FetchFind

FetchFind is a portal for pet lovers.

It offers a provider directory, online learning courses, and an extensive content library.

FetchFind empowers pet owners with the right information, from researching dog toys or new food, to finding a new groomer, veterinarian, doggy daycare, or petsitter.

PROBLEM
There are more than 150,000 pet businesses in the United States, but choosing the right one is a real problem for most pet owners. Traditional online research tools like Yelp, Facebook, or Google don’t specialize in pet care and are full of irrelevant or inaccurate information.

Owners leave reviews, not their pets. A 5-star rating of a pet-care company only guarantees they are nice to owners when they come to pick up their pets.

To know what’s best for your pet, you need information that’s missing in the traditional directories like Yelp, social networks or search engines:

* How do you find an expert for your specific pet breed?
* How will you know they are real experts?
* How do you even know what to look for and what questions to ask?
* Popular industry-specific solutions exist in other verticals, but there still isn’t one for 80 million pet families and their 175 million pets!

SOLUTION
FetchFind makes it easy to select the best care providers for your pet.

It provides:
* A searchable directory of pet businesses to find trusted experts quickly.
* Online education for pet professionals via a monthly paid subscription.
* Pet care content and resources.
* FetchFind for business:
One of the biggest ongoing costs of a pet-care business is employee training.

The pet-care space is growing and outpacing itself in terms of talent availability and experience. Pet businesses are seeing more than 125% annual employee turnover and lack adequate training resources and solutions for employees.

As a result, pet owners (and pets!) are vulnerable to untrained people interacting with and caring for their pets.

FetchFind is addressing the industry-wide need for greater professionalization and safety in pet care services across all staffing levels, while helping employers to more easily and effectively hire, train, and retain employees.

CURRENT STATUS
FetchFind launched in 2015 with only a few courses and a small job board. Today, it has 150 courses, 75 business subscribers, and thousands of employee learners and individuals seeking jobs.

* It was named among Top 5 most innovative pet care companies in US by Purina (Oct '16).
* It has a recognized founder with a strong track record (4th successful company) in the pet industry.
* PetSmart, Petco and hundreds of other pet care companies as clients
* $500k raised to date.

Team Background

Jamie Migdal - Founder and CEO

A nationally recognized dog trainer and pet industry entrepreneur, Jamie has been working with dogs and their people, and innovating within the pet industry, for more than 22 years.

She was the animal witness/trainer for the Animal Planet show “Animal Witness,” is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT), and a frequent keynote speaker/seminar presenter for industry events and conferences.

FetchFind is her fourth pet-industry company.

Keith Johnson - Advisor/Former CEO PawedIn

Keith Johnson is a founder of PawedIn (acquired by FetchFind in 2016). He spent 18 years with P&G in various roles, and created an e-commerce pet food company, Petbrosia. He specializes in business development, the pet category, and marketing.

Melanie Jansen - IT and Media

A graduate of The University of Chicago, Melanie Jansen worked in academia and finance before joining FetchFind.

Tom Amenta - Digital Strategy Manager

Innovative experiential marketing and cutting edge social media to double-digit growth each year in his previous role as COO at Rangerup.com. An Illinois native, Tom earned a BA from University of Illinois.

Mary Jo Gorman - Prosper Capital / Advisor / Investor

Dr. Mary Jo Gorman is an innovator and growth strategist who has started four companies since 1991. She has led growth, capital assessment, exit strategies, and venture capital funding efforts, and serves on a variety of public and private boards.

Kevin Taylor - Technology Advisor

Serial tech entrepreneur with notable successes including Obtiva (Founder; acquired by Groupon, 2011) and MadMimi (Partner; acquired by GoDaddy, 2014.) Multiple appearances on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies.

Erin Schneider - Client Success

With more than a decade in executive sales roles and a 2nd career in pet services, Erin is the perfect person to onboard and provide user support to our customers. Erin holds a BA from Hofstra University and her CPDT-KA dog training certification.

Lynda Lobo - Content and Education Manager

A graduate of FetchFind Academy and Certified Professional Dog Trainer. She has extensive experience in all facets of the pet industry and leads content development for FetchFind.

Sarah Gaziano - Strategic Partnership and Affiliate Manager

Sarah Gaziano (CPDT-KA) has a BA from Marquette and an MBA from Lewis University; she is also a graduate of FetchFind Academy.

Andrea Miller - Project Manager

Andrea Miller is a marketing professional with extensive experience developing content around inbound marketing, food, and dogs. She has a BA from Louisiana State University, as well as a Culinary Arts degree from Le Cordon Bleu.

Carol Kuhn - Business Manager

Carol Kuhn graduated FetchFind Academy in 2011 and has been a part of the company in various capacities ever since, in roles ranging from Client Services Coordinator to Senior Dog Trainer to Project Manager.

Stacy Ratner - Key Advisor/Investor

A serial social entrepreneur with two decades of experience in founding/key roles at startup companies, Stacy holds a law degree from Boston College and is currently pursuing her MBA at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business.

Marc Grens - Advisor/Investor

Marc Grens is a serial entrepreneur with a focus in competitive analysis, go-to-market strategy, M&A advisory and business valuation and B2B sales strategy. Marc is the CEO of Digital Mint and holds an MBA from DePaul University.

David Knoepfle - Digital Marketing Advisor/Investor

Using his deep expertise in marketing and the pet industry, Dave advises FetchFind on marketing strategy and digital monetization. He holds an MBA in Marketing & Entrepreneurship from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.

Jay Sebben - LStreet Collaborative / Advisor / Investor

Tom Caprel - Advisor/Investor

Co-Investors

Prosper

Fund and startup accelerator focused on scalable, women led companies.