🚨ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨Today, I can officially announce that Pawp will become a permanent benefit of Walmart+. That means Walmart will make Pawp available for free to all Walmart+ members and their pets.
12 years later, I am finally a citizen of the greatest country on Earth! (don't @ me)
A huge thank you to all the people who helped make this journey possible. The struggles were real, but it was all worth it.
Now, where's the nearest hotdog stand?
I am thrilled and humbled to announce that
@mypawp
raised $13M in a Series A round led by
@Lux_Capital
But most importantly, this was all made possible by the hard work of an incredible team with whom I am proud to launch the first-ever Digital Clinic for Pets
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In 2007
@karimatiyeh
immigrated to the US from Lebanon to study at Harvard
14 years later, he's the co-founder & CTO of Ramp, the fastest growing NYC startup ever, valued at $1.6b
America is fucking amazing because immigrants are able to achieve at the highest levels
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
"We are more risk averse as we get older" they said...
I turned 30 this morning, and I have never been hungrier and more ambitious than ever before.
To the big three o!
Thanks
@Forbes
for reminding me that I am about to reach the big three 0.✌️ Humbled and honored to be part of this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30, joined by my cofounder
@andrewmalek27
& so many other incredibly talented, impactful people.
PS - mom I beat
@karimatiyeh
on this one 😉
1/ Today marks a historic day in the future of pet health. I am both proud and humbled to announce that Pawp is partnering with Walmart to massively expand access to high quality pet care.
The 🔑 to having a great Board Meeting:
1) 3x ARR in between meetings (learned this one from
@eglyman
)
2) Photos of 🐶
3) (major bonus points) photos of 🐶 on the 🌕
Pawp Pharmacy is now open 💊 It’s time you focus on your pet, not your wallet 😉💳 Giving members exclusive access to vet-recommended OTC products — at the best prices guaranteed.
Today,
@tryramp
is announcing a new round at an $8.1 billion valuation. It crossed $100 million in recurring revenue faster than any SaaS or fintech company in history.
That's just the first act. It has a Google-sized opportunity ahead of it.
I'm looking for a CoS who will become a thought partner/advisor & gain high influence in the strategic direction of the company 😻🚀 This candidate (maybe you?) will have the ability to grow into the role, shape the day-to-day operations and take on an executive presence 🐶
This morning, we launched Pawp 2.0 🚀
We’ll give out Pawp swag to 10 people with the best possible feedback👌Head to and let me know what you think, I’m on marc
@pawp
.com😉
So many companies spend big 💰 on Google ads even when users find them irrelevant. We made the choice
@mypawp
to double down on organic SEO instead. We now rank
#1
for “emergency pet insurance” 💪 and it always feels amazing when big bets pay off 🙏
#tuesdaymotivations
If you can't name (and spell) 5 dog breeds, do not respond to our investor update with "we have a strong thesis around Pet Care and have been looking at the space for a while"... unless of course, your logo is a big orange "cat" 🐯
Today marks 5 years since Ramp began. Reflecting on the journey so far, I wish I’d captured more of those early, chaotic moments that set the foundation for our growth. But I’ll probably look back one day and realize that today was still very early, so it’s a good time to start.
Major news—we raised $115M in Series B funding from
@Stripe
and D1 Capital! We are very thankful for our amazing customers and partners who have been with us on this journey and are excited for the innovation and growth ahead. 🦄🚀
Read more: .
Decade defining companies are being built during this correction (recession?)
Don't sleep on solid businesses with strong fundamentals. We're seeing a record month in January!
See you at the top!
I'm impressed with
@austin_rief
's ability to build products around the growing audience at
@MorningBrew
. The days of media vs tech products are long gone.
The future looks bright if you can juggle both!
1/ I talked with
@jimcramer
on
@MadMoneyOnCNBC
about how
@mypawp
is putting a vet clinic in your back pocket📲and making comprehensive pet care possible without getting off the couch🛋
Thank you
@zacktrak
& the
@Lux_Capital
team for believing in Pawp and we’re honored to have you leading this $13M Series A round! 🚀 Couldn’t be prouder of
@mypawp
team and what we’ve accomplished so far!!
I'm incredibly excited about this milestone and can't wait to show the world what we have in store. I'm particularly thrilled to be powering the finance teams of the most ambitious companies of our generation.
Over the past few months, thanks to AI's many applications, we've
Pawp (
@mypawp
) is currently looking for a veterinarian that speaks Ukrainian👩⚕️🇺🇦 If you or someone you know is a veterinary professional, tag here or reach out to me 🙏
Our country, our economy, our co's, our tech––
are built by IMMIGRANTS
We should staple green card/visa to those earning advanced tech + science degrees in the US + do everything to help them + their families stay in the US
my exchange with veteran US Marine––Rep.
@sethmoulton
Today is a big day for us. We’ve raised a $300M Series C led by
@foundersfund
🎉
It’s an even bigger day for Ramp customers. We’re using the funding to build automation that will help them save even more time & money.
What we’re building and why 👇
Last night
@mypawp
helped save my dog Thor’s life. He got into some chocolate at around 11pm. When I realized, I opened up my app and was talking to vet in less than 1 minute.
