| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.10.2024 | Rover acquires Cat In A Flat, a perfect match for pet parents | Dog care marketplace Rover has acquired cat-sitting community platform Cat in a Flat.
The acquisition expands Rover’s European footprint into Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, and Ireland, among the ten countries currently served by the Rover ... |
| 23.04.2024 | Two widow founders launch DayNew, a social platform for people dealing with grief and trauma | After losing their husbands in devastating and unexpected ways, Karine Nissim and Eloise Bune discovered there were no suitable places where people could go to face all the challenges that surface during the grieving process, including daun... |
| 23.02.2021 | Peter Pham Is Not Afraid to Die. How One of LA's Preeminent VCs Became Obsessed with COVID | As Thanksgiving approached, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti implored residents to stay home and halt all nonessential travel as COVID-19 cases skyrocketed.
But on Thanksgiving Day, Peter Pham, one of L.A.'s most prominent early-stage invest... |
| 11.02.2021 | Pet sitting marketplace Rover grabs a bone, valued at $1.3 billion in latest SPAC deal | Another day, another SPAC. Today, we’ve learned that Seattle online pet sitting marketplace Rover plans to join the public ranks via a merger with True Wind Capital’s SPAC that values the company at a $1.35 billion enterprise valuation.
The... |
| 28.05.2018 | Spark Capital Joins $155M Investment in Rover.com | SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rover.com, the world’s largest network of pet sitters and dog walkers, today announced an investment of $125 million led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and the closing of a $30 mill... |
| 24.05.2018 | Pet Sitting Network Rover Raises $155M in Funding | Rover.com, a Seattle, WA-based network of pet sitters and dog walkers, taised $155m in equity and debt funding.
The round included:
– a $125m equity round led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, with participation fro... |
| 24.05.2018 | Rover.com Secures $125M |
SEATTLE, WA, Rover.com, a network of pet sitters and dog walkers, has raised $125 million in funding.
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Rover... |
| 24.05.2018 | Pet-sitting startup Rover, the world’s largest network of pet sitters and dog walkers, raises $155 million for global expansion | Do you know how big the pet care market is? The market size is $85 billion and growing. Rover is leader in this market. The company also the world’s largest network of pet sitters and dog walkers. Rover connects pet parents with the nation’... |
| 19.07.2017 | Venture Capitalists Are Going Barking Mad for Pet Startups | When it comes to their pets, American are willing to open their wallets—the pet industry brought in $66.75 billion in the U.S. last year, up more than 10% from 2015, according to the American Pet Association. And venture capitalists have cl... |
| 13.07.2017 | Rover raises $65 million to grow its dog-sitting platform globally | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Rover, the online platform dedicated to connectin... |
| 13.07.2017 | Rover.com Raises $65M in Funding | Rover.com, a Seattle, WA-based network of pet sitters and dog walkers, raised $65m in funding.
The round was led by Spark Capital with participation from new investors Bespoke Strategies and StepStone Group and existing shareholders Madrona... |
| 13.07.2017 | Rover raises $65 million to grow its dog-sitting platform globally | Rover, the online platform dedicated to connecting dog owners with a range of service providers, including walkers, has raised $65 million in a round of funding led by Spark Capital, with participation from Menlo Ventures, Foundry Group, Om... |
| 13.07.2017 | Rover raises $65M round led by Spark Capital as pet-sitting startup aims for international expansion | Photo via Rover.
Typically in today’s technology world, startup founders sit on one side of the room, pitch ideas to investors, and hope to land funding for their company.
But when you’re growing as quickly as Rover, a six-year-old pet-sitt... |
| 13.07.2017 | Rover.com Nabs $65M |
SEATTLE, WA, Rover.com, the nation's largest network of pet sitters and dog walkers, today announced a $65 million round of funding.
