Yahoo have been running competitions for the best websites of 2007.
This is what they posted today:
"Move Me, this year's People's Choice winner, beat competition from far and wide to take the number one prize, proving that moving doesn't have to be as stressful as we may think.
In addition to taking the People's Choice crown, it also proved a popular site with the expert panel of judges, winning the Innovative category award announced earlier in January.
Move Me aims to take away the stress of moving house with its free Move Planner. The planner takes everything into account from finding reputable removal firms to who you need to notify of your change of address. "
Apparently, there were 18 sites shortlisted by the judges and Moveme took 1 in 6 votes - over 17% of the votes cast.
Congratulations to Mark, Keith, Charlie, Andy, Seb and the team.
In addition to being Yahoo's choice MoveMe announced today that it is the choice of Balderton and Advent too.
The following goes out on the wires today:
Moveme.com, the online home moving specialist, today announced it has secured £3.4million in its second round of funding from Balderton Capital, formerly Benchmark Capital Europe and Advent Venture Partners (“Advent Ventures”). Moveme.com will use the funds for further product development, marketing, recruitment and a new site launch in February.
Moveme.com is a free service which takes the hassle out of moving house in the UK. It helps both renters and buyers to manage the moving process online, giving information on everything from booking a removal company to changing satellite TV subscriptions and re-directing mail. The site is easy to navigate and requires only the date and addresses of the move. It can then provide a bespoke planner in diary-form to streamline the moving process, saving users’ time and money. The site currently has over 40,000 registered users.
Mark Cunningham, co-founder and CEO of Moveme.com, said: “Moving house can be one of the most stressful experiences in people’s lives. Moveme takes away this stress and helps those with very little time arrange all aspects of their house move online.
“We are delighted to partner with two premier investment firms. This latest investment is testament to Moveme.com’s continued success. The proceeds of this funding now give us the resources to re-launch the site and accelerate our plans for growth.“
Commenting on the investment, Sean Seton-Rogers of Balderton Capital, said: “All of us at Balderton are excited to be part of the Moveme team. Each of us has experienced the hassle of moving home and wish Moveme.com had been around to help us. We believe customers are going to love this free service that takes all the hassle away. The company has experienced tremendous growth and Balderton is proud to invest in the company’s expansion.”
Frédéric Court, Partner, Advent Venture Partners, added: “We immediately bought into the founders’ vision of easing the way people move when we first met and seeded Moveme last year. We are delighted that Balderton has joined us in backing Moveme and that the number of users of the service continues to increase rapidly.”
Sean Seton-Rogers of Balderton Capital has joined the Moveme.com Board of Directors, alongside Frédéric Court from Advent Ventures and Robin Klein from The Accelerator Group. The company is also backed by Brent Hoberman, co-founder of Lastminute.com.
