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Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$5.97M
Founded date
2013
Investors 2
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| Aug 5, 2021 | Caixa Capital Risc | caixacapitalrisc.es |
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 11
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| Oct 31, 2018 | Fresh from a $155 million funding round, Rover acquires European dog-sitting rival DogBuddy | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Heavily financed dog-sitting platform Rover.com is snapping up its European rival DogBuddy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Found... |
| Oct 31, 2018 | Fresh from a $155 million funding round, Rover acquires European dog-sitting rival DogBuddy | Heavily financed dog-sitting platform Rover.com is snapping up its European rival DogBuddy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded out of Seattle in 2011, Rover is a marketplace that connects dog owners with services such as long-ter... |
| Sep 6, 2018 | Разделяй и радуйся: как шеринг-экономика меняет мир | Инвестировать в недвижимость или купить дорогой автомобиль? Дом мне может надоесть, и я захочу переехать, а дорогой автомобиль через год перестанет быть самым новым. Зачем тратиться на них, если можно взять в прокат? Так я гарантирую, что в... |
| May 2, 2018 | Dog-sitting marketplace Rover.com is launching in the U.K., its first European market | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Rover.com, a Seattle-headquartered platform that connects dog owners and other “pet parents” with a range of caring services, has annou... |
| May 2, 2018 | Dog-sitting marketplace Rover.com is launching in the U.K., its first European market | Rover.com, a Seattle-headquartered platform that connects dog owners and other “pet parents” with a range of caring services, has announced that it’s expanding to Europe. The service will first be launching in the U.K. in July. Founded in 2... |
| Sep 27, 2017 | DogBuddy secures €5M in Series A Funding | DogBuddy, an online marketplace for dog sitting, raised over €5M in Series A funding. Backers included Sweet Capital – the investment fund created and funded by the founders of King.com, and other existing and new investors. The company int... |
| Sep 21, 2017 | DogBuddy, the European dog sitting marketplace, scores €5M Series A | DogBuddy, a pan-European online marketplace for dog sitting, has closed €5 million in Series A funding, money it plans for further expansion. Backing the London-headquartered startup in this round is existing investor Sweet Capital, the inv... |
| Aug 29, 2016 | 10 Startups to Watch in the On-Demand Economy | Believe it or not, there's more to the sharing economy than Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, and your local communal workspace. It's an entire ecosystem full of innovators, spanning the gamut of industries from healthcare to errands and beyond! And thes... |
| Jun 11, 2015 | Meet Sayra Lopez, the weightlifting UX designer who found love on Instagram | Look, Sayra Lopez knows it sounds crazy but she fell in love with a guy she met on Instagram. They’re engaged. He’s about to move from England to Philadelphia to be with her. But what’s crazy, anyway? Lopez, 25, doesn’t think it’s any crazi... |
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FAQ about DogBuddy
When was DogBuddy founded?
DogBuddy was founded in 2013.
How much funding has DogBuddy raised?
DogBuddy has raised $5.97M in total across 1 funding round.
Who has invested in DogBuddy?
Parsers VC lists 2 investors of DogBuddy, among them Caixa Capital Risc.
What has the press written about DogBuddy?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning DogBuddy, among them “Fresh from a $155 million funding round, Rover acquires European dog-sitting rival DogBuddy” (Oct 31, 2018) and “Fresh from a $155 million funding round, Rover acquires European dog-sitting rival DogBuddy” (Oct 31, 2018).
Is DogBuddy still active?
Yes, DogBuddy is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 24, 2021.