Tech Company Financing Transactions

Rover.com Funding Round

Rover.com closed a $65 million funding round on 7/14/2017. Backers included Spark Capital, Foundry Group and Madrona Venture Group.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/14/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$65,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Spark Capital (Lead Investor) (Megan Quinn)

Foundry Group (Seth Levine)

Madrona Venture Group (Gregory Gottesman)

Menlo Ventures (Venky Ganesan)

OMERS Ventures

Stepstone

TCV (David Yuan)

Proceeds Purpose
Rover will use the funding for international expansion, to drive brand awareness and to launch new services and tools for sitters and owners.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
808 Howell St.
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
Email Address
Overview
At Rover.com, our mission is to allow dog owners to easily tap into the 40 million U.S. dog-owning households as well as a myriad of other pet lovers-including professionals - to meet their dog care needs. Our approach will greatly increase the number of high quality, local, and affordable options for dog owners.
Profile
Rover.com LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Rover.com Company Twitter Account
Company News
Rover.com News
Facebook
Rover.com on Facebook
YouTube
Rover.com on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Aaron Easterly
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Chief Financial Officer
Tracy Knox
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Chief Operating Officer
Brent Turner
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Chief Technical Officer
Philip Kimmey
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Chief Technical Officer
Scott Porad
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Founder
Gregory Gottesman
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Vice President
Paul Dixon
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Vice President
Megan Teepe
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VP - General Counsel
John Lapham
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VP - Marketing
Halle Hutchison
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VP - Product Management
Jason Kreitzer
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