CHARLOTTE – That bark being heard in Charlotte early Monday is coming after the news that The Waggle Company, a Queen City startup that uses tech at its core of a new dog walking service, has raised $750,000 in new funding.
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The lead on the dollars ($275,000) come from the Charlotte Angel Fund.
And Waggle CEO Meggie Williams, who also is the founder, says the funding will help Waggle unleash service in other markets. “We’re excited to use this funding to support growth into new markets and to further enhance our personalized platform and service offerings,” Williams says. “What makes us different from our competitors – most notably, Wag!, who just raised $300M from Softbank Vision Fund – is our commitment to quality and earning our clients’ trust.
“We’re in the trust business. Our dog walkers are professionally-trained, W2 employees who love what they do. Through our technology platform, we send real-time updates and a visit summary report with a GPS-tracked map and pet photos. We provide a white glove service that brings our clients relief knowing their pets are well cared for while they’re out of the home.”
Waggle currently operates in Charlotte.
“We’re looking to grow as fast as possible while still building the brand, delighting our customers through our high quality and personalized care, and being laser-focused on our core product and markets,” Williams said. “Our clients are a part of our family – we take our human, and fur, clients’ happiness very seriously.”
The investment is the second for the Charlotte Angel Fund in Charlotte. The other was in Ecomdash. Overall the fund mas made 14 investments.
“Waggle has done a great job of developing a model that brings a level of service its customers both trust and depend upon in the Charlotte,” said Greg Brown, Charlotte Angel Fund’s Administrator, in announcing the Waggle news. “We are pleased to have led this round of financing which will provide the fuel to expand Waggle’s efforts in Charlotte as well as move into other geographic markets.”
