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22.01.2024 | Here's how to start making money pet sitting and dog walking... | Economy Here's how to start making money pet sitting and dog walking while having fun and setting yo... | businessin... |
02.08.2023 | The Best In Pet-Friendly Travel Keeps Getting Better | This furry guest at Kimpton's Hotel George in Wshington, DC is living his best life.@brinkleyfromva
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27.06.2023 | These giant beautiful flowers can leave you with burns, blis... | In nature, it's often better to look and not touch. And when it comes to one particular flower that ... | cbsnews.co... |
01.04.2022 | Netflix’s Trivia Show Experiment Is Part of Its New Frontier... | When Netflix releases its new interactive show, “Trivia Quest,” on Friday, Netflix executive Andy We... | dot.la/net... |
01.04.2022 | LA Tech ‘Moves’: Coco, Storyfile and Team Liquid Beef Up Lea... | Moves, our roundup of job changes in L.A. tech, is presented by Interchange.LA, dot.LA's recruiting ... | dot.la/x1-... |
01.04.2022 | Snap, TikTok Urged to Strengthen Parental Controls by State ... | Attorneys general from 44 U.S. states and territories have urged Snap and TikTok to strengthen paren... | dot.la/sna... |
01.04.2022 | Hadrian Raises $90 Million to Build Second Factory in Torran... | Manufacturing startup Hadrian Automation has raised $90 million to build a second autonomous factory... | dot.la/had... |
01.04.2022 | Ethan Pines Photographed Tech CEOs as Heroes. They Look Radi... | You might not recognize photographer Ethan Pines, but there’s a good chance you’ve seen one of his p... | dot.la/nft... |
31.03.2022 | Slingshot Aerospace Lands $25 Million Space Force Contract | Fresh off securing a $25 million funding round earlier this month, Slingshot Aerospace has inked a n... | dot.la/sli... |
31.03.2022 | E3 Gaming Conference Won’t Happen At All This Year | The rumors turned out to be true: E3, the annual blockbuster video game conference typically held in... | dot.la/e3-... |
31.03.2022 | Microsoft-Activision Merger Challenged by U.S. Senators | Activision Blizzard’s $69 billion merger with Microsoft is being challenged by four U.S. senators, w... | dot.la/sen... |
31.03.2022 | Collectors Raises $100 Million, Rolls Out Rebrand | Collectors, a Santa Ana-based company that lets collectors buy, sell and authenticate sports trading... | dot.la/col... |
30.03.2022 | Santa Monica Startup Graze Wants to Make Lawn Mowing Electri... | Is there any worse sound to wake up to than a gas-powered lawn mower? Not only are they a noise poll... | dot.la/gra... |
30.03.2022 | Unlock Venture Partners Puts Its Portfolio in the Metaverse | A Los Angeles- and Seattle-based investment firm may be the first to put its own portfolio page in t... | dot.la/unl... |
30.03.2022 | Yami Raises $50 Million to Sell Asian Snacks, Beauty Product... | Yami, an online store that sells Asian snacks, beauty products and home goods, took the wraps off a ... | dot.la/yam... |
30.03.2022 | Meta Reportedly Paid Consulting Firm to Target TikTok | Meta has reportedly enlisted a major Republican consulting firm to ramp up public pressure on rival ... | dot.la/fac... |
29.03.2022 | Fashion Tech Works Opens New Coworking Space for Emerging De... | For Cindy Keefer, CEO of Fashion Tech Works, sustainability has always been a way of life. The woman... | dot.la/fas... |
29.03.2022 | TikTok Teams With Giphy To Launch GIF ‘Library’ Tool | TikTok has launched a new in-app tool called Library, which lets users attach GIFs, memes and clips ... | dot.la/tik... |
29.03.2022 | ‘Are You Guys Tech Dorks?’: Inside the Opening Night of the ... | On opening night of the inaugural NFT LA conference, a crowd of entrepreneurs, marketers, engineers,... | dot.la/nft... |
28.03.2022 | Beyond Meat Faces Doubts Over McDonald’s Collaboration | Beyond Meat’s high-profile collaboration with McDonald’s is not meeting expectations, with underwhel... | dot.la/mcd... |
26.03.2022 | ‘Every Shopper Will Be a Seller’: Tradesy Founder Tracy DiNu... | When Tracy DiNunzio had the idea to build a secondhand high-end apparel company, she bootstrapped th... | dot.la/tra... |
25.03.2022 | LA Tech ‘Moves’: Stratolaunch Has a New CEO, Former Apple TV... | Moves, our roundup of job changes in L.A. tech, is presented by Interchange.LA, dot.LA's recruiting ... | dot.la/str... |
25.03.2022 | Netflix Buys Its Third Gaming Studio in Six Months | Netflix is continuing its expansion into the world of gaming with the acquisition of yet another mob... | dot.la/net... |
25.03.2022 | Microsoft Says It Won’t Block Activision Labor Unions | A Microsoft executive has said the company “will not stand in the way” of efforts by Activision Bliz... | dot.la/mic... |
25.03.2022 | A New Hyperlocal Dating App Is Launching in LA | Dating in Los Angeles can be just as bad as the city’s traffic and air quality. L.A. Dating—a locali... | dot.la/la-... |
24.03.2022 | 'We're Fascinated by Mad Geniuses': How the Startup Horror S... | Hollywood’s new favorite TV genre is the bad startup founder.
