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Mad Paws nominated for Startcon’s startup of the year award
- Published November 21, 2018 12:00AM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Company Updates
- Mad Paws are delighted to announce they have been nominated for Startup of the Year by Startcon.
- Mad Paws are one of five finalists across 17 categories.
- The startup, has doubled its workforce in the last year alone, with 33 employees, and has raised $6.1 million.
About Mad Paws
Mad Paws, Australia’s largest Pet Sitting marketplace, connects Pet Owners with 15,000 local, vetted, and insured Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers.
Mad Paws has scaled rapidly across Australia and is a proud partner of Qantas, who is also an investor alongside Equity Venture Partners and Macdoch Ventures.
With an awesome team, Mad Paws recently ranked #14 on LinkedIn’s Top 25 Australian Startups to work for 2018.
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