介绍:
Running errands for others has not been seen as an enviable job in China, but not so much now. Using mobile internet technology, doing little tasks for others and get paid has become popular in China following the emergence of TaskRabbit in the United States in 2008.
TaskRabbit style apps provide a peer-to-peer online marketplace that allows users to outsource small jobs and tasks to others in their neighborhood. Users state the task they need done and the price they are willing to pay, and a network of pre-approved contractors bid to complete the job.
Similar operations like TaskRabbit have attracted investments from quite a few funds in China. Jimaisong.com (即买送), which offers online supermarket shopping, has obtained investment of 15 million yuan (US$2.41 million) from angel investors since it launched.
Epeizhen.cn (e陪诊), which recently obtained 10 million yuan (US$1.61 million) in angel investments, offers services for patients to hospitals (e.g. take your child to the hospital when you don&`&t have the time).