After a quick convo, we immediately headed to the emergency room.
2.5 years ago I bought a dog ramp business for $300,000.
Since then, I’ve sold $35,000,000 of dog ramps.
I’m going to explain
Why I bought it
How I scaled
Why I bought a business vs built from scratch
But first...dog ramps?
👇
Good talking with
@sharonterlep
at
@WSJ
about Pawp👩⚕️and how our unique approach to virtual vet care gives pets (and their parents) the long, healthy lives they deserve 🐶
@mypawp
Months in the making!
Kennedy is now
@tryramp
's CBO
"In joining Ramp, Kennedy is, in a sense, remaining within the family. Marc Atiyeh, formerly Clarity’s chief strategy officer, brought the fledgling startup to Kennedy’s attention in 2019."
Huge congrats to Paxton and
@AlifeIVF
on their
$9.5M seed.
I cannot think of anyone better than
@deenashakir
and
@Lux_Capital
to lead this round.
Let's solve the ongoing global Fertility crisis!
Pawp is building the future of pet care 🐶 — and a growing product & engineering team (now a total of 15 🚀) is at the core of this mission 😉 Come join us on this adventure:
My co-founder
@andrewmalek27
whom I have known for the past 15 years! Embarking (no pun intended) on this venture with him was a no-brainer 😏 An impressive CTO, partner, and best friend — joined by
@joezein0
,
@mohammedsafi
&
@joselopez
1/5 🐾 Paws for a min, you’ll technically want to read this🐾We have some really exciting job openings right now
@mypawp
🤗which is why I wanted to take some time to tell you why you should work here:
/a thread
Everyone wanted a puppy/dog at the beginning of the pandemic, now everyone is returning them to their shelters 😥 Instead of returning them, here’s what you can do instead 🧵
I look exactly like my profile picture (with less hair)... While I may not need to go to the barber anytime soon, can book your groomer's appointment, in a few clicks.
Questions?Comments?Dog Pics? inbox open, m
@pawp
.com
Pawp is going out of BETA today 💯❤️We’re launching with a new feature! You can now book your next visit to your
#vet
👩🏼⚕️and your next trim at your
#groomer
🐩 check it out at !
More on CHEDDAR TV - link in bio coming up!
Members come first 🐶 many companies would agree with that but fail to live up to this promise 🤔 Our “care team” is dedicated to listening to members of
@mypawp
(and their pet parents 🤗) — no one knows your product better than your users. Listen and react.
Not surprising... the industry is long overdue for tech disruption to automate human labor and address the shortage we're seeing with care providers.
More tech -> more efficiency -> better value for lower $$
Someone on Reddit tracked the amount of money they spent on their dog throughout its 13-year life.
The total came to about $54,000 — roughly $4,000 annually or $320 each month.
We’re looking for a 10Xer VP of Sales to scale Pawp Perks () — we’re growing the B2B/Employer Benefits side which is quickly becoming a needle mover for the business
@mypawp
🚀🐶😻
DMs are open 📥 or tag if your most qualified f(u)riend.
Huge congrats to my brother
@karimatiyeh
,
@eglyman
and the whole
@tryramp
team for the hugely successful launch (😉 to investors who recognized the
@mypawp
logo on and are reaching out)
I love seeing more and more young brands investing in content in a big way.
Pawp () is crushing it with their blog.
Great content, beautiful blog... it's better than many pet blogs.
h/t
@MarcAtiyeh
Excited to be featured on PRODUCT HUNT for the launch of the first ever Digital Clinic clinic for pets with comprehensive video vet consultations! 😻
We appreciate all the feedback/love you can send us here 👇❤️
The future is Phydgital!
I was asked today "Today, what % of legacy vet clinics adopt telehealth in their care stack?"
Answer: "only a matter of time before it's a 100%. You either believe in tech and its ability to automate/scale, or you die"
Exciting news soon from
@mypawp
“I am going to knock him out and move on to the next one.”
My brother (and
@mypawp
self-proclaimed spokesperson)
@SalloumNadim
is fighting tonight in NYC 🥊!
Fluent V1 is out now!!
We've made learning new languages addicting. Turn Fluent on and make real progress every day.
No new study habits; you learn while you live your life.
We're so fucking excited for you to try it!
I'd love to have your support! ❤️
Head of product and co-founder
@codyrsimons
takes full credit for the everlasting cute doggy-designs 🐶 and an impressive overflow of creativity. Recently joined by
@stepholtman
as Brand Designer who we are lucky to have 😍
“For some brands, supply-chain issues are putting a snag in their seasonal marketing”
@MorningBrew
I checked it out for myself and in fact, I couldn’t find anything that delivers before ...
*wait for it*
MAY 😮 /shortthread 🧵👇
“I am going to knock him out and move on to the next one.”
My brother (and
@mypawp
self-proclaimed spokesperson)
@SalloumNadim
is fighting tonight in NYC 🥊!
Hoping to use this very long and laborious experience to advise and especially help others circumvent this by sponsoring rockstar candidates
@mypawp
🙌 just in case that's you 😉👉