Within the last month alone, streamin... | dot.la/hol... |
24.03.2022 | Activision Blizzard Slapped With Another Sexual Harassment L... | Activision Blizzard has been hit with yet another sexual harassment lawsuit by an employee—adding to... | dot.la/act... |
24.03.2022 | The Ultimate LA Guide To The Metaverse | Sly Lee, Isaac Castro and Mauricio Teran have spent the last seven years building a machine that can... | dot.la/gui... |
24.03.2022 | New AI Tech May Help Predict Heart Attacks Five Years in Adv... | What if you could predict a heart attack?
Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced this w... | dot.la/ai-... |
23.03.2022 | Santa Barbara Cybersecurity Startups Are Having a Moment | Two cybersecurity startups that call Santa Barbara home have announced sizable Series B funding roun... | dot.la/san... |
23.03.2022 | 1Question Aims to Gamify Educational Screen Time | After the pandemic shuttered schools and social activities, screen time among children nearly double... | dot.la/1qu... |
23.03.2022 | Snap Buys NextMind To Bolster Its AR Hardware Research | Social media giant Snap has bought NextMind, a Paris-based neuro-tech company that builds mind-contr... | dot.la/ar-... |
23.03.2022 | Gamefam Raises $25 Million to Bring Brands into the Metavers... | West Hollywood-based video game studio Gamefam has raised a $25 million Series A round to fuel its b... | dot.la/gam... |
22.03.2022 | Netflix Pushes Further Into Video Games With First-Person Sh... | Netflix is expanding further into video games with the upcoming release of three new mobile titles, ... | dot.la/net... |
19.03.2022 | Dead dogs and injured walkers: Dog walking app Wag's safety ... | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.... | businessin... |
18.03.2022 | Can WeHo-Based Wheels’ Get More Underserved Angelenos to Rid... | When Los Angeles launched its micromobility pilot in 2019, it had big dreams for improving transport... | dot.la/whe... |
04.02.2022 | Wag to take $300M valuation haircut in upcoming SPAC deal | Wag, the operator of a pet services marketplace, has agreed to go public on the Nasdaq through a com... | pitchbook.... |
07.01.2022 | HubSpot : 21 of the Best Landing Page Design Examples You Ne... | How do you convince visitors your website is worth their time? There are so many elements that a top... | marketscre... |
16.11.2021 | HubSpot : 60 Small Business Ideas for Anyone Who Wants to Ru... | If we tried to think of a good idea, we wouldn't have been able to think of a good idea. You just ha... | marketscre... |
26.08.2021 | Wag! Appoints Two Dynamic Women Leaders to Its Board of Dire... | Melinda Chelliah and Jocelyn Mangan joined Wag!'s Board of Directors, marking an important milestone... | prweb.com/... |
15.07.2021 | 18 Stress-Free Side Hustles For Introverts | July 15, 2021 8 min read
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16.06.2021 | Wag! Now Accepts Cryptocurrency Through BitPay, Including Do... | Pet Parents can use cryptocurrency to purchase Wag! Credits, which can be used to pay for on-demand ... | prweb.com/... |
22.03.2021 | The a16z Marketplace 100: 2021 | Last February, we introduced the a16z Marketplace 100, a ranking of the largest consumer-facing mark... | a16z.com/m... |
20.02.2021 | 5 ways to stop your dog from eating garbage on walks | You should ideally plan your walk to avoid areas with lots of trash. Peter Cade/Getty Images
You ca... | businessin... |
19.02.2021 | 5 ways to stop your dog from eating garbage on walks | Reviews Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next naviga... | businessin... |
15.04.2020 | SoftBank, one of 2019’s top agrifood investors, forecasts $2... | One of last year’s biggest tech investors in agrifood globally has warned of an eye-watering ¥2.6 tr... | agfunderne... |
04.02.2020 | Dogs and Cats - Living Together: The $75B Pet Economy and Wh... | Snuggling on a chair, hovering over a laptop, stretched out on the floor, the long haired-haired, va... | dot.la/los... |
09.12.2019 | SoftBank sells its stake in dog-walking app Wag Labs as star... | About two years ago, we wrote about Wag Labs when the dog-walking app mistakenly exposed home addres... | techstartu... |
04.02.2018 | Wag Gives In To Pressure As It Accepts $300M From SoftBank | Dog walking startup Wag gave in to pressure as it upped its next funding target and is now set to ac... | androidhea... |
03.02.2018 | Wag! Website Receives $300 Million in Funding | Known as one of the leading authorities when it comes to canines, Wag! has become a respected websit... | finsmes.co... |
01.02.2018 | Softbank invests $300 million in dog-walking start-up Wag | The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has invested billions in tech companies it believes have the pote... | sandiegoun... |
01.02.2018 | Ex Baltimore Sun Executive Hilary Schneider Appointed CEO of... | Wag!, the country's largest on-demand mobile dog walking and dog care service co-founded by brothers... | citybizlis... |
01.02.2018 | Hilary Schneider Appointed CEO of Wag; SoftBank Invests $300... | Wag!, the country's largest on-demand mobile dog walking and dog care service co-founded by brothers... | citybizlis... |
31.01.2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, January 31 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER
Good morning, Term Sheet readers.
