Cleanly merged with NextCleaners in an all-stock deal to form ByNext; Tom Harari became chairman and Next CEO Kam Saifi became CEO of the combined company.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Cleanly is a New York-based on-demand laundry, dry-cleaning, and home-cleaning service that launched in the YC Winter 2015 cohort and merged into ByNext in March 2020; cleanly.com now redirects to the ByNext brand.
Primary product
On-demand laundry and dry-cleaning pickup/delivery, plus home cleaning.
Founded
2014
Headquarters
Manhattan, New York, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Consumer Services
Sub-industry
Laundry and dry-cleaning services
Offices
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Business model
Investors
Public employee sentiment is mixed: LinkedIn's employer rating is 2.6/5.0, with especially low work-life, compensation, culture, and career scores; external reviews are a mix of praise for flexibility/pay and criticism of disorganization and limited growth.
Compensation
No public salary bands were found. Third-party salary estimates put average U.S. pay around $89.6k/year with an approximate range of $78.6k-$102.4k, while employee reviews are mixed on pay.
Pricing
Per-order laundry and dry-cleaning pricing, plus subscription/membership options (Cleanly Reserve); early public pricing included $1.50/lb for regular laundry and per-item dry-cleaning rates.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$3M-$5M (reported annual revenue: $3.8M)
Cleanly merged with NextCleaners in an all-stock deal to form ByNext; Tom Harari became chairman and Next CEO Kam Saifi became CEO of the combined company.
SourceTechCrunch · Mar 2020
Cleanly announced an all-stock merger with NextCleaners to form ByNext; the article notes Tom Harari as chairman and Kam Saifi as CEO of the combined company.
Newswire · Mar 2020
Company press release describing the merger, the ByNext brand, and the strategic rationale of combining Cleanly's technology with Next's physical footprint.
TechCrunch · Apr 2017
Cleanly raised a $5M Series A led by AddVenture, with returning investors including Initialized Capital and Altair Capital.
TechCrunch · Jul 2015
Cleanly expanded service from Manhattan into Brooklyn neighborhoods, showing early geographic expansion within New York City.
TechCrunch · May 2015
Cleanly announced a $2.3M seed round with a long list of angel and VC backers, including Ludlow Ventures, Initialized Capital, Paul Buchheit, Semil Shah, Joe Montana, 500 Startups, Funders Club, Soma Capital, Altair Capital, and Chloe Sladden.