Trash Warrior, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a B2B female-led waste management platform, raised $8M in Pre-Series A funding.
The round was led by AltaIR Capital with participation from Amino Capital, Operator Partners, Vermilion Ventures, and Hyphen Capital with participation from Primavera Capital, Sand Hill Angels, Lombard Street Ventures, and 500 Startups.
The company intends to use the funds to improve technology, hire talent, and strengthen its sales and marketing efforts.
Led by CEO Lily Shen, Trash Warrior is a managed platform that offers waste removal and dumpster rental services to all B2B customers, with the possibility of customized enterprise solutions for nationwide clients. After booking a waste management request on trashwarrior.com, any business can have their waste issues resolved in hours. This national platform eliminates the need for calls, layers of brokers, back and forth negotiations, and covers every manner of waste needs.
The company, which graduated from the Spring 2020 batch of 500 Startups, achieved $10M in annualized GMV earlier this year and has had a high LTV since launching. Among clients are Amazon, Instacart, Imperfect Foods, Weee!, Tuft & Needle, Holiday Inn, Hyatt, Hilton, and others.
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07/10/2022