Startup: Chicago Startup Doggyloot Raises $2.5M In Funding (Chicago Tribune)

Doggyloot, a Chicago-based pet products e-commerce company, said Monday it has raised $2.5 million in funding.

Northbrook-based Origin Ventures, which has invested in local tech companies such as GrubHub, led the round. Chicago-based Sandbox Industries, which operates a venture fund called the Sandbox Advantage Fund, also participated.



Doggyloot was developed as an internal project at Sandbox, which incubates its own startups in addition to investing in companies. Marbles: The Brain Store, the retail chain, came out of Sandbox. Doggyloot, which offers deals on pet products for members and sells other items on a subscription basis, grew out of Dashmob, a now-defunct Sandbox company focused on highlighting real-time, location-based deals at nearby merchants.