Our story

How a run-down Oakland laundromat became Family Laundry, and the people and partners behind it.

One year after opening our EV depot, here's what the numbers say

Going electric and adding solar cut our energy cost per mile by 80%, from about 40 cents on gas to 8. A year of real operating numbers from our charging depot in Oakland.

Premium laundry delivery, at your doorstep.

Since launching our delivery service in 2019, we’ve been obsessed with one thing: doing household laundry - wash and fold, fluff and fold, etc - really,…

We bought a laundromat. What happened next blew our minds :-)

In 2018 Laura and I bought a run-down laundromat in Oakland and renamed it Family Laundry. What we initially saw as a “passive” (ha!) investment for…

We acquired Sudzee in San Francisco!

Today we’re thrilled to announce our acquisition of Sudzee, the San Francisco-based laundry delivery company and a true pioneer in our space. With this…

Meet Julia Fry, CEO of Puretergent

This month we’re thrilled to feature our partner Julia Fry, Founder and CEO of Puretergent (Oakland, CA). Family Laundry uses Puretergent to wash almost…

Compramos una lavandería. Lo que pasó después nos sorprendió :-)

En 2018, Laura y yo decidimos comprar una lavandería en Oakland. Las condiciones del local no eran óptimas y era evidente que necesitaba mejorar. La…