Park Your Pooch Here

S5 E5·Feb 20, 2019·36 min·Season 5

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Chelsea Brownridge wants to help dog owners keep their pooches safe when they’re out running errands together. Her startup, DogSpot, makes internet-connected dog houses, with features like webcams and A/C, and puts them in front of retail stores that don’t allow pets. Can Chelsea convince our investors that her dog houses are a must-have?

Today's investors are Jillian Manus, Charles Hudson, Phil Nadel and Michael Hyatt.

The Panel

Phil Nadel

Forefront Venture Fund

“When I'm investing, I'm looking at it strictly as a return on investment.”

Jillian Manus

Structure Capital

“We invest in values, not just valuations.”

Michael Hyatt

“Necessity is the mother of all invention. You've invented this because you want to solve a problem that you had. That's exactly where great businesses all start.”

Charles Hudson

Precursor Ventures

“We're people pickers at Precursor. That's what I do.”

The Outcome

$100,000 raised.

Raised

$100,000

Investors

The Deal

$100,000raised from 1 investor

Charles Hudson

Precursor Ventures

$100,000

The Founder

Chelsea Brownridge

DogSpot

Chelsea Brownridge is the founder of DogSpot, a maker of internet-connected dog houses for use outside pet-free stores. DogSpot builds dog houses equipped with webcams and air conditioning, placed in front of retail stores that do not allow pets, so owners can keep their dogs safe while running errands. Brownridge pitched DogSpot on The Pitch and secured investment from Charles Hudson.