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| 11.05.2017 | Why Startup Investors Love Online Marketplaces | A third generation of Online Marketplaces that combine workflow and networks are changing the underlying economics of many industries. tiffany98101/flickr, CC BY
By Paul X. McCarthy, UNSW
Online marketplaces, also known as platform compan... |
| 21.04.2017 | A Midas List VC on the problem with the Midas List | Earlier this week, Forbes published its annual Midas List, which showcases who the outlet believes to be the top investors in the world. Stuart Peterson of Artis Ventures was on the list — very far down, behind the many VCs whose names are ... |
| 18.04.2017 | Top startup competitions: their most successful alumni
$300K Entrepreneurs Challenge | Companies like Pinterest, TubeMogul, and Thumbtack all got their start winning competitions
Startup competitions have been an exceptional way to find successful startups that go on to generate billions in revenue and thousands of jobs. In f... |
| 30.03.2017 | Term Sheet — Thursday, March 30 | THE WRONG KIND OF RETURN
Last year Cerilli, who disagreed with the political stances of Trump and was uncomfortable with Kushner’s role the presidential campaign, did something unusual. He gave the money back. You can read the details of ho... |
| 29.03.2017 | Rover and DogVacay merge to dominate the pet-sitting market | Putting an end to a fierce competition in the pet-sitting business, Rover and DogVacay have agreed to join forces. Rover will be acquiring DogVacay in an all-stock deal.
DogVacay’s investors, including Benchmark, Andreessen Horowitz, First ... |
| 29.03.2017 | Running with the Pack: Rover.com Acquiring Rival DogVacay | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
In a dog-eat-dog deal, Seattle-based dog-care services marketplace Rover.com is acquiring its largest competitor, DogVacay, the companies announced Wednesday.
Terms of the acq... |
| 25.10.2016 | The evolution of online marketplaces and why startup investors are so in love with them | Online marketplaces, also known as platform companies, are sprouting up everywhere and redefining business in every industry.
“The Uber of…” has become shorthand for tech startups looking to redefine the way everything is delivered, from le... |
| 03.10.2016 | Rover.com Raises $40M in Series E Funding | Rover.com, a Seattle, WA-based network of pet sitters and dog walkers, raised $40m in Series E funding.
The round was led by Foundry Group and Menlo Ventures with participation from Madrona Venture Group.
The company, which had already rais... |
| 03.10.2016 | Rover raises $40 million Series E for doggy Airbnb | The network of pet sitters and dog walkers has nearly doubled its total venture capital raised
Editor's note: Our 6th Annual Vator Splash LA conference is coming up on October 13 at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica. Speakers include Mark Cub... |
| 09.09.2016 | Rover is closing a $40M round that values the pet-sitting startup at nearly $300M | Seattle-based Rover is in the process of closing a $40 million round of funding, according to sources with knowledge of the deal.
The Series E round would value Rover at nearly $300 million, and it comes from existing investors Menlo Ventur... |
| 17.08.2016 | There’s a Dog Version of Airbnb, Uber and Pretty Much Every Other Service You Use | You may have heard of Casper, the flashy startup that’s been credited with “waking up” the sleepy mattress industry by selling direct-to-consumer. Casper, as you probably guessed, makes mattresses for humans.
But not just humans. At least, ... |
| 07.03.2016 | Why startup investors love online marketplaces | By Paul X. McCarthy
Online marketplaces – also known as platform companies – are sprouting up everywhere and redefining business in every industry.
“The Uber of ….” has become shorthand for tech startups looking to redefine the way everythi... |
| 06.10.2015 | TC Cribs: DogVacay’s Fur-ociously Cute Office HQ | This week’s Cribs episode takes us to the pup-friendly headquarters of peer-to-peer dog sitting platform DogVacay. Sometimes referred to as “the Airbnb for dogs,” DogVacay’s office space is next to where Hollywood produces many of the indus... |
| 30.09.2015 | With The Success Of Wishbone App, Venture Studio Science Makes A Big Mobile Push | With the runaway success of its mobile app Wishbone, the Los Angeles-based venture studio, Science Inc. is making a hard push into mobile content to build what it believes will be the next big media company.
