Jonathan Swanson is one of four co-founders of Thumbtack. The others are Marco Zappacosta, Jeremy Tunnell and Sander Daniels. Zappacosta is CEO.
The four founded the company in San Francisco in 2008. It lets people hire local professionals for jobs such as cleaning, repairs and photography.
Thumbtack raised $1.2 million in June 2010 and a $4.5 million Series A in January 2012. A $100 million Series D from Google Capital followed in August 2014.
In July 2021 it raised $275 million at a $3.2 billion valuation. It reported about 300,000 active professionals in June 2025.