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JUNE 20, 2014

Santa Monica-based DogVacay , which operates an online marketplace which connects dog owners with dog sitters and other dog owners willing to watch their dogs, said Thursday that it has launched a brand new, mobile app. The company''s headquarters is now in the prior Cross Campus space in Santa Monica. and Sherpa Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based pet sitting marketplace DogVacay has announced its first, DogVacay Scholarship, a $3500 award which was open to any, entrepreneurial student either entering as a freshman to college in the Fall of 2016, or a student currently enrolled at a university.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Santa Monica-based online petsitting marketplace DogVacay has bolstered its marketing and product team, saying this morning that it has named Kerry Bennett as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Jeanne Anderson as Senior Vice President of Product. DogVacay said the move will help it bolster its growth efforts. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based DogVacay , the online marketplace for connecting dog owners with dog sitters, has updated the tools its provides to its hosts to help manage their dog sitting appointments. The company has recently been in a big hiring push as it expands its business. dogvacay host iphone tools marketplace sitting market'

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Today's contribution is from Michael Root , the new CTO of DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com)--but longtime Los Angeles tech vet, having most recently been at Riot Games. DogVacay helps connect pet owners with pet sitters and dog walkers. Michael Root: Personally, my biggest news this year was joining DogVacay, in October, as their new CTO.

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

DogVacay , the online peer-to-peer marketplace which lets people find and offer up pet sitting services, is recruiting its pet sitters to help market the service with a new program. DogVacay is venture funded by Science Inc., Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Quest Venture Partners, Baroda Ventures, and a number of angels.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

Thousands and thousands of companies who send emails to their users, customers, and potential customers have been impacted by a recent change in Google''s email service, Gmail, which automatically steers certain emails until a "Promotional" email tab--and Santa Monica-based DogVacay , the online pet marketplace, appears to be one of them.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

DogVacay , the online marketplace which lets pet owners connect with others to find dog boarding, has raised $6M in a Series A round, the firm announced this morning. As part of the funding, Benchmark's Bill Gurley joins the company's board of directors, and Bob Kagle at Benchmark will become and advisor to the company.

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JUNE 15, 2015

Santa Monica-based online pet sitting marketplace DogVacay said Monday that it has named Deborah Sharkey as the company's n ew Chief Operating Officer. The company also said it has added Jason Finger and Bob Antin to its board; Finger is at Oxygen Capital, and Antin is the Chairman and CEO of pet health care services provider VCA.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Santa Monica-based online pet sitting marketplace and community DogVacay has a cute, new feature, which helps the company''s hosts capture great canine candids. dogvacay mobile owner marketplace sitting dogsitting iphone photography photo pets' Video of the new feature embedded below. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 10, 2015

It looks like the dog lovers over at Los Angeles-based DogVacay are also now letting cats into their life. DogVacay announced today that it will begin offering up links to cat sitters, as it expands its service beyond dogs. sitter marketplace service sitting dogvacay' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

DogVacay , the online, peer-to-peer marketplace which connects dog owners with other owners and dog sitters, has tallied up the number of nights over the last year, and says that there were over 80,000 nights of stays driven through the site since the startup opened its doors. DogVacay is one of the startups to emerge out of the Science, Inc.

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JUNE 14, 2013

However, DogVacay , the Santa Monica-based startup which offers up an online service to help connect dog owners with people to watch their pets, has a secret weapon -- cute dog and puppy photos. Instead, the company has focused on providing engaging content users love to share--in this case, all those cute puppies. Does it work?

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MARCH 29, 2017

Santa Monica pet-sitting app-maker DogVacay was purchased Tuesday by Rover.com for an undisclosed sum, according to the companies.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

If you're interested in figuring that out what kind of pitch attracts investors, you might want to view the video of the winning pitch from the recent Vator Splash LA event, from Los Angeles-based DogVacay. Vator just posted the successful pitch video from Aaron Hirschhorn, co-founder of DogVacay, at the event.

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JUNE 28, 2012

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. According to DogVacay, Andreessen Horowitz joins existing investors First Round Capital, Science Inc.,

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APRIL 1, 2019

The startup studio--which both incubates its own companies as well as works with startup founders to help accelerate their efforts--has backed such companies as Dollar Shave Club , DogVacay , FameBit , EventUp , August Home , Hello Society , Playhaven , and Superfly Labs. Santa Monica-based startup studio Science Inc.

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

The company was founded by DogVacay founder and chief executive Aaron Hirschhorn after seeing his own pet’s struggle with debilitating illness and knowing firsthand that regenerative medicine and stem cell therapies could help. Hirschorn knows the pet business.