Wishbone is the first mobile app... |
| 26.09.2015 | Can Entrepreneurs Succeed In Today’s On-Demand World? | Sam Madden Contributor
Sam Madden is a co-founder of PocketSuite.
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Intuit recently released an eye-opening new survey r... |
| 14.09.2015 | 81 Sites To Find Side Gigs To Earn More Money Now | Who doesn't need more money? If you're not up for forex trading, selling an organ on the black market or dabbling in illicit activity, income on the side is easier to find than ever before, thanks to the burgeoning freelance economy and the... |
| 21.04.2015 | DogVacay launches new Daycare service for your dog | The paid pet daycare market is worth $1 billion, and represents 10% of pet care services overall
Having grown up with animals that were either in a cage, like my hamsters and fish, or with animals that were generally indifferent to my prese... |
| 21.04.2015 | Peer-To-Peer Pet Boarding Marketplace DogVacay Launches Daycare | Have you ever seen a home security video of what dogs do when their owners go to work? I like to imagine that they chill out and celebrate like teenagers whose parents are away, but that’s not usually the case. They typically either mope in... |
| 19.03.2015 | Rover.com Raises $25M in Funding | Rover.com, a Seattle, WA-based network connecting dog owners with sitters, raised $25m in funding.
The round was led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), with participation from existing investors Foundry Group, Madrona Venture Group, Me... |
| 29.01.2015 | Andrew Leigh: Sharing the benefits of “the sharing economy” | With nothing but a smartphone, I can order up an Uber car to whisk me to my next meeting or find a bargain bed for the night through AirBNB. If I lived in one of the major United States cities, I could also tap on an app to hire a pair of s... |
| 16.01.2015 | The Magic Of Marketplace Expansion Playbooks | Mike Townsend Contributor
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A prescription for healing the healthcare industry
Editor’s note: Mike Townsend is the founder of HomeHero.
Since the early days at Flowtab and now HomeHero, it had long been an assum... |
| 25.11.2014 | ‘Dog-Focused-Thinktank’ Demands Credit After DogVacay Secures $25 Million in Funding | These dogs are running straight into the riviting world of tech startups.(Flickr/Mike Baird)
Yesterday, the Internet was plastered with headlines announcing the news that DogVacay—the startup better known as “Airbnb for dogs”—secured $25 mi... |
| 14.11.2014 | Funding roundup - week ending 11/14/14 | DogVacay, Revel, Raise, LAFORGE Optical, FloQast, Full Circle CRM, Door to Door Organics, Evernote
Seed stage
LAFORGE Optical, a designer of electronic prescription eyewear, raised a $1.1 million from SOMO Optical.
FloQast, a provider of Cl... |
| 11.11.2014 | DogVacay Raises $25M in Series B1 |
SANTA MONICA, CA, DogVacay has raised $25M in a Series B1 round of funding.
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DogVacay has raised $25M in a Ser... |
| 11.11.2014 | DogVacay, the Airbnb for dogs, raises $25M | DogVacay, the winner of Vator Splash LA in 2012, has now raised $47 million
Growing up, I never had a dog. That's probably because I grew up in a single parent household, and my mother had enough trouble on her hands raising two kids, so fo... |
| 10.11.2014 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. DogVacay, an ‘Airbnb for dogs,’ raises $25M
Today Santa Monica, California-based DogVacay, a site for finding a dog sitter, ... |
| 10.11.2014 | DogVacay raises $25 million, led by OMERS Ventures | Santa Monica-based DogVacay, which is being called the Airbnb for dogs, has received a significant boost as it’s raised $25 million in funding (Series B1 round), led by OMERS Ventures. This now brings the total investment into DogVacay to $... |
| 10.11.2014 | DogVacay Secures $25M in Funding | DogVacay, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based online community provider of pet care services, secured $25m in funding.
