Leah Solivan built Taskrabbit from a recession-era idea into one of the companies that helped define the gig economy. Then she sold it to Ikea in what she describes as a tearful, unanimous board vote.

Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith sees more people turning to gig work as a result of AI. Experts agree that trade jobs, Taskrabbit's specialty, are less likely to be replaced by bots. Smith shared the ...

Ania Smith, left, and Leah Solivan sat down with Business Insider to talk about Taskrabbit's growth and adoption of AI.TaskRabbit Trade jobs like plumbing are supposed to be among the hardest for AI ...

They lived hoppily ever after. Haley Millstein first laid eyes on her future fiancé Hymie Tawil right before Valentine’s Day in 2022 — when she saw his profile on Taskrabbit while searching for a ...

Few places have revolutionized the home furnishings shopping experience like Ikea. The Swedish chain has given people access to furniture that is relatively inexpensive and easy to transport, whether ...

Nov 12, 2025, 11:53pm PST Updated: Nov 13, 2025, 2:15am PST Adam Pardee Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith poses for a photo inside the Taskrabbit offices in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 21, 2025. From the ...

A New York woman is outraged after the Taskrabbit she hired to put up a curtain rod leaves her wall full of holes. TikTok user ProducHER (@producher_nyc/) posted a video about her experience last week ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – In Sioux Falls, we’ve had apps like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash available to us for a while, but now there’s a new type of digital platform launching in the city that could give ...

She’s a famed senior manager with AirBnB and UberEats, a former eCommerce leader with Walmart and a well-known ex-strategist for Expedia. But before all that, tech business mogul Ania Smith was an ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The gig economy is currently focused on speed and simplicity. Many people are seeking a side hustle to help keep their lives afloat. If ...

Taskrabbit, the platform that helps people with everyday tasks, has launched an OOH campaign. The outdoor work, created in-house, is running through August. The brand is uses pop culture-song lyrics ...