On-Demand Car Service Spiffy Raises $9 Million Series B, Debuts Connected Car Maintenance Tool
Summary
The four-year-old startup now allows users to book services including detailing, oil changes, and more in an effort to tap into the on-demand economy thats attracting more than 22.4 million consumers and $57.6 billion in spending annually.Weve grown north of 100 percent growth and we decided, while working with the board and investors, that we would like to continue that growth, CEO and co-founder Scot Wingo told Hypepotamus. Were using the new funding round to look at those growth vectors and figure out how to scale further.Right now, were doing so much fleet that it has grown 300 percent, keeping us super busy. The North Carolina startup is currently in five markets across four states, with a goal of rapidly expanding to 50-100.Users can book a car washer or technician to visit them at home or at work. Our customers are always concerned with environmental issues, so we found a system that allows us to vacuum the oil out of the car through a very long straw. Currently, Spiffy has 25 employees at their Raleigh corporate office and 120+ technicians on the ground across the country.Wingo says that keeping the balance between encouraging organic growth and staying disciplined through that growth, simultaneously the hardest thing you do when growing a company, and the most fun too.We have a framework we work from and think about the different priorities during different phases of the company.