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Puls is a venture-funded startup that helps keep your home at its best by providing a wide array of quality, fast, and affordable home services delivered via value-added membership plans. Services include appliance repair, TV mounting, a wide array of “handy” jobs, and more.
Puls is a venture-funded startup that helps keep your home at its best by providing a wide array of quality, fast, and affordable home services delivered via value-added membership plans. Services include appliance repair, TV mounting, a wide array of “handy” jobs, and more.


Homeowners prefer Puls because our membership plans make it easy and affordable to keep their homes in top shape. With Puls, scheduling work is fast and easy with most services fulfilled the next day, and sometimes even the same day. Members also appreciate that Puls takes ownership of their experience from start to finish by setting prices, assigning the most qualified technicians, and guaranteeing the work.
Puls+ plans make it easy and affordable to keep the home in top shape. Scheduling work is fast and easy with most services fulfilled the next day, and sometimes even the same day. Puls takes ownership of the experience from start to finish by setting prices, assigning the most qualified technicians, and guaranteeing the work.


Independent technicians prefer Puls because we give them the freedom and flexibility to work when they want and where they want, and we enable them to waste less time on marketing, haggling, scheduling, and billing.
Independent technicians have the freedom and flexibility to work when they want and where they want, it enables them to waste less time on marketing, haggling, scheduling, and billing.


Puls was founded in 2015 and has raised over $90MM in funding from Sequoia Capital, Temasek, Red Dot Capital, Viola Ventures, Samsung Next, and others. Puls was proud to be named one of LinkedIn’s top 50 startups in 2018.
Puls was founded in 2015 and has raised over $90MM in funding from Sequoia Capital, Temasek, Red Dot Capital, Viola Ventures, Samsung Next, and others. Puls was proud to be named one of LinkedIn’s top 50 startups in 2018.
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At Puls, our mission is to make it easy and affordable for you to keep your home at its best.
At Puls, our mission is to make it easy and affordable for you to keep your home at its best.


Our approach is simple, but unique. It starts with a highly vetted network of the best independent contractors. We offer these experts the freedom and flexibility to work when they want and where they want. We also enable them to focus on their craft instead of marketing, haggling, scheduling, and billing. All this helps us attract the best technicians across a wide array of home services.
Our approach is simple, but unique. It starts with a highly vetted network of the best independent contractors.


Our techs fix all types of appliances; install TVs, shelving, ceiling fans, smart home equipment, and all types of home devices; assemble furniture; fix garage doors; perform light electrical and plumbing jobs; and do all manner of “handy” projects including painting, sheetrock repair, and much more. See a complete list of services [https://puls.com/book-a-service here].
Our techs fix all types of appliances; install TVs, shelving, ceiling fans, smart home equipment, and all types of home devices; assemble furniture; fix garage doors; perform light electrical and plumbing jobs; and do all manner of “handy” projects including painting, sheetrock repair, and much more. See a complete list of services [https://puls.com/book-a-service here].


We offer these services to you in a variety of membership plans with powerful benefits like discounted pricing, priority booking (including same-day service), extended guarantees on the work performed, premium support, free home check ups, and many other perks. See our membership plans [https://puls.com/membership here].
We offer these services to you in a variety of membership plans with powerful benefits like discounted pricing, priority booking (including same-day service), extended guarantees on the work performed, premium support, free home check ups, and many other perks. See our membership plans [https://puls.com/membership here].

Becoming a Puls member is like having a friend who is an expert auto mechanic. You know they’re giving you good advice, they are prioritizing your repair, the price is fair, and they’ll always stand behind their work. You can take every car problem you have to them knowing you’re in good hands. Easy. Of course it is nearly impossible to find any one friend willing and able to fix the vast assortment of issues that can crop up in a home.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==

Revision as of 11:09, 24 August 2020

Puls
Company typePrivate
IndustryOn-demand tech services
Founded2015
FoundersEyal Ronen
Itai Hirsch
Headquarters
San Francisco
,
United States
Area served
United States
Number of employees
100
Websitehttps://puls.com/

Puls is a San Francisco based startup founded by Eyal Ronen and Itai Hirsch in 2015.[1][2][3][4]

Puls is a venture-funded startup that helps keep your home at its best by providing a wide array of quality, fast, and affordable home services delivered via value-added membership plans. Services include appliance repair, TV mounting, a wide array of “handy” jobs, and more.

Puls+ plans make it easy and affordable to keep the home in top shape. Scheduling work is fast and easy with most services fulfilled the next day, and sometimes even the same day. Puls takes ownership of the experience from start to finish by setting prices, assigning the most qualified technicians, and guaranteeing the work.

Independent technicians have the freedom and flexibility to work when they want and where they want, it enables them to waste less time on marketing, haggling, scheduling, and billing.

Puls was founded in 2015 and has raised over $90MM in funding from Sequoia Capital, Temasek, Red Dot Capital, Viola Ventures, Samsung Next, and others. Puls was proud to be named one of LinkedIn’s top 50 startups in 2018.

Mission

Puls helps keep your home at its best by providing a wide array of quality, fast, and affordable home services delivered via a value-added membership.

The best independent home repair technicians make our business possible. We provide them with exceptional earning potential via a tech-enabled platform that sets them up for success.

Membership

“Home is where the heart is.” This famous quote from the ancient Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder sums up what we all know to be true: our homes are critically important to our happiness. Home is where we relax, recharge, and have fun. Where we gather with the ones we love. Where we raise our children.

