Best Local Services Companies in Melbourne, Australia
The 54 best Local Services companies in Melbourne, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: CanYa.
Ranked: Best Local Services companies in Melbourne
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CanYa Ecosystem of dApps for P2P local services | $20M | 98 mo ago | Funding Raised | Rowan Willson Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — |
| 2 | Bare Online platform offering funeral services | $15M | 48 mo ago | Series A | Sam McConkey Co-Founder | 2019 | WebflowPlyrVimeo+34 | — |
| 3 | BookWell Online booking platform for beauty services at salons | $4M | 98 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | SentryNode.jsLeaflet+21 | — |
| 4 | Honee Appointment booking platform for beauty services | $2M | 101 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | — | — |
| 5 | Storekat Online marketplace for warehouse spaces | $294K | 89 mo ago | Series A | Kevin Forcier Founder | 2016 | — | — |
| 6 | Vetchat On-demand video-based vet service | $175K | 75 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | BootstrapYouTubeReact+20 | — |
| 7 | Smart Cleaning Solutions Provider of an application-based commercial cleaning service solution | $10K | 53 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2009 | — | — |
| 8 | Beauro Mobile app for booking appointments with Salons and Spas | — | — | Unfunded | Natalia Pchelina Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — |
Top 7 Local Services companies in Melbourne
#1
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
#2
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
#3
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 14 employees$3.9Mraised▾
BookWell.com.au is an online marketplace that connects users with beauty salons in Australia. Users can discover beauty, health and wellness centers, schedule appointments and pay for the services online. Service categories offered on the platform include massage, face, body, alternative therapy, wax & hair removal, hair dressing and nails.
- May 2018Angel$1.2M
- Sep 2017Seed$2.6M
#4
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 9 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Honee is a discovery and booking platform for beauty, wellness, and fitness related services. They are present across categories such as beauty, nail, hair, spa, massage, yoga, pilates, acupuncture, and fitness services such as boxing,CrossFit etc. The beauty services bookings they allow include facial, wax, hair removal, eyelash extension etc. They are operational in Melbourne as of July 2016.
- Feb 2018Seed$1.8M
- May 2016Seed$20K
- Seed$500K
#5
Funding Raised · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2009$10Kraised▾
Provider of an application-based commercial cleaning service solution. Its offering includes appointment scheduling, maintenance reports, footage, trackers, and performance measurement. It caters to educational, government, entertainment, and hospitality industries.
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$10K
#6
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015 · 9 employees$175Kraised▾
VetChat is an on-demand video-based vet service. It provides one-on-one consultation up to 15 minutes with the veterinarians through their app or website. It charges approximately $30/month. The veterinarians provide consultation on issues like allergies, vomiting, dental disease, minor cuts and infections, nutrition and diet management, etc. The veterinarians on the platform do not prescribe medicines. As of Jan. 2017, consultation for only canine and feline pets is provided.
- Mar 2020Series A—
- Jan 2018Seed$75K
- Dec 2016Seed$100K
#7
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 4 employees$294Kraised▾
Storekat is an online marketplace that connects users with warehousing providers having unused spaces. Users can search, compare and book services. Warehouse owners/operators can list their unused spaces and market it to prospective customers. Additionally, the platform also has an integrated inventory management dashboard which enables users to manage & recall their inventory.
- Jan 2019Series A—
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$294K
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