Swifto operates a marketplace connecting dog owners with vetted and screened walkers and delivers live-tracking and communications through a mobile app. The app lets clients view walkers’ routes on a live map of Manhattan, receives texts at the beginning and end of walks, and sends photos during walks; payments are handled automatically via Stripe. Walkers undergo background checks, three interviews, a training session and must pass an exam; clients are offered a free meet-and-greet before walks commence. Swifto provides insurance coverage for walkers and charges $20 for a 30-minute walk. After a year in business the startup is cash-flow positive and reports approximately 20% month-to-month revenue growth. Sales are expected to reach $1 million this year, and the company plans to expand to Boston by the end of the year and to Chicago and San Francisco in 2014.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Apr 2013