Best Local Services Companies in Ireland
The 47 best Local Services companies in Ireland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: WhoseView.
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Ranked: Best Local Services companies in Ireland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WhoseView Crowdsourced reviews platform for local businesses | $178K | 201 mo ago | Seed | Tom Hayes Co-Founder | 2008 | — | — |
| 2 | Eventmama Online supplier marketplace for event planners | $55K | 162 mo ago | Deadpooled | Louise Caldwell Founder | 2013 | — | — |
| 3 | BusyMoos Appointment booking platform for infrequent services | $26K | 166 mo ago | Deadpooled | Elaine McGarry Founder | 2012 | — | — |
| 4 | Glissed Online marketplace for booking freelance beauty professionals | $21K | 116 mo ago | Deadpooled | Louise Dunne Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 5 | Barterchain Provider of a P2P marketplace to find local services | — | 61 mo ago | Funding Raised | Carla Rosenkranz Founder | 2015 | WixSentryBootstrap+10 | — |
| 6 | Beutifi.com Appointment booking platform for salons and freelance professionals | — | 110 mo ago | Deadpooled | Richard Spence Founder | 2014 | — | — |
| 7 | Localmint Hyperlocal listing of retailers for consumers | — | 147 mo ago | Seed | Ranga Vadhineni Founder & CEO | 2013 | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETIIS+10 | — |
| 8 | WhatSalon Last-minute appointments in local hair and beauty salons via mobile | — | 152 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2012 | — | — |
Top 8 Local Services companies in Ireland
#1
Seed · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2008$178.4Kraised▾
Whose View is an online listing platform that allows user to write and share reviews & recommendations of restaurants, bars, shopping, health, beauty, food and other local businesses. Users can earn points by posting and sharing reviews, which can in-turn be used to claim offers and deals on the platform. Claims to have over 57k reviews on the platform as of February 2016. Won Best Listings Website in Eircom Spider Awards, 2010, and Best New Indigenous Website in Golden Spider Awards, 2009.
- Nov 2009Seed$178.4K
#2
Deadpooled · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2013$55.5Kraised▾
Eventmama is an online marketplace where event organizers can browse through vendors and book them. Suppliers who signs up on the platform are rated and reviewed by the event planner community. Was graduated out of the National Digital Research Centre’s (NDRC) LaunchPad incubation programme.
- Feb 2013Seed$55.5K
#3
Deadpooled · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2016$21.3Kraised▾
Glissed is an online marketplace for booking freelance beauty professionals headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Users can book various services such as make-up, blow-dry, trial make-ups and more through the company's platform and pay online to confirm their appointment. Users have the option of choosing a stylist of their choice or have the company assign one of the registered professionals. Professionals interested in partnering with the company can do so by furnishing their business details online.
- Dec 2016Seed$21.3K
#4
Deadpooled · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2012$26Kraised▾
BusyMoos is an online and mobile based platform that allows women to schedule and pay appointments for health and beauty services. Services listed on the platform include hair, beauty, dentist etc. Charges 0.50c on every booking made through the platform. Part of Launchpad accelerator program 2012 at the National Digital Research Centre in Dublin.
- Oct 2012Seed$26K
#5
Funding Raised · Westport, County Mayo · founded 2015 · 1 employees—raised▾
Provider of a P2P marketplace to find local services. The platform enables its members to can swap or tokenizes their skills and services. It offers an online platform to trade member skills to earn rewards.
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)—
#6
Deadpooled · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2014—raised▾
Beutifi.com is an appointment booking platform for salons and freelance professionals acting as a marketing and promotional tool for them. It was launched at the start of 2015 in Ireland and would be launching in new markets in Europe in 2016. They claim to have 1,600 salon customers in Ireland & UK. The platform has facilitated over €2m in services in 2015 and expects to deliver over €10m in service revenue in 2016.
- May 2017Seed—
#7
Seed · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2013 · 1 employees—raised▾
Localmint is a hyperlocal listing of retailers for consumers. It is like Yelp for retailers. It provides a platform for retailers to publish store information like opening hours and location details, which users can then access in one place via their mobile or desktop device. It aims to address the user need to find a nearby open retail outlet quickly. It offers targeted advertising service for retailers. It claims that the service enables retailers to generate greater footfall and ultimately more profits. It operates in in Ireland, the UK and Australia as per media reports of May 2014.
- May 2014Seed—
#8
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2012 · 11 employees—raised▾
WhatSalon is a mobile app for iPhone and Android which allows consumers to book appointments in local hair and beauty salons. The app allows consumers to access last-minute hair and beauty appointments in high quality, local salons, and salons can generate additional sales by filling gaps in their appointment books. WhatSalon’s business is based on a commission model where it charges a booking fee of 10pc per booking
- Dec 2013Seed—
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