Charlotte-based PetScreening.com has completed a round of a seed funding. Washington, D.C.-based Grotech Ventures led the round; Camber Creek and Relevance Capital also participated. Officials did not disclose specific terms of the financing.
PetScreening.com is a platform that allows property managers to outsource the process of pet risk assessment and animal validation for free.
Founder John Bradford said that funds will go toward sales, marketing and utilizing additional software integrations.
That’s not all.
"This series seed round will better position us to bring our technology and vast database of behavioral information on tens of thousands of pets and their owners to more apartment operators and the rental housing industry, while creating a more seamless experience and valuable tool for pet and animal owners," Bradford added.
The news isn’t the only milestone for the 2016-born company. All told, Petscreening.com has more than 1 million registered rental units on the site. It has also screened more than 50,000 pets and reviewed over 10,000 reasonable accommodation requests in the past year.
Bradford founded Petscreening.com in part after his company was sued twice over pet bites. He heard a talk at a conference about pet and apartment issues, so he took action. He decided to create a solution to a problem he realized was increasingly common. Bradford also built property management business Park Avenue Properties.
“We need to bring some consistency, standardization, and some help on the assistance animal side too, and if I can bundle that all up in a product – I think other people like us will love it,” Bradford said in a previous interview with StartCharlotte.
