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Job Management Software for Small Service Businesses
Affordable job management and scheduling software for small field service businesses. Austin TX, acquired by ECI Software Solutions.
Kickserv is a job management and scheduling software platform for small field service businesses, providing online customer management, job scheduling, estimate and invoice creation, team dispatch, and payment collection tools in an accessible, affordably priced platform designed for service businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, and acquired by ECI Software Solutions alongside FieldEdge, Kickserv targets the smallest tier of field service businesses — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, and handyman companies — that are managing their operations with paper, spreadsheets, or basic tools and ready for their first dedicated service management software.\n\nKickserv's platform provides a customer database, job and estimate management, calendar-based scheduling and dispatching, mobile app for field technicians, customer communication tools including automated appointment reminders, and online payment collection. The platform is designed to be set up and operational quickly without extensive training or implementation services, catering to owner-operators and small business owners who need practical tools without complexity. QuickBooks integration keeps accounting records synchronized. Customer-facing features like online booking and automated appointment confirmation texts help small businesses deliver professional customer experiences competitive with larger service companies.\n\nAs part of ECI Software Solutions, Kickserv benefits from ECI's broader portfolio of small business software products and investment in product development. Kickserv competes with Jobber, Housecall Pro, and FieldComplete in the small field service business management market, positioning on simplicity and price accessibility. The ECI acquisition also creates opportunities for cross-selling to FieldEdge customers who need a lighter-weight option or to service businesses scaling through ECI's other vertical software products.
Indoor vertical farming company using AI-optimized growing systems. San Francisco, CA. Raised $940M+ including $400M from SoftBank. Partners with Walmart for US farms.
Plenty is a San Francisco-based indoor vertical farming company that uses AI, machine learning, and robotics to grow leafy greens and other produce in controlled indoor environments. The company has raised over $940 million from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund, which invested $200 million in 2017, and has positioned itself as the technology leader in data-driven indoor agriculture.\n\nPlenty's farms use precisely controlled light, temperature, humidity, and nutrient conditions to grow crops that are free from pesticides, use 99% less land, and consume significantly less water than conventional field agriculture. The company's AI systems continuously optimize growing conditions based on sensor data, learning to improve yields and quality across crops and growing cycles.\n\nIn 2022, Plenty announced a landmark partnership with Walmart to supply leafy greens from a new large-scale facility in Compton, California. This partnership provided both a major commercial anchor and significant additional funding from Walmart, validating Plenty's technology and business model at scale. The company also operates a dedicated strawberry R&D partnership with Driscoll's, the world's largest berry company, demonstrating the platform's potential beyond leafy greens.
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