Task outsourcing startup TaskRabbit has closed a new $17.8 million round of funding, the company announced today. TaskRabbit lets people outsource errands, commitments and tasks to other people.

TaskRabbit, a San Francisco-based firm that helps connect consumers with local providers of home services, repairs, yard work and hauling, is expanding to the Twin Cities. Founded in 2008, it's one of ...

Maggie Peddicord and her boyfriend, Joseph, bought a school bus and traveled in it for one year. To fund their journey and bus expenses, they both started working on the handiwork app Taskrabbit. They ...

Ask me about the most binge-worthy show on Netflix or the best holiday shopping spots, and I’m all in. But when it comes to home repairs or turning a stack of Ikea parts into a fully functional desk, ...

A TaskRabbit competitor dubbed Uber Tasks is being tested in two US cities by the ride-sharing company, as it seeks to address slowing revenue growth … Bloomberg reports that the test is currently a ...