Uber. They used to be the Uber startup. Everybody wanted to build the Uber for something, you know,

Uber for sea lions or Uber for zucchini bread. But in the past year or two, investors

woke up to the fact that ride sharing on its own is a pretty

unprofitable business to be in. Today's founder, Aparnash Trinovasin, is trying

to build a business on ride sharing for pets.

But our investors wonder if being pet friendly is enough

to bring in the big bones.

And if it is, what's to stop Uber from offering rides for pets too, putting her company spot on in a tight spot?

From Gimlet, this is the pitch. I'm Josh Muccio.

Let's meet the investors. I'm Josh Muchio. Let's meet the investors.

I'm Charles Hudson.

Charles started precursor ventures

where he's invested 45 million in over 100 startups to date.

I'm Sarah Downey.

Sarah's a partner at accomplomplice and they've invested 600 million in over 200 startups so far.

One example, a company called Draft Kings.

I'm Michael Hyatt.

Michael built and sold two software companies for over $500 million.

And now he invests for himself.

I'm Jillian Manis.

Jillian is an angel investor and a partner at Structure Capital where they've invested

98 million in startups like the aforementioned ride-hailing giant Uber.

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