| Business Basics |
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| Company Name |
Petnopolis.com |
| Founded in |
2007 |
| Headquartered in |
Mumbai |
| Company website/URL |
http://www.petnopolis.com |
| Industry |
Pet Care & Pet Social Networking |
| Stage of the company |
Several customers or locations |
| Source of idea |
Built hobby into a business |
| Awards & honors |
Numerable mentions in Newspapers and Magazines. |
| Partnerships & Tie-ups |
Many NGOs whose ads are rotated for free on the website. |
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| Business description |
| Petnopolis.com is a Pet Social Networking website that brings together Pet Lovers and Pet Owners alike. The website serves as a platform for animal lovers to interact with each other. |
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| How does the business make money? |
| As of now we have kept the website free of any financial earnings |
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| Team information |
| The Founders of Petnopolis.com are
Zahir Wallani
Burges Dandiwala
Neville Mehta
Zahir is the Creative Director of a company called Brand Catalyst Media, which is an Online Website Development and Branding agency, founded by Burges and himself. Burges is the marketing head of Petnopolis and has many years of experience in the field of advertising and marketing. Being good friends with Neville, who is a student of Web Application studies, the 3 put together their love for animals and founded Petnopolis.com |
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| Competition |
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| Competitors |
dogster.com, catster.com |
| How different is your product or service? It has... |
No substitutes available |
| In what way is your product or service different? |
Unlike other websites, Petnopolis.com is a comprehensive platform with many unique features like mating matches, dr. pet etc... |
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| By The Numbers |
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2006 |
2007 |
| No. of employees |
Did not exist |
0-5 |
| No. of locations |
Did not exist |
0-1 |
| No. of customers |
Did not exist |
over 50 |
| Turnover |
Did not exist |
Did not exist |
| Profits |
Did not exist |
Did not exist |
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| Primary source of initial funding |
Personal savings |
| Primary source of additional funding |
Personal savings |
| Raised institutional capital? |
No |
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| Why is this startup hot? |
| Petnopolis.com is one of the first of its kind Pet Social Networking websites that brings together Animal Lovers, Pet Owners and Service Providers. The platform encourages interaction at many levels through Blogs, Albums, Pet Profiles, Directories etc. All in all, it is a unique concept that holds our furry friends at its heart. |
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| What keeps the team awake at night? |
| Our passion for animals and the support of our members |
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