Prices shown are for a minute massage in your area. The worst part about L. I recently went to a trade show and was on my feet for 16 hours straight, so I had arranged for a masseuse to come to my friend's house, where I was staying.
It was incredible to have a massage outside in the backyard and actually smell the grassβan unheard-of luxury in New York. Easy tips to help you look and feel like your best self. Book an in-home massage. The Zeel app lets you order a session like you would your dinner. Zeel Networks Inc. The funding comes as the service, which is available in 20 cities, is slated to expand into three more areas.
Zeel plans to launch in Phoenix, Austin and Seattle on Monday. Zeel took a circuitous path to its on-demand massages business. When the company first launched in , its founders envisioned it would be a service like ZocDoc but for alternative medicine.
Instead the team quickly noticed half the bookings the company received were for massages. As the team pivoted into on-demand massages, it moved to address concerns of customers and practitioners. The company also thought it could get the best therapists if it could provide them a feeling of security. The app requires customers to prove their true identity using a social security number or a scan of a government-issued ID. Zeel Chief Executive Samer Hamadeh said this discourages bad behavior among clients.
Hamadeh said. Unlike other on-demand services, the Zeel app also lets customers know how much of the amount they paid actually goes to the therapist. Hamadeh said this encourages customer loyalty because they know the therapists are paid well on the platform. Zeel is one of several companies that have realized there is a large market for on-demand massages in the home. Hamadeh said he knows of at least a dozen startups in the category.
