Charlotte Startup Dispatch
Profiles of Carewell and Catapult
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This month we have two company profiles, a few job opportunities, our new jobs board, and a couple of event spotlights.
CAREWELL
Tagline: “The Caregivers Shop”
What They Do: For the dog lovers out there, the best way to describe Carewell is a Chewy.com for caregivers. In fact, one of the investors is actually a former VP at Chewy.
Year Founded: 2015
Location: A remote first company with hubs in Charlotte and Miami, FL.
Founders: Bianca Padilla (CEO) and Jonathan Magolnick (COO) — a wife-and-husband founding team, a Dispatch first!
Employees: ~60.
Funding: Raised at least $30 million to date.
Awards and accolades:
CATAPULT
What They Do: Workflow automation for managing RFP (Request for Proposal) processes.
Year Founded: 2017
Location: Charlotte
Founder: Justin Witz (CEO)
Employees: ~6
Customers: 1700 organizations use Catapult according to the company.
Funding: Raised at least $1.7 million to date. May have also raised a $500k seed round.
Other: Participated in QC Fintech's accelerator program in 2017.
💼 Job Opportunities in the Charlotte Area
We culled the internet so you don’t have to.
🔦 Event Spotlights
Women in Tech: Seeking Perspectives and Empowering Voices
Thursday June 16, 12-1pm
@ Method: 201 S College St, Suite 800, Charlotte, NC
Wednesday June 8, 8:30am
@ Carolina Esports Hub: 3401 Saint Vardell Lane, #Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28217
Thanks for reading this month’s Dispatch. See you back here in a few weeks with our June Dispatch and some Q&As we have in the cooker.
Happy Memorial Day weekend! 🇺🇸🎖☀️😎🌭