The round was led by Omers Ventures with participation from GSV Capital, First Round Capital, Benchmark, Foundation Capital and ... |
| 10.11.2014 |
DogVacay Gets $25M More
| Los Angeles-based dog sitting marketplace DogVacay has raised $25M more in a Series B1 funding, the company disclosed this morning, as the competition heats up for the "top dog" in the market. The new round was led by Omers Ventur... |
| 10.11.2014 | DogVacay, Airbnb For Dogs, Nabs $25M In Funding | DogVacay has just raised $25 million in Series B1 funding, according to a report from Fortune. DogVacay confirmed the funding to TechCrunch.
The company, which provides a service to replace kennels for dog owners, has been operating since 2... |
| 10.11.2014 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, up... |
| 07.10.2014 | With 1M Pet Nights Booked, DogVacay Hires A CFO From Bonobos | It’s been just two-and-a-half years since the launch of DogVacay‘s peer-to-peer marketplace for pet care, and the company has grown fast. It’s topped more than a million nights that pets have stayed with hosts on its platform, and about 90 ... |
| 01.10.2014 | Watch Vator Splash LA Live Web stream 10/2 | Jessica Alba, Brian Lee, Michael Heyward, Bill Gross, Mike Jones, Scott Painter, and more
Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Please stay tuned for a live stream of Vator Splash LA with Jessica Alba and Brian Lee, the co-founders of T... |
| 29.09.2014 | 10/2 Splash LA Agenda w/ Alba, Lee, Heyward, and more | Need a reason why you can't miss Splash LA on 10/2? Check out the agenda
If you haven't already registered to Vator Splash LA, you better do so quickly. The event is three days away. If you need reasons to attend, just check out the agenda.... |
| 30.06.2014 | Rover.com looks to attract new breed of dog-loving customers with TV ad push | A scene from one of Rover.com’s new TV ads.
Online dog sitting service Rover.com is looking to lap up new customers as the summer travel season kicks into high gear. The Seattle company, founded by Madrona Venture Group’s Greg Gottesman and... |
| 19.03.2014 | Airbnb Etiquette: A Wake-Up Call to Unprofessional Hosts | “What do you mean, strip the sheets?”
A few months ago my company rented a place on Airbnb for four nights during a business trip to San Francisco. The Dreamforce conference happened to be going on so even the mediocre hotels were north of ... |
| 12.03.2014 | Pet Services Boom: Menlo Ventures Leads $12M Investment in Rover.com | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Seattle-based Rover.com, which helps dog owners find someone to watch the pooch when they’re away, has raised $12 million that will back market expansion, and new services and... |
| 12.03.2014 | Pet Sitting Marketplace Rover Raises $12 Million Series C | Rover, the Seattle-based online community that connects dog owners with in-home sitters, is today announcing $12 million in Series C funding, in a round led by new investor Menlo Ventures. Existing investors Madrona Venture Group, Foundry G... |
| 12.03.2014 | Rover.com Raises $12M in Series C Funding | Rover.com, a Seattle, WA-based online community that connects dog owners with dog sitters, raised $12m in Series C funding.
The round was led by Menlo Ventures with participation from existing investors Madrona Venture Group, Foundry Group ... |
| 07.01.2014 | 5 marketplace companies to watch in 2014 | Internet marketplace companies have been around since the mid-90s. eBay, Amazon and other marketplace companies enable buyers of products to connect with sellers of goods at a massive scale. In recent years, thanks to technological advancem... |
| 12.10.2013 | 5 Tech Tools For Pet Lovers | Remember the robot that walks a bunch of dogs in the movie I, Robot? How awesome would that be—for both the owner and the dogs? I mean, we do have iOS apps for animals now, but Hollywood has trained me to expect more.
