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Pets.com

E-commerceUSAClosed 2000

Total Raised

$110M

Peak Valuation

$300M

Employees

320

Year Collapsed

2000

Business model

Online retail of pet supplies at below-cost pricing to build market share.

In brief

A dot-com-era darling that sold pet supplies online at a steep loss to build market share, betting future profitability would follow scale. The 2000 crash cut off further funding before the model could turn a profit.

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Key facts

Founded
1998
Closed
2000
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA
Industry
E-commerce
Employees
320
Revenue
$5.8M

Related failures

Often compared with: Chewy, Amazon, Petco.