Porch.com CEO is EOY

Porch.com CEO Matt Ehrlichman was named the USA Today Entrepreneur of the Year for 2014.

Key criteria of the award included exhibiting significant growth this year and solving a consumer problem.

Ehrlichman won the honor after a team of USA Today editors sorted through 10 finalists.

"I am very humbled by this honor," said Ehrlichman. "The last year has been a very special time for Porch and 100 percent of the credit goes to our amazing team and our partners. I consider this acknowledgment a true credit to the entire company as I am truly blessed to work alongside such an exceptional group of individuals on this once-in-a-lifetime ride."

Launched in September 2013, Porch is the home network, free for homeowners and professionals. With over 2.8 million professionals and over 120 million projects, Porch enables homeowners to make smart home improvement decisions by giving them the services they need to find the right professionals, get inspiration, and manage their home.

Throughout 2014 Porch continued to extend the breadth of the home network growing from 1.5 million professionals to over 2.8 million with project insights growing from 90 million to over 120 million. In January 2014 Porch announced a strategic partnership with Lowe's that would see the home improvement retailer use Porch as their in-store resource to help homeowners find the right home improvement professionals for nearly any project outside of Lowe's current installation services. By May Porch was available in every Lowe's store in the nation. In December 2014 Porch entered the mobile space with the national release of the Porch App.