Just because dog-walki... |
| 10.10.2013 | DogVacay.com Raises $15M in Series B Funding | DogVacay.com, a Santa Monica, CA-based online and mobile pet services community, raised $15m in Series B funding.
The round, which brought the total amount raised to $22m, was led by Foundation Capital, with participation from current inves... |
| 10.10.2013 | DogVacay looks to be top breed in pet boarding, laps up $15M to bite back at Rover.com | The DogVacay team will likely get bigger at a $15 million round.
It’s turning into an epic dog fight. DogVacay today announced that it has secured $15 million in fresh funding, money that the Santa Monica, California company plans to use to... |
| 10.10.2013 | DogVacay.com Secures $15M |
SANTA MONICA, CA, Leading online and mobile pet services community, today announced that it raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Foundation Capital.
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| 10.10.2013 | DogVacay barks up the money tree with $15M Series B | The new capital comes one month after launching its first consumer-facing app
You know what sucks? That moment when you’ve booked your vacation and you’re all excited and amped, and then you remember that you have to find someone to watch y... |
| 10.10.2013 | DogVacay Raises $15 Million More | - |
| 10.10.2013 | Funding Daily: Mobile magic | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
You can really see how expansive the mobile indus... |
| 10.10.2013 |
DogVacay Raises $15M
| DogVacay, the online peer-to-peer marketplace for pet sitting services headed by Aaron Hirschhorn, has scored $15M in a Series B funding round, the company said this morning. The Los Angeles company said that the new round was led by Founda... |
| 10.10.2013 | Pet Boarding Marketplace DogVacay Fetches $15 Million Series B Led By Foundation Capital | DogVacay, the Los Angeles-based startup that operates a pet boarding marketplace that’s been dubbed the “Airbnb for dogs,” is announcing today that it has raised $15 million in new funding.
The new funding round, which serves as DogVacay’s ... |
| 10.10.2013 | DogVacay raises $15M to be the biggest dog-sitting marketplace on the block | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
PUPPPIIIEEES!
Now that I’ve gotten your attention... |
| 09.10.2013 | DogVacay Raises $15 Million More | - |
| 23.09.2013 | DogVacay, The ‘Airbnb For Pets’, Debuts Its Native iOS App For Booking Dog Sitters | DogVacay has been assigned a tagline by the press that sounds a little ridiculous when you hear it — “the Airbnb for pets” — but the business itself is actually a very practical one. The Los Angeles-based startup runs a marketplace to let p... |
| 30.07.2013 | Rover.com Barks to $3.5M New Funding Round |
SEATTLE, WA, Digital home dog boarding leader that connects dog owners with approved and reviewed dog sitters, today announced the closing of $3.5 million in new funding.
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| 30.07.2013 | Rover.com Closes $3.5M in Funding | Rover.com, a Seattle, WA-based online marketplace that connects dog owners with approved and reviewed dog sitters, closed a $3.5m in new funding.
The round was led by pet specialty retailer Petco, with participation from existing investors ... |
| 30.07.2013 | Rover, A “Dogbnb” Site, Raises $3.5M And Nabs Commercial Promotion From Petco | Rover, the Airbnb of dog sitting, has raised a $3.5 million funding round led by Petco. The pet specialty giant, now one of Rover’s largest investors, will be joining the site’s board of directors. The two are at work on commercial promotio... |
| 21.05.2013 | Trending: the boom in startups for pets | For a while, pet-related startups seemed to be a rarity. Ever since the Pets.com debacle in which the venture-backed startup went from a Nasdaq IPO to liquidation in about 9 months, entrepreneurs have given pet-ecommerce a slightly wider be... |
| 21.05.2013 | Trending: the boom in startups for pets | For a while, pet-related startups seemed to be a rarity. Ever since the Pets.com debacle in which the venture-backed startup went from a Nasdaq IPO to liquidation in about 9 months, entrepreneurs have given pet-ecommerce a slightly wider be... |
| 04.02.2013 | Rover.com Secures $7M in Series B Funding | Rover.com, a Seattle, WA-based digital dog boarding platform that connects dog owners with trusted sitters, secured $7m in Series B funding.
