Articles about Rover.com

TLDR:Amazon responds to proposed tax, Gates Foundation commits $158M to reduce poverty, Rover expands to Europe

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TLDR: Amazon and Best Buy are BFFs, T-Mobile’s military hiring push, ‘Walk it out’ with Rover

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Rover takes its dogged pursuit of new pet sitters to the streets with old-school flyers

Even in the high-tech world of startups built around the ease of the internet, sometimes you just have to catch… Read More

GeekWire 200 June update: Funding rounds give Pacific NW startups summer momentum

The summer can be a slow time in the business world, but that doesn’t appear to be the case in… Read More

Listen up, pet parents — Seattle’s Rover talks wearables and more dog tech trends at CES

LAS VEGAS — In the Pacific Northwest, people love their dogs. The stereotypical Seattle office, with its jeans-and-a-T-shirt dress code… Read More

Tech Moves: Rover.com names Steve Heaps new CFO; Tom Hale joins SurveyMonkey as president

Rover.com, the Seattle-based online pet-sitting service, has appointed Steve Heaps as CFO. In a news release Friday, the company said… Read More

GeekWork Picks: AnswerDash seeks Marketing Manager to help grow contextual Q&A service

AnswerDash, a spinout from the University of Washington, offers predictive technology to answer customer questions in context on websites, aiming to reduce costs… Read More

Work at Rover, get a puppy

As if you needed another reason to get a dog, Rover unveiled a new work initiative this week: If you… Read More

Rover.com looks to attract new breed of dog-loving customers with TV ad push

Online dog sitting service Rover.com is looking to lap up new customers as the summer travel season kicks into high… Read More

Rover.com fetches $12M, plans to expand dog sitting marketplace

Online dog sitting marketplace Rover.com has a new best friend: Menlo Ventures. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm, an early… Read More

DogVacay looks to be top breed in pet boarding, laps up $15M to bite back at Rover.com

It’s turning into an epic dog fight. DogVacay today announced that it has secured $15 million in fresh funding, money… Read More

Stowthat wants to be the ‘Airbnb of self-storage’

We’ve already seen the Airbnb for dog sitting (Rover.com, Dog Vacay) and for commuting (Lyft, Sidecar). Now, get ready for… Read More

Dog sitting service Rover.com laps up $3.5M in deal with pet care powerhouse Petco

With more than 1,200 retail stores nationwide, Petco is the top dog in pet care. So, when the big box… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Hire of the Year

We’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards. And today’s category — Hire of the Year —… Read More

Dog sitting marketplace Rover.com laps up $7M from Foundry Group, others

Online dog sitting marketplace Rover.com just fetched $7 million in fresh funding, including new cash from Brad Feld’s Foundry Group.… Read More

The cat’s out of the bag: Former Cheezburger CTO Scott Porad joins dog sitting service Rover.com

In his previous life, Scott Porad ran the technical operations for one of the world’s largest cat blogs: I Can… Read More

Rover.com rival DogVacay gobbles up $6M from Benchmark, others

Who is going to be the alpha dog in this rivalry? Rover.com or DogVacay? Well, both startup companies, which earlier… Read More

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Podcast: Surface, iPad mini and Rover.com, with our cutest in-studio guest ever

Some of the guests we bring in to the GeekWire radio show and podcast have been known to cause a… Read More

CrunchFund, Madrona invest $3.4M in dog-sitting service Rover

Dog-loving venture capitalist Michael Arrington is among the new investors in Rover.com, the Seattle online service that helps pet owners find… Read More

Online dog fight: Rover.com rival DogVacay launches Airbnb for pets

This could be one very interesting dog fight. A new startup company out of Los Angeles by the name of… Read More

Gottesman does it again, wins Startup Weekend with home security product Iron Blanket

Seattle venture capitalist Greg Gottesman better watch out, or he might just turn himself into a full-fledged entrepreneur. For the… Read More

Rover.com devours cash to play doggie day care matchmaker

Rover.com, the Seattle upstart that matches those seeking doggie care with nearby pet sitters, has raised $1.8 million, according to… Read More

Madrona throws Rover.com a bone, puts ex-Microsoft GM Easterly on leash as CEO

Aaron Easterly loves dogs, and a four-pound Pomeranian by the name of Caramel controls a good chunk of his life.… Read More