Mad Paws is a Sydney-based marketplace for pet services that enables pet owners across Australia to book local, vetted and insured pet sitters and dog walkers. Launched in November 2014 by Alexis Soulopoulos, Jan Pacas, Rolf Weber, Justus Hammer and Bjorn Behrendt, the platform lists 15,000 approved sitters and dog walkers. To date, 300,000 pets have been registered on the platform. The company offers a vetted, insured local-sitter booking experience through its marketplace. Mad Paws recently completed a $5M Series A funding round. The new funds will be used to enhance the company's technology and customer support processes. Mad Paws operates a marketplace that helps pet owners find local, vetted pet sitters across Australia. Launched in November 2014 and based in Sydney, the service lists more than 3,500 verified pet sitters and was reporting about 50% month-on-month growth. The platform is also available via a mobile app launched in June. The company was co-founded by Alexis Soulopoulos (CEO), Jan Pacas, Rolf Weber, Justus Hammer and Bjorn Behrendt. Mad Paws raised $1.1M in venture funding to ramp up marketing and grow the team.

Total raised

$6M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Mar 2018