Dublin laundry start-up Sproose ready to clean up

Sproose, the Dublin-based laundry technology start-up, will launch a €150,000 crowdfunding campaign next month, having signed up its first US customer, Greener Cleaner in Chicago.

The company will run the campaign on the Sparkfunding.com platform as part of a wider €500,000 fundraising round, which also includes €100,000 in private investment and €250,000 in funding from state agency Enterprise Ireland.

Sproose expanded into Britain earlier this year, partnering with 15 dry cleaning companies in ...