# Spruce

> Spruce is an Austin company that organizes housekeeping, small chores and related services for apartment residents through property partnerships. Its bet is that putting vetted local providers into buildings with concentrated demand makes a fifteen-minute task economically possible while giving property managers oversight of who enters their communities.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Founders:** Ben Johnson (Founder; former CEO and president)
- **Products:** Resident booking app, Housekeeping and chores, Property management portal, Partner services, Turnover management
- **Notable:** Signed seven apartment communities before Johnson left his banking job, according to his 2022 interview., Acquired Chicago apartment-services company The Minte in August 2021., Reported more than 2,300 select apartment communities served in July 2022.

## Products & services

- **Resident booking app** — iOS, Android and web booking for one-time or recurring housekeeping, chores and selected partner services, with service status notifications.
- **Housekeeping and chores** — Full cleans, tidy-ups, single-room and move-out cleaning, plus short tasks such as dishes, sheet changes, laundry folding and plant watering.
- **Property management portal** — Authenticates service professionals for access and gives property staff service tracking, reporting, gift cards and support tools.
- **Partner services** — Location-dependent pet care, laundry and moving services provided through local partners.
- **Turnover management** — Full-service turnovers for short- and medium-term rental property managers.

## Achievements

- Signed seven apartment communities before Johnson left his banking job, according to his 2022 interview.
- Acquired Chicago apartment-services company The Minte in August 2021.
- Reported more than 2,300 select apartment communities served in July 2022.
- Reported more than 750,000 apartment units in its network by its October 2022 Kansas City announcement.
- Won Supplier Partner Company of the Year from the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas, according to Spruce's press page.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — The Google Play listing records a May 25, 2026 app update with UX improvements.
- **2026-03** — Spruce published a limited-time spring cleaning promotion through its community playbook.
- **2022-10** — Spruce announced a Kansas City expansion and said its network covered more than 750,000 apartments.
- **2022-10** — Spruce announced a partnership with Bainbridge Companies.
- **2022-07** — Spruce announced a $26 million Series B and appointed Steven Pho CEO while founder Ben Johnson became president.

## Links

- Website: https://getspruce.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spruce-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SpruceCrew
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sprucecrew/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpruceCrew/

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Last updated: 2026-09-29