SweepSouth

Company overview
Headquarters: South Africa
Countries of Operations: South Africa
Women owned /led: Founded by at least one woman
Year of founding: 2014
Number of FTEs : 50 to 100 FTEs
Legal status of the organization : For-profit
Company overview
Headquarters: Mexico
Countries of Operations: Mexico
Legal status of the organization : For-profit
Year of founding: 2018
Number of FTEs : 5 to 20 FTEs
Women owned / led: Founder
Care economy activities and business model
About the organization:
SweepSouth is an online home cleaning platform that facilitates the connection between homeowners and cleaning professionals in South Africa. Within a matter of minutes, customers can book a home clean for as early as the next day. This for-profit entity has engaged over 7,000 cleaners and thousands of satisfied customers are being served monthly. On average, domestic workers receive 80% of the booking fee (plus tips) for their services.
Activities in the care economy: Provision of technology, services & policies/practice that improve conditions for domestic & care worker
Stage of growth: Mass roll-out/Expansion
Type of services: Domestic services, Labour saving solutions
Number of customers (2020): Information not available
Number of customers (2019): Information not available
Number of customers (2018): Information not available
Financials
Profitability status: Not profitable yet but planning to become profitable within 3 years
Revenue USD (2020): Information not available
Revenue USD (2019): Information not available
Revenue USD (2018): Information not available
Pathways to impact
Challenge addressed: Lack of / poor remuneration for care and domestic workers
Pathway to impact - 4 Rs: Reward
Populations affected: "Unpaid domestic workers Paid domestic workers"
Number of people served (2020): Information not available
Number of people served (2019): Information not available
Number of people served (2018): Information not available