At Puls, our mission is to make it easy and affordable for you to keep your home at its best.

Our approach is simple, but unique. It starts with a highly vetted network of the best independent contractors.

Our techs fix all types of appliances; install TVs, shelving, ceiling fans, smart home equipment, and all types of home devices; assemble furniture; fix garage doors; perform light electrical and plumbing jobs; and do all manner of “handy” projects including painting, sheetrock repair, and much more. See a complete list of services here.

We offer these services to you in a variety of membership plans with powerful benefits like discounted pricing, priority booking (including same-day service), extended guarantees on the work performed, premium support, free home check ups, and many other perks. See our membership plans here.

Overview

The company provides in-home services like demonstrations, installation, setup, integration, support, and repairs of all household appliances.[5][6] The user books an appointment, and a technician visits the user’s location within an hour to try and fix it.[7][8]

History

Started in 2015, the company was initially launched as CellSavers.[9][10] The company was focused on repairing mobile phones and tablets.[9][6][8] In 2017, the company was renamed Puls and started to offer broader solutions.[4] Puls launched a new service, installation of HDTV antennas in 2018.[1]

In August 2018, following a $50m C round investment, Puls announced expansion to additional home services or supporting "Everything with an 'ON' Switch".[11] In September 2018, Puls was selected by Linkedin as one of the top 25 US startups, at the 11th place.[12] In 2019, TV-maker TCL announced it had partnered with Puls to provide a 5,000-person installation support team.[13]

Offered Services

Year Service
2015 Phone repair[14]
2017 Smart home installation and set up[15][16]
2017 TV installation and calibration[17]
2018 Antenna installation
2018 Security cameras and security systems installation
2018 Garage door repair[18]

Partners

Apple partnered with Puls to provide home-based Genius-Bar type repairs and demonstrations to the customers.[19][20]

In January 2018 Antop announced a partnership with Puls for HDTV antenna installation service.[21]

Finance

San Francisco-based Puls has raised a total of $93 million to date.[22] Announced in August 2018, the company raised $50m from Temasek Holdings as the lead investor.[23] In August 2017, the startup raised about $25 million series B round led by Red Dot Capital Partners along with Samsung Next, Maverick Ventures and Kreos Capital, as well as existing investors Sequoia Capital and Carmel Ventures, who previously invested $15 million Series A round in August 2016. Prior to that, it had raised $3 million in a seed round from Sequoia Capital in December 2015.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b "Puls Announces New HDTV Antenna Installation Service for Cord-Cutters". Flixed.io: News, Tips, and Tutorials for the Cord-Cutting Revolution. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. ^ Lynley, Matthew. "CellSavers, An On-Demand Smartphone Repair Startup, Raises $3M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. ^ Grove, Jennifer Van (August 15, 2017). "Smartphone repair firm expands to fixing most digital devices". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. ^ a b "Tech Talk: Building for better and quicker digital". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. ^ "Puls is Alive with Both Convenience and Affordability". TechDigg. 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  6. ^ a b Levy, Ruti; Zerachovitz, Omri (2017-11-03). "The Five Global Giants That Decide the Fate of Israels Startups". Haaretz. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  7. ^ Shieber, Jonathan. "After rebranding to Puls and raising new cash, CellSavers wants to help set up your smart gadgets". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  8. ^ a b "Israeli tech powers same-day, at-home electronics repairs". Israel21c. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  9. ^ a b "Smartphone repair service CellSavers re-brands as Puls, raises $25 million to expand into the smart home | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  10. ^ "Technology On-demand tech repair company raises $25 million to fix more devices on the fly". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  11. ^ "Puls raises $50 million for in-home technical support | TechCrunch". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  12. ^ "The 25 most attractive start-ups to work for, according to LinkedIn". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  13. ^ "TCL Partners with Puls for TV Install & Setup Services". Dealerscope. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  14. ^ Lynley, Matthew (December 21, 2015). "CellSavers, An On-Demand Smartphone Repair Startup, Raises $3M". Techcrunch.
  15. ^ Shieber, Jonathan (August 15, 2017). "After rebranding to Puls and raising new cash, CellSavers wants to help set up your smart gadgets". Techcrunch.
  16. ^ Shen, Samantha (June 4, 2018). "'We Would Like to Enable the Smart Home Industry to Grow with Our Service:' Puls". LinkedIn. Smahome.
  17. ^ Chang, Lulu (February 11, 2018). "'Puls is an on-demand repair service for your smartphone and smart home". DigitalTtrends.
  18. ^ Cision, PRWeb (September 20, 2018). "Puls Expands Same-Day Technician Services to Include Garage Doors Repairs". PRWEB.
  19. ^ Kolodny, Lora (2017-08-15). "Google and Samsung are using this start-up to duplicate Apple's Genius Bar — in your house". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  20. ^ "Google Partners with Mobile Repairs Startup to Handle Pixel Service". CTECH. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  21. ^ "Puls Announces New HDTV Antenna Installation Service for Cord-Cutters". Flixed.io. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  22. ^ "Puls raises $50 million Series C funding from Temasek, others". biztechhost.com. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  23. ^ "Puls Technologies raises $50 million in private funding led by Temasek". Reuters. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  24. ^ "Puls raises $50 million for in-home technical support". TechCrunch.
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