# Jeremy Yamaguchi

> Jeremy Yamaguchi is the San Diego-based founder and CEO of Cabana, which acquires and operates pool-service companies. He previously founded Golden Shine and the Y Combinator-backed lawn-care marketplace Lawn Love, acquired by LawnStarter in 2021.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Cabana
- **Organizations:** Cabana, Lawn Love, Golden Shine, Y Combinator
- **From:** Yokohama, Japan
- **Education:** Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Founded and sold Golden Shine without outside funding., Built Lawn Love into a national lawn-care marketplace., Lawn Love raised $6.7 million before its 2021 acquisition.

## Career timeline

- **Age 16** — Moved to the United States and began a web-development business.
- **2009** — Founded Golden Shine, a bootstrapped household-services marketplace.
- **2013** — Golden Shine ranked fifth on the San Diego Business Journal FAST100 list and was acquired.
- **2014** — Launched Lawn Love in San Diego and joined Y Combinator Summer 2014.
- **2021** — LawnStarter acquired Lawn Love in a cash-and-stock transaction.
- **2024** — Founded the pool-service acquisition business initially known as Splash, now Cabana.
- **2026** — Cabana acquired H&H Pool Services as it expanded in the San Francisco Bay Area.

## Achievements

- Founded and sold Golden Shine without outside funding.
- Built Lawn Love into a national lawn-care marketplace.
- Lawn Love raised $6.7 million before its 2021 acquisition.
- Cabana had acquired 12 companies in its first two years, according to a September 2026 interview.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Discussed Cabana’s H&H Pool Services acquisition, its 12 acquisitions to date, and expansion targets including Arizona and Texas.
- **2026-01** — Appeared on Buyers and Builders to discuss acquiring 10 companies in 18 months.

## Links

- Website: https://jeremyyamaguchi.me/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyyamaguchi
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jeremyyamaguchi

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Last updated: 2026-10-09