Flipaw is a Belgian startup initiated in 2015 by Pierre Moens de Hase and Alexis Bedoret, Managing Partner of the Startup Studio M4KE.IT. The startup manufacturers and markets the Flipaw dog monitoring collar, which allows you to remotely track your dog’s whereabouts and listen to his conversations. The Flipaw collar gives your dog a voice for communicating, as well as for transmitting valuable information about his health, location, and activities throughout the day.
The idea for Flipaw was born in February 2015 and subsequently was selected as a Microsoft Boostcamp Award Winner after six intensive months in an accelerated program for early-stage businesses. During this Boostcamp we learned a lot about having a clear entrepreneurial methodology and the lean aspect of it. We also had the chance to meet incredible experts of various industries. Definitely very valuable.
Managed by CEO Moens de Hase, Flipaw currently has eight active contributors, including technical, project management, development and management personnel. Additional contributors include Olivier Witmeur, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Brussels, Ben Piquard, Operational Director at Leansquare (Meusinvest) and Main Coach at the MIC Boostcamp.
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A Kickstarter campaign will be launched to help fund the company in the coming days. Do not hesitate to follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/flipawpetcollar) Twitter (@Flipawcollar) or leave your adress on our website (http://flipaw.com)
Company Founders
Pierre Moens de Hase is the CEO and co-founder of Flipaw. While just 22 years old, Pierre is a long-time entrepreneur who has founded several businesses, including Share Project sprl (www.theshareproject.be), which commercializes the bottled water industry by offering donations to certain social issues through its purchases. He also previously worked as a Marketing Manager at Pawshake, an online marketplace of pet services, and as an Ambassador at Brussels Beer Project. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Engineering with a minor in Management from the Solvay Business School. He expects to earn a Master’s Degree in Business Engineering with a minor in Entrepreneurship from the Solvay Brussels School in 2016.
Alexis Bedoret, co-founder of Flipaw, is the owner of M4KE.IT, an engineering consultancy firm specializing in IT and mobile development projects as well as new techniques of additive manufacturing. A serial entrepreneur since the age of 17, he has been involved in start-ups including grand-déjeuner, a breakfast delivery service; XorCo, a web development company; and Archipoll, a global trends organizer tool. Bedoret holds a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the Ecole Ploytechnique de Bruxelles.
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