The round was led by new investor Foundry Group, with participation from existing investor Madrona ... |
| 04.02.2013 | Rover.com Secures $7M in Series B |
SEATTLE, WA, The digital dog boarding leader that connects dog owners with approved, reviewed and insured sitters, today announced that it has secured $7 million in Series B funding. New investor Foundry Group led the round.
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| 04.02.2013 | Pet Boarding And ‘Dogbnb’ Startup Rover Raises $7M To Take On DogVacay | Rover, a Seattle-based startup that provides an ‘Airbnb’ for dog sitting, has raised $7 million in Series B funding led by Foundry Group with existing investor Madrona Venture Group participating. This brings the company’s total funding to ... |
| 02.02.2013 | The Art Of Science | Like many great startup ideas, the formation of L.A.-based incubator, investment firm, and accelerator Science had its origins at a dinner.
In 2007, Peter Pham and Mike Jones found themselves working in L.A., having recently sold companies ... |
| 14.11.2012 | Seeking Pinterest Power Users? With HelloInsights, Science Inc. Wants to Help | Behold, a leaderboard!
Marketers know that Pinterest can drive a flood of acquisition-minded traffic. But hammering out a specific strategy is a different matter entirely, and the social network is only just emerging from the earliest, have... |
| 13.11.2012 |
DogVacay Lands $6M In Series A
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| 13.11.2012 | DogVacay, the Airbnb for dog sitting, just raised another $6 million to expand operations | Better pet sitting isn’t disrupting any existing services. Instead it’s massively improving the existing ways people find trusted places to leave their animals.
— Samantha Shankman |
| 13.11.2012 | The Airbnb For Pets, DogVacay, Raises $6M From Benchmark | DogVacay, which launched in March this year as an Airbnb for dogs, has raised $6 million in new funding from Benchmark Capital. This round comes after previous funding from incubator Science, First Round Capital, Science, Baroda, Quest, mos... |
| 13.11.2012 | DogVacay Barks to $6M in Series A |
LOS ANGELES, CA, Leading national pet services marketplace, today announces the close of a Series-A financing with a $6 million investment from Benchmark Capital.
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Good news folks, you get another round of Funding... |
| 13.11.2012 | DogVacay lets owners and sitters indulge their puppy love, worry-free | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
I learned growing up with a pet beagle that some ... |
| 13.11.2012 | Rover.com rival DogVacay gobbles up $6M from Benchmark, others | Who is going to be the alpha dog in this rivalry? Rover.com or DogVacay?
Well, both startup companies, which earlier this year launched a matchmaking service for pet sitters and dog owners, are working hard to
And today DogVacay got tossed ... |
| 24.07.2012 | Mike Jones on Ditching La La Land for Silicon Beach | July 24, 2012 4 min read
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As someone who's been straddling the world of entertainment and tech for nearly a decade from Los Angeles, it's incredible to see how much my own backya... |
| 28.06.2012 | DogVacay Receives Investment from Andreessen Horowitz | DogVacay, a Los Angeles, CA-based community marketplace that connects dog owners in need of boarding services with local pet-care providers, has received an investment of undisclosed amount from Andreessen Horowitz.
