Play Store and App Store.
- Nov 2025Post IPO$6.5M
- Oct 2025Post IPO$3.4M
- Nov 2024Post IPO$12M
- May 2021Post IPO$15.9M
#2
Seed · Gold Coast, Queensland · founded 2012 · 12 employees$650.4Kraised▾
Laundry Lady is an online laundry service provider in Australia. Users can book the laundry and ironing services online and schedule the pickup & delivery of the clothes. The clothes are picked up from the users, and are returned after the laundry services usually within 24 hours. Operational in Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney.
- Aug 2025Seed$650.4K
#3
Series D · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 716 employees$118.9Mraised▾
Online marketplace for finding and booking caregivers. The platform enables the user to search, book, and make payments to the caregiver using the online dashboard. Caregivers are categorized under social support, domestic assistance, therapy support, nursing, personal care, independent living, travel, and work support. The support workers can create a profile on the platform.
- Sep 2021Series D$100M
- 2019Series C$15M
- Oct 2016Series B$2.3M
- Sep 2015Series A$1.6M
#4
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 280 employees$7.1Mraised▾
Mad Paws is an online marketplace that connects pet owners with sitters in the neighborhood. Users have to enter the suburb & address details and will be able to see available pet sitters in the locality. Users can arrange a meeting with multiple sitters and select one based on the needs. The platform allows booking on the platform and payments for the services. Charges 15% commission on the transactions. Based out of Sydney.
- Feb 2024Post IPO$5.2M
- Mar 2018Series A$5M
- 2016Series A$1M
- Oct 2015Seed$1.1M
#5
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019 · 50 employees$15Mraised▾
Online platform offering funeral services. It allows the users to book and avail services for funerals. The services include paperwork management, cremation, catering, obituary & memorial notices, floral arrangements, return of ashes, grief support, and much more.
- Jun 2022Series A$10M
#6
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 60 employees$18.6Mraised▾
Oneflare is an online platform that connects customers with home-care service providers through a simple tendering platform. Customers request a home service online, receive multiple prices quotes from interested businesses and hire the best based on price, qualifications and customer feedback. Charges business on pay-per-quote or monthly subscription basis, no percentage commission. More than 45k local businesses use the platform and has booked over $50 million worth of job requests across Australia. Bought Renovate Forum, Australia's largest online renovation community with over 40k members, Jul 2014.
- May 2016Series B$15M
- Jul 2015Series A$2.2M
- Oct 2014Seed$878K
- Jun 2013Seed$500K
#7
Funding Raised · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015$20Mraised▾
CanYa is an ecosystem of dApps for P2P local services. It is connected and powered by a single decentralized autonomous organisation called CanYaDAO. The platform's payment system is powered via CanYaCoin (CAN). Provides CanYaCore, an infrastructure for building dApps that provides a stack of open source frameworks, templates and contracts. Users can browse through service providers, compare reviews and hire suitable ones over the platform.
- May 2018ICO$20M
#8
Series A · Perth, Western Australia · founded 1999 · 106 employees$3.3Mraised▾
Provider of mobile-based fitness sessions and program membership. It offers sessions for progressive overload and functional strength, athletic performance, sessions for cardiovascular and muscular endurance, and team performance. The mobile application is available on iOS and Android platforms.
- Jul 2022Series A$3.3M
- 2021Unattributed—
#9
Series A · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2015 · 178 employees$9Mraised▾
Provider of an online platform to find caregivers. Users can subscribe to the service using the mobile app and request caregivers for companionship, domestic assistance, transportation, meal preparation, and personal care. The platform also offers tools for helpers to enlist their services and manage their schedules.
- Nov 2018Series A$5M
- 2016Seed$4M
#10
Deadpooled · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2015$5.8Mraised▾
Super Heroes is an online marketplace that connects users with vetted and experienced service professionals. Based out of Sydney, Australia. Users can hire professionals for cleaning, gardening, electrical, handyman, computer repair, mobile car wash, driving instructors and beauty services. Offer upfront pricing for the services. Users can choose a type of service, schedule appointment date, complete online payment, and a professional will visit the customer for service delivery. Planning to launch mobile apps on iOS and Android as of Dec 2015.
- Sep 2020Angel$5.8M
#11
Series A · Surfers Paradise, Queensland · founded 2009 · 1 employees$7.5Mraised▾
AutoGuru is an online lead generation platform for auto repairs and services operating in Australia. Users can specify the make and model of their vehicle, their location and their preference for a workshop or mobile mechanic to obtain competing bids from registered service providers. Users can schedule an appointment with the provider that meets their requirements. Service providers interested in associating with the company can do so by furnishing their business details on the company's platform.
- May 2018Series A$6M
- Feb 2018Series A—
- 2014Series A$1.5M
#12
Seed · Cairns, Queensland · founded 2017$1.6Mraised▾
Online marketplace for booking chefs. It enables users to book chefs for various parties at home and offices. Users can browse chefs via available locations, choose or create their food menu, provide them gathering and address details and book their services at desired date and time. The service provider visits the location along with the necessary ingredient and prepares the dining.
- Mar 2022Seed$1M
- Jun 2020Seed$600K
- 2019Seed—
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