List of online marketplaces

This is a non-exhaustive list of online marketplaces.

Name	Location	Industry	Year Launched	Total Financing ($)	Business Model	# of Service Professionals	Global Alexa page ranking
Avvo	Seattle, US	Legal services	2006	60,500,000 [1]	Premium subscription for attorneys.[2] Access to legal advice for consumers.[3]	185,000 [4]	5,006 [5]
Amazon.com Home Services	Seattle, US	Home services	2014		10-15% of the project value [6]		7 [7]
As Seen On TV	Clearwater, FL	Consumer Products	2015		5-20% [8]		16,536 [9]
BuildZoom	San Francisco, CA	Remodeling/construction	2012	3,500,000[10]	Premium contractor subscriptions. Commission when they broker a project.	3,500,000 [11]	53,329 [12]
Cleanify	San Francisco, CA	Cleaning services	2012	1,800,000	Marketplace for independent local cleaning services		557,018[13]
Fiverr	Tel Aviv, Israel	Creative services	2010	50,000,000[14]			398 [15]
Freelancer	Sydney, Australia	Freelance marketplace, Online outsourcing, Employment website	2009				1,506 [16]
HomeAdvisor	Golden, CO	Home improvement	1999		Lead generation (for home improvement contractors)		5,908 [17]
Homejoy	San Francisco, CA	Home cleaning	2010 - 2015	39,700,000 [18]	They match independent cleaners with consumers and take a percentage of the fees.		40,485 [19]
Instacart	San Francisco, CA	Grocery delivery	2010	274,800,000 [20]	They earn a percentage of the total purchase cost for a delivery order. [21]		11,375 [22]
Skreened	Columbus, Ohio	On-Demand Apparel & Housewares	2006		Skreened artists set up a free account and earn a commission that they set on every order.		46,247 [23]
TaskRabbit	San Francisco, CA	Small jobs	2008	37,700,000	Task Rabbit earns a commission on every transaction they broker.		19,840 [24]
Thumbtack	San Francisco, CA	Local services	2008	148,200,000 [25]	Charging service provider for increased access to leads	240,000 [26]	4,073 [27]
Udemy	Silicon Valley	e-learning	2010		Marketplace for teachers to create and offer courses Earns commission for students tution fee		518 [28]
ZocDoc	New York, NY	Medical care	2007	97,900,000[29]	Subscription to scheduling system software		6,665 [30]

References

1. Cook, John (15 April 2014). “Legal marketplace Avvo accelerates with $37.5M, eyes international expansion and new products”. GeekWire. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
2. See Avvo Pro site page at: http://www.avvo.com/avvo-pro.
3. See Avvo Advisor site page at: https://advisor.avvo.com
4. Company Press Release (23 October 2014). “The first app and online service to deliver fast, affordable legal help from experienced lawyers anytime, anywhere”. Avvo.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
5. "Avvo.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
6. Howe, Neil (16 June 2015). “Why Home Services Marketplaces Offer More Than Just Renovations”. Forbes. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
7. "Amazon.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
8. As Seen On TV Partner Program. “As Seen On TV Seller Fees”
9. "SeenOnTV.com". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
10. Kokalitcheva, Kia (6 October 2014). “With a fresh $2.15M, BuildZoom crunches data to pick the best home improvement contractors”. VentureBeat. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
11. See Buildzoom about page at: http://www.buildzoom.com/about
12. "Buildzoom.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
13. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/Cleanify.com
14. Fiegerman, Seth (11 August 2014). “Fiverr Raises $30 Million to Grow the Gig Economy”. Mashable. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
15. "Fiverr.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-05-15. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
16. "Freelancer.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
17. "Homeadvisor.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
18. Ha, Anthony (5 December 2013). "Homejoy Raises $38M As It Looks To Expand Beyond Home Cleaning". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
19. "Homejoy.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
20. "Instacart, a Grocery Delivery Start-Up, Raises $220 Million".
21. "On the way to $220M in funding, Instacart quietly changed its business model".
22. "Instacart.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
23. "Skreened.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
24. "Taskrabbit.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
25. "How Thumbtack Plans To Be Your One-Stop Local Services Shop For Plumbers, Chefs And Belly Dancers".
26. "Local Services Marketplace Thumbtack Raises $4.5 million".
27. "Thumbtack.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
28. "Alexa rank for Udemy.com". Alexa.com. Alexa.com. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
29. See ZocDoc Crunchbase page at: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/zocdoc
30. "Zocdoc.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-05-15.