The company intends to u... |
| 28.06.2012 | DogVacay adds Andreessen Horowitz to list of investors | Andreessen Horowitz backs the AirBnB for dogs
Vator Splash LA winner DogVacay.com is getting a lot of attention from some high profile investors these days. The LA-based startup announced Thursday that it has raised additional seed funding ... |
| 28.06.2012 | DogVacay Adds Airbnb Investor Andreessen Horowitz To Its Pack Of Backers, Aims To Become The Place For All Pet Services | DogVacay launched in March this year as an Airbnb for dogs — offering owners an alternative to soul-less kennels and expensive dog sitting services for when they need to leave town and leave their pooches behind. Since then, the service has... |
| 28.06.2012 | Dog-related startup seeks funding, Andreessen Horowitz bites | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Another big-time Silicon Valley name has been lin... |
| 28.06.2012 |
DogVacay Adds Andreessen Horowitz As Investor
| Los Angeles-based Dogvacay, the online marketplace which helps dog owners find people to pet sit their dogs, is announcing this morning that it has added Andreessen Horowitz as an investor at the company. Size of the investment was not disc... |
| 26.06.2012 | Science Inc. Acquires Pinterest Influence Platform Pinpuff | Earlier this morning, Science Inc.'s founder Michael Jones announced their acquisition of Pinpuff, a Pinterest influence measurement and perk platform.
In Jones' blog post he says, “We are witnessing a shift where consumer awareness on ever... |
| 07.06.2012 | DogVacay.com wins Vator Splash LA! | AllowanceTree.com wins the People's Choice Award
This year’s competition was pretty steep, but the two startups that beat out the rest happened to be two of my favorites. Allowancetree.com won the People’s Choice award (voting done via Twit... |
| 01.06.2012 | LA-based DogVacay.com is the AirBnB for dogs | DogVacay.com shows that LA is a breeding ground for new ideas
When I bought my house a year ago, I found out from all of my new neighbors that the previous owners had two loud, territorial, ill-trained Queensland Heelers that they were SO r... |
| 22.05.2012 | DogVacay has Philly roots, Comcast Ventures director joins Adobe’s Board [VC Roundup] | Welcome to the VC Roundup, where we’ll parse through venture capital news related to Philadelphia-based private equity firms and the companies they fund. Subscribe to the roundup as an email newsletter. If you have any VC-related news to pa... |
| 16.04.2012 | Dog Vacay, the Airbnb for Dogs, Launches In New York City | Accumulate enough animal-loving friends and you’re likely to find yourself on the receiving end of emails like: Anyone want to stay in a sunny 2-bedroom apartment next weekend FOR FREE . . . and watch Buster while we’re out of town? We prom... |
| 09.04.2012 | Rover.com Closes $3.4M Series A Funding | Rover.com, a Seattle-based online marketplace that connects dog owners with local dog sitters, has raised $3.4m in Series A financing.
The round was led by Madrona Venture Group, with participation from CrunchFund and other angel investors.... |
| 09.04.2012 | Rover.com grabs $3.4M for online dog-sitting reservations | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The latest Airbnb clone, Rover.com, has decided t... |
| 09.04.2012 | The ‘Dogbnb’ Wars Escalate: Rover Raises $3.4M in Round Led By Madrona | Finding a place for your pooch while you’re away should be getting easier. Rover, a Seattle-based startup that is trying to disrupt the kennel market, said it has raised $3.4 million in a round led by Madrona Venture Group. It’s one of seve... |
| 09.04.2012 | CrunchFund, Madrona invest $3.4M in dog-sitting service Rover | Rover.com is a new online marketplace where dog owners can discover pet sitters
Dog-loving venture capitalist Michael Arrington is among the new investors in Rover.com, the Seattle online service that helps pet owners find lodging for their... |
| 09.04.2012 | Rover.com Barks to $3.4M Series A |
SEATTLE, WA, Online marketplace connecting dog owners with local dog sitters, announced a $3.4 million Series A financing. Madrona Venture Group led the round.
>> Click here for more funding data on Rover.com Barks to
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| 09.04.2012 |
DogVacay Gets Direct Competition: Rover.com
| Santa Monica-based DogVacay, the online marketplace which helps dog owners connect with pet lovers to help watch their dogs, has some new competition today: Rover.com. According to Seattle-based Rover.com, it has just scored $3.4M from Madr... |
