Industry Wellness Website www.zeel.com Founded 2010 | Area served 40 U.S. cities Founder Samer Hamadeh Type of business Privately held company | |
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Services On-demand massage delivery Headquarters New York City, New York, United States Profiles | ||
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Zeel is a privately held company based in New York City. The company’s mobile phone application and website allow the booking of licensed massage therapists for on-location massage. It was founded by CEO Samer Hamadeh.
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- Zeel massage comes to atlanta atlanta company 11alive
- Zeel ceo talks on demand massage services
- History
- Service
- Security
- Sponsorship
- Investors
- Business Lines
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Zeel ceo talks on demand massage services
History
Zeel initially launched in 2010 as a booking engine for alternative healthcare providers, much like an alternative health version of ZocDoc. Noting the demand for massage on short notice, the company refined its model to provide in-home massages on demand, starting in December 2012. The Zeel app was launched in April 2013, drawing comparisons to Uber. Zeel has been on numerous “Uber for X” on-demand company roundups.
Service
The Zeel app allows on-demand massage booking at a customer’s home, hotel, workplace, or event. The massage can take place in as little as an hour after booking, or up to a month in advance. Massages may be booked for start times between 8 am and 10:30 pm, 365 days of the year. Zeel currently operates in 40 cities and metro areas across the United States and offers deep tissue, sports, Swedish and prenatal massage techniques. Therapists accept massage bookings and travel to the location of Zeel customers, bringing a massage table, if needed.
The company offers chair massage for corporate clients and group events.
Zeel also has an annual subscription, Massage Zeelot, which includes a monthly massage and a professional massage table.
Security
Zeel vets all massage therapists in its network, who must be licensed in their state of practice. Additionally, Zeel requires all customers to complete ID verification before booking a massage, which it does through either a scan of a government-issued ID or the last four digits of a Social Security number. By doing so, Zeel estimates that it loses 30% of potential customers, but makes its therapists feel safe when traveling to customers.
Sponsorship
Zeel sponsored its first professional athlete in August 2016. The company sponsored American professional tennis player Steve Johnson during his bid at the 2016 US Open Tennis Championship.
Investors
As of March 2016, Zeel has received investments totaling $15 million and have their service available in over 40 cities and metro areas. Investors include Corigin Ventures, Lightbank, Prolog Ventures, Emil Capital Partners, Slow Ventures, Partech Ventures, New Atlantic Ventures, Spafinder, Tory Burch co-founder J. Christopher Burch, and journalist and angel investor Esther Dyson.
Business Lines
In November 2016, Zeel launched its newest line of business, Zeel Spa. The Zeel Spa B2B platform allows spas to book massage therapists last-minute for appointments that might go unfilled, either because of last-minute staff absences or unexpected demand, or in advance for blocks of time. Currently, over 70 spas are signed up for the service.
Other business-focused Zeel services include Zeel Concierge, which enables hotels to provide in room massage bookings for guests; and Zeel Corporate Wellness, which brings Zeel Massage to events and workplaces.