Polish pet sitting and pet care startup Petsy has raised more than €1.1 million in funding from business angels. 

It is estimated that around eight million dogs and seven million cats live in Polish households. These numbers are growing yearly, and pets are increasingly being treated as full-fledged family members. 

Therefore, ensuring their utmost comfort and safety during our absence becomes a significant challenge. 

The answer to these difficulties is the increasingly popular pet sitting service, with the startup Petsy leading the way in Poland. Their platform connects pet owners with professional and verified caretakers, offering a safe and reliable way to leave your pet in trusted hands. 

According to Bartek Sobota, Head of Growth and co-founder of Petsy:

“We ensure the highest level of service and safety, which is why every pet sitter on our platform — of which there are now over 3,000 –- has undergone a three-step verification process, including an interview with our animal behaviourist. 

This way, our clients can be confident they are leaving their pets in good hands.” 

Even better, every pet sitting service booked through the platform comes with a free Petsy Care package. This includes liability insurance, veterinary assistance, and support from a behaviourist, ensuring complete safety and comfort for the pets, their owners, and the petsitters. 

Petsy is now present in forty cities across Poland and four in the Czech Republic, and it has over 90,000 registered users.  Its platform was used more than two thousand times in July alone. 

The funding was raised from 30 business angels, including Piotr Wawrysiuk, founder of PsiBufet, and a group of private investors associated with Cobin Angels. 

In July alone, Petsy’s services were used nearly 2,500 times, positioning us as the leader in our country. 

Michał Wojewoda, CEO and co-founder Petsy estimates that the number of services completed through Petsy has increased by over 200 per cent in the past year. 

According to Adam Radzki, one of the business angels supporting Petsy:

“Petsy operates in one of the fastest-growing markets, and early recognition of its potential has enabled the company to become the leader in pet sitting in Poland.

Their creativity and development strategy, combined with the ambition and determination of the entire team, will undoubtedly help them to compete for a strong position in the European pet care market in the coming years.”

The capital raised has helped Petsy expand its operations in Poland, enhance its platform connecting pet owners with verified petsitters, and begin its expansion into the Czech market.

The company is already working on the next funding round, which will allow it to grow its data science department and expand Petsy into the DACH region.

Lead image: Petsy. Photo: uncredited.