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MadPaws nominated Disruptor of the Year

  • Published March 06, 2019 12:00AM UTC
  • Publisher Wholesale Investor
  • Categories Company Updates

Highlights

  • Mad Paws is the newest shared economy to hit the market, for your pets.
  • They offer a more personalised and economical alternative to kennels for pet owners.
  • Mad Paws nominated for Disruptor of the Year at the Mumbrella Travel Marketing Awards with winners announced in April.

With the infiltration of new shared economies hitting the market on a daily basis, it is a feat in itself to stand out. Mad Paws is the newest shared economy to hit the market, for your pets.

Paul and Cynthia from Mad Paws are making a living from one of their favourite hobbies – walking dogs. With kennels costs becoming out of reach for many dog owners, Mad Paws offer a more personalised and economical alternative for pet owners. At just $30 a night, your pooch can be walked, fed and playedwithinn the company of other dogs.

Their innovative new business has helped Paul and Cynthia earn over $1000 a month and have been nominated for Disruptor of the Year at the Mumbrella Travel Marketing Awards. Winners will be announced at the Mumbrella Travel Marketing Summit in Sydney on April 11.

 

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.

The majority of the open investment round has been committed by existing shareholders. We would like to open up the remainder to new investors who share our vision.

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