Paid Content How can you protect what you ... | fortune.co... |
30.01.2018 | On-demand dog walking app Wag raises $300 million from SoftB... | The SoftBank Vision Fund has struck again. This time, it’s investing $300 million in on-demand walki... | techcrunch... |
30.01.2018 | Wag! Announces $300M Investment |
LOS ANGELES, CA, Wag! today announced a $300 million commitment by the SoftBank Vision Fund.
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30.01.2018 |
Wag Fetches Massive, $300M Funding Round
| Los Angeles-based on-demand, dog walking startup Wag has raised an enormous, $300M funding round, th... | socaltech.... |
30.01.2018 | Wag! Raises $300M Investment from SoftBank Vision Fund | Hilary Schneider, CEO of Wag!, with her two Black Russian Terriers, Sadie & Zoe (PRNewsfoto/Wag!... | finsmes.co... |
30.01.2018 | Silicon Beach Report Jan. 30: Dog-Walking App Wag Lands $300... | - | labusiness... |
30.01.2018 | Dog-Walking App Wag Lands $300M from SoftBank, New CEO | - | labusiness... |
21.01.2018 | SoftBank's Interest In Dog Walking App Wag Scares Investors | SoftBank’s interest in mobile dog walking app Wag is scaring away other potential investors, The Inf... | androidhea... |
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 ... | fortune.co... |
03.04.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, April 3 | BIG DEAL
Hello. Just about every beat at Fortune is enjoying some deal-making action at the moment,... | fortune.co... |
03.04.2017 | Wag Lands $19M Funding |
LOS ANGELES, CA, Wag raises funding from General Catalyst and Sherpa Ventures.
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31.03.2017 | On-demand dog walking startup Wag quietly raised funding fro... | Earlier this week we wrote about how two big players in the pet-care business, Rover and DogVacay, d... | techcrunch... |
02.11.2016 | There’s a new dog walker in town, but DC’s homegrown service... | There’s a new dog walker in town — Los Angeles-based Wag! (yep, exclamation point and everything) la... | technical.... |
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
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17.08.2016 | There’s a Dog Version of Airbnb, Uber and Pretty Much Every ... | You may have heard of Casper, the flashy startup that’s been credited with “waking up” the sleepy ma... | fortune.co... |
01.03.2016 | The future of on-demand: Where are we going, and are we gett... | Ash Rust Contributor
Ash Rust is the CEO and co-founder of SendHub.
If the on-demand economy was a... | techcrunch... |
04.09.2015 | On-Demand Startups: How To Conquer One City At A Time | Guest author Pablo Orlando is a serial entrepreneur and the cofounder and COO of Gone, an on-demand ... | readwrite.... |
23.06.2015 | Trustify: an Uber for private investigators | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI an... | venturebea... |
23.06.2015 | Trustify: an Uber for private investigators | There’s an Uber for alcohol, an Uber for security, an Uber for dog-walkers, and seemingly an Uber fo... | venturebea... |
11.05.2015 |
Wag! Finds $2.45M For Dog Walking Marketplace
| Los Angeles-based Wag!, the developer of a mobile, on-demand marketplace to find dog walkers, said l... | socaltech.... |
08.05.2015 | Wag! Raises $2.45M in Seed Round |
LOS ANGELES, CA, First app to provide dog owners with instant access to quality dog walkers, today... | vcnewsdail... |
08.05.2015 | Funding roundup - week ending 5/8/15 | Twistlock, DJI, Cybereason, NatureBox, Twilio, AltSchool, Zenefits, Cursive Labs, Robinhood, Banjo
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07.05.2015 | Wag! Closes $2.45M Seed Funding Round | Wag!, a Los Angeles, CA-based app that provides dog owners with instant access to quality dog walker... | finsmes.co... |
07.05.2015 | On-Demand Dog Walking App Wag! Raises $2.45M in Seed Round | Wag!, an app that provides dog owners with instant access to quality dog walkers, announced today th... | tech.co/ne... |
07.05.2015 | Wag! raises $2.45M to connect you to a dog walker | The company also announced expansion to its second city, San Francisco, after launching in LA
(Upda... | vator.tv/n... |
05.04.2015 | Wag Launches Its On-Demand Dog Walking App In San Francisco | Wag, a startup that helps connect pet owners and dog walkers with a mobile app, has touched down in ... | techcrunch... |
25.03.2015 | Wag — сервис для поиска выгульщика для собаки Статьи редакци... | Каждый день редакция ЦП выбирает один свежий зарубежный стартап, вызвавший резонанс в профессиональн... | vc.ru/trib... |
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