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JULY 3, 2018

working on such companies as Dollar Shave Club, DogVacay, MeUndies, Famebit and Hello Society. The company says its tools allow marketers to create and deploy mailings in-house within minutes, with ability to mail that direct mail as quickly as the following day.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

Costume Categories: - Owner/Pet best look alike - Best company mascot costume - Best celebrity impression - Funniest/most creative One winner will be chosen per category at the event in a high stakes judging competition. To make this event even more spooktacular, DogVacay will be offering a $35 coupon to all attendees.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Los Angeles based startup incubator/studio Science --which is behind such local startups as Dollar Shave Club and DogVacay--has quietly raised $20M in a debt financing round, according to the companies. Science said it has now invested in, built, or acquire more than 37 early stage companies. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 3, 2018

Postie uses a combination of online data collection and an on-demand print and mail technology to give its customers turnaround times on print orders in as little as 24 hours and what the company boasts is the equivalent of online ad-targeting. They aren’t the only ones. Postie has raised $3.5

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AUGUST 23, 2016

Shamsuddin was previously at GSI Commerce/eBay Enterprise, most recently as International CTO, and had spent 17 years at the company. Weintraub was most recently at DogVacay, where he was Head of Acquisition Marketing; he also has served at Match.com. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

has acquired mobile ad network PlayHaven from current owner Upsight , the two companies aid this morning. Science has invested in such companies as DollarShaveClub, DogVacay, HelloSociety, and Delicious. The company now bills itself as a media, marketing and brand building company. Los Angeles-based Science Inc.

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JULY 25, 2013

DogVacay lets dog lovers offer up their home for dog sitting, connecting those dog lovers with others who are traveling and don''t want to shuttle Fido off to an impersonal kennel. Instead, DogVacay connects dog owners with other dog owners, who will pet sit their dogs at home. peer to peer marketplaces to consumers locally.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Science is behind such companies as DollarShaveClub, DogVacay, HelloSociety, Ellie, Uncovet, and others; the company is led by Michael Jones, former CEO of MySpace. Monahan also co-founded The Comotion Group (acquired by Sharethrough) and was also an advisor to Wildfire (acquired by Google). READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2013

Science has been one of the more active acceleration/incubation efforts in the region, and has been behind such companies as DogVacay, Dollar Shave Club, Eventup, MeUndies, Uncovet, and Wittlebee. According to a report this morning, the fund will also invest in non-Science incubated startups. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2014

The company--which launched earlier in April in Los Angeles--offers up personal shopping services driven by crowdsourcing. The company joins other similar, peer-to-peer marketplace companies like Uber, Handybook, DogVacay, TakeLessons, and Homehero, all of whom have made Los Angeles a major focus of their efforts.

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JULY 25, 2013

DogVacay lets dog lovers offer up their home for dog sitting, connecting those dog lovers with others who are traveling and don''t want to shuttle Fido off to an impersonal kennel. Instead, DogVacay connects dog owners with other dog owners, who will pet sit their dogs at home. peer to peer marketplaces to consumers locally.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

One of the hottest segments in Silicon Valley over the last few months has been restaurant delivery services, which are delivering gourmet and other meals to local startups, companies, and homes all over the Bay Area. The company targets companies who want to provide in-house meals to their employees. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2015

The startup, led by Zach Schiff-Abram, says it is looking to fill in holes in the area of online interactions, and says it already works with Airbnb, DogVacay, eBay, Etsy, RelayRides and Vayable. Karma says it is backed by $800,000 in funding from angels and seed investors, including Great Oaks Venture Capital and Wildwood Cpaital UK.

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JUNE 5, 2018

has been behind such companies as Dollar Shave Club, DogVacay, FameBit, and HelloSociety. ICO Watchdog says it is looking to help the cryptocurrency community make smarter decisions, and also help legitimize the space to venture capitalists, investors, and the average Internet user. The venture's backers--Science Inc.--has

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MARCH 4, 2015

Two, Los Angeles area firms which serve the startup market, Rootstock Partners , founded by former Beachmint CFO Jordan Posell, and iFinance , founded by Ivan Ivanokovich, who has been the CFO of such companies as The Mobile Majority and Total Beauty, have merged. The firm said will continue to have offices in both Santa Monica and Pasadena.

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APRIL 9, 2014

Airbnb now says on the service that hosts can sign up to have their homes cleaned--thanks to either Homejoy or Handybook--as a part of services that the company offers to its hosts. READ MORE>>. airbnb room cleaning service hosts angeles smartphone mobile rental'

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MARCH 24, 2015

Lee , who has been behind such companies as LegalZoom, H. Bloom, and The Honest Company, is one of the angel investors in a new outdoor gear and apparel startup, Cotopaxi. Brian Lee has been an investor in such companies as DogVacay, RadPad, ShoeDazzle, and others. Los Angeles-based angel investor Brian S. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2012

The company--which had already disclosed the investment round in an interview with socalTECH earlier this month--said investors in the seed funding were First Round Capital , Ben Ling , Brian Lee , Ted Rheingold , Tom McInerney, Dennis Phelps , Thomas Ryan , Quest Venture Partners and Baroda Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Baroda Ventures has invested in such companies as DogVacay, GradientX, GraphEffect, LifeCrowd, OVGuide, SurfAir, and Retention Science, among others. Bohnett is one of the early pioneers of Southern California's technology industry, having founded GeoCities.com in 1994 and selling it to Yahoo in 1999.

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