Mila (company)
Native name | Mila Europe GmbH |
|---|---|
| Industry | Service industry |
| Founded | Zurich, Switzerland[1] (January 1, 2013) |
| Founder | Manuel Grenacher |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
Number of locations |
Zurich (~4,000 users)[2] Berlin |
Area served |
Germany Switzerland |
Key people | Chris Viatte (CEO) |
Number of employees | 30+ |
| Website |
mila |
Mila is a Swiss-based tech company that builds online marketplaces for big brands to help them deliver additional customer service through crowdsourcing.[3] They provide different partners (such as Swisscom and Vodafone Germany) with an online marketplace that allows its customers to "rent a geek".[4]
History
Mila was established in 2013 by Swiss-based technology company Coresystems, which specializes in building mobile platforms.[5] In March 2013, the start-up announced that it had received 3 million Swiss Francs (US$3.22 million or €2.5 million) in funding from a consortium of private Swiss and German technology investors, including former SAP AG board member Peter Zencke and former Swisscom Mobile AG CEO Adrian Bult.[6]
Locations
Mila has offices based in Zurich, Berlin, and Cluj-Napoca. It is announced that further funding will be used to expand the market in Indonesia and China.[7]
Partnerships
In November 2013, the company partnered with Swiss telecom provider Swisscom to launch "Swisscom Friends", a support platform for service purchase.[8]
Mobile application
In May 2013, Mila released apps for Android and iPhone.[6] A newer version of the app was released in 2017 for providers and customers.
See also
References
- ↑ Wauters, Robin (5 March 2013). "Task marketplace Mila raises $3.2 million to become the ‘TaskRabbit of Europe’". The Next Web. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ Dörner, Stephan (27 April 2013). "Start-ups sprengen die Grenzen des Arbeitsmarktes" (in German). The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ Butcher, Mike (Nov 27, 2013). "Task Marketplace Mila Partners With Swisscom To Break Euro Fear Of Share Economy". Techcrunch. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Scaturro, Michael (Nov 16, 2014). "Rent-a-Geek". The Atlantic. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Copley, Caroline (31 March 2014). "Mila sees big firms using web to outsource customer support". Reuters. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- 1 2 Fowler, Nina (3 May 2013). "Zurich’s Mila raises €2.5m for peer-to-peer market in Europe and Asia". Venture Village. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ Karimuddin, Amir (3 May 2013). "Location-Based Mobile Community Marketplace Mila Obtains New Investment, to Expand to Indonesia". Daily Social. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Von Kunden für Kunden – Swisscom testet neue Form des technischen Heimsupports" (Press release) (in German). Swisscom. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.