# Cleanly

> Cleanly was a New York laundry and dry-cleaning delivery company that used mobile booking, scheduled pickups and logistics software to serve busy urban households. Founded in 2014, it joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2015 batch and merged with NextCleaners in 2020 to form ByNext, bringing its technology together with a physical cleaning and retail network.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Tom Harari (Co-founder and CEO), Itay Forer (Co-founder and COO), Chen Atlas (Co-founder and CTO), Alex Prober (Co-founder; CTO and CPO (later leadership))
- **Products:** Wash & Fold, Dry cleaning delivery, Cleanly Reserve, Cleanly RUSH, Stain photographs and order preferences
- **Notable:** Participated in Y Combinator Winter 2015., Raised a disclosed $5 million Series A in April 2017., Bought The Dhobi and Do Laundry for Me in May 2017.

## Products & services

- **Wash & Fold** — App-booked laundry pickup, washing, drying, folding and return delivery; historically marketed with 24-hour turnaround.
- **Dry cleaning delivery** — Scheduled garment pickup and return; garment-specific pricing and cleaning preferences.
- **Cleanly Reserve** — Paid membership with recurring scheduling and service benefits; launched in 2016. Historical launch prices were $89 annually or $14.99 monthly with differing benefits.
- **Cleanly RUSH** — Same-day or overnight service with pickup and delivery scheduling.
- **Stain photographs and order preferences** — Customers could attach stain photos and specify garment treatment preferences within an order.

## Achievements

- Participated in Y Combinator Winter 2015.
- Raised a disclosed $5 million Series A in April 2017.
- Bought The Dhobi and Do Laundry for Me in May 2017.
- Announced San Francisco service in December 2017.
- Merged with NextCleaners to form ByNext in March 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2020-03** — Cleanly and NextCleaners announced their merger as ByNext; Kam Saifi became CEO and Tom Harari executive chairman.
- **2021-04** — Successor ByNext announced its acquisition of Los Angeles-based WashBox.
- **2023-10** — Successor ByNext announced acquisition of UK-based Love2Laundry.
- **2026-10** — Research check: cleanly.com redirects to ByNext, whose live website offers booking and lists service areas in New York, New Jersey, the D.C. metro area and Los Angeles.

## Links

- Website: https://cleanly.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleanly
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cleanly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getcleanly

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Last updated: 2026-10-04