£650k · Other round · Software · London, UK
London-based TaskHer, a platform for booking verified tradeswomen, has raised £650k in a funding round to develop its product and grow partnerships with housing associations, women’s refuges and lettings agencies. Ufi Ventures said the round was co-led by Trust for London, Resolution Ventures, Ufi Ventures and Second Century Ventures through the REACH UK programme, with angel investors from Daring Capital also participating.
From finding a provider to booking the job
TaskHer is designed as a transaction platform rather than a directory. Customers select a job, receive an immediate quote and book a time online; the company says tradeswomen can accept suitable work without pitching for jobs or handling the same customer-acquisition administration. That product design tries to solve two problems together: unreliable booking for customers and unequal access to well-paid work for women in skilled trades.
The commercial mechanism depends on trust and local supply. Standardised pricing and booking can remove negotiation friction, but the platform still needs enough verified tradeswomen in each service area to offer convenient availability. In return, concentrating demand can give tradeswomen a steadier route to customers while giving households one accountable booking experience. TaskHer’s company material says the model grew out of founders Anna and Paul Moynihan’s frustration with home-service directories and the gender bias they encountered during a renovation.
The supply problem is substantial. Ufi’s announcement says women represent less than 3% of the UK skilled-trades workforce. TaskHer cannot close that gap through matching alone, so part of the funding will support initiatives helping more women enter trades careers. That makes the product’s talent pipeline as important as customer acquisition: more demand only improves the marketplace if the company can expand the pool of qualified professionals alongside it.
Institutional demand broadens the marketplace
The new capital will fund platform development and partnerships with organisations that manage recurring property-maintenance needs. Housing associations, refuges and letting agencies can generate a different demand pattern from one-off household repairs: repeated jobs, defined service standards and multiple properties. If TaskHer can serve those accounts without weakening the experience for individual customers or tradeswomen, institutional demand could improve job density and make expansion into new areas more efficient.
At the announcement, Ufi said TaskHer connected more than 4,000 customers with verified tradeswomen across London. The round is Ufi Ventures’ third investment in the company; TaskHer previously announced a £200k pre-seed round in January 2023. Repeat backing gives the team continuity, but the next proof point is operational: turning new partnerships into reliable volumes of completed work while expanding the pool of qualified tradeswomen.
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Ufi Ventures · UKTN · TaskHer about · TaskHer 2023 announcement · Companies House · Tech.eu Funding Explorer
