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§ Private Profile · Washington, DC, USA
AI-driven digital platform for home maintenance, repairs, and renovations. Vetted pros, transparent pricing for homeowners.
Based in Washington, DC, Dobby operates an AI-driven digital platform that manages home maintenance, repairs, and renovations for residential property owners. The company utilizes a commission-based business model across more than 30 service categories, targeting the $16 trillion United States residential property market. Operating with a workforce of 11 to 50 employees, the enterprise has accumulated over 5,000 user reviews and maintains a net promoter score exceeding 80. Dobby secured $1.7 million in seed funding to develop its automated backend infrastructure, drawing on the executive team's prior corporate experience at recognizable firms including DataRobot, AIG, Liberty Mutual, and WeWork. Despite previously winning a TechCrunch Top Pick designation for its machine learning capabilities, the company recently announced plans to sunset its primary consumer application. Dobby was founded in 2018 by Satadru Sengupta and Alexandra Fontova.
Dobby has raised $5.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Dobby has raised $5.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Dobby is an AI-first home maintenance and services technology company that offers a fully digital, concierge-style platform to manage, maintain, and upgrade residential properties for homeowners and a vetted network of service professionals[1][2].
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Quick take: Dobby positions itself as an AI‑first, concierge home operating system addressing a huge, underserved market by combining predictive maintenance, curated service delivery, and a digital UX — success will depend on execution at scale (pro vetting, quality control, unit economics) and the company’s ability to translate maintenance into measurable homeowner value and adjacent commercial relationships[1][2][4].
Sources: Dobby company profile and product overview; early reporting and company background (TechCrunch/CB Insights–style summaries and company pages)[1][2][4].
Dobby has raised $5.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in May 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2022 | $3M Seed | — | 1984 Ventures, BEE Partners, Eric Rosenblum, Index Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Supernode Ventures, The House Fund, Dylan Field | Announced |
| Dec 1, 2020 | $2M Seed | RON Watson | Cortical Ventures, Andrew Macdonald, Jeremy Achin, Maury Devine, Mark Bailey | Announced |
Dobby has raised $5.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Dobby's investors include 1984 Ventures, Bee Partners, Eric Rosenblum, Index Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Supernode Ventures, The House Fund, Dylan Field, Ron Watson, Cortical Ventures, Andrew Macdonald, Jeremy Achin.