Skiptown (formerly Skipper) is a tech-enabled hub for dogs and their people. The trusted pet services company provides pet parents with first-class dog walking, daycare, and boarding services, as well as a membership-based dog park and bar – all powered by the Skiptown mobile app. Skiptown has secured thousands of members since opening the first location in Charlotte, NC just five months ago in the midst of the global pandemic. Skiptown offers an indoor/outdoor turfed dog park, a bar for humans, dog daycare, overnight boarding, a grooming salon, and dog walking services. From valet daycare drop-off to "Skippers" who monitor the pups at play, Skiptown's dog-focused design and high-end hangout is about giving peace of mind to pet parents and joy to their four-legged family members. Skiptown's proprietary technology platform streamlines booking and account management, sends multiple daily visit reports, pairs dogs to playgroups based on personality type, and allows for a fully customized experience for every dog. Backed by private investors and high-profile venture capital firms, including Techstars Ventures, Bull Creek Capital, and Firebrand Ventures, Skiptown is poised for growth, especially in light of the anticipated, post-COVID surge in demand for convenience-driven pet care and high-end hangouts. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Skiptown is expanding into Dallas in 2021 and plans to open locations in Atlanta and Nashville by the end of 2022. Learn more about how Skiptown is revolutionizing the pet parent experience at skiptown.io.

About NSi Since 1975, NSi's strength is in the unique products that we bring to the market, combined with exceptional customer service, ease of doing business and a genuine concern for our customer’s well being. Our goal is to provide extraordinary service on a daily basis. It is our belief that our customer’s problems are also our problems and it is our duty to help find solutions. We have always believed that if our customers are successful, prosper and grow, then we also will be successful, prosper and grow. NSi has been an industry leader in electrical connectors, wire management products and related electrical components since the mid 80’s, introducing many new and innovative products and installation practices to the industry. Many of our products (such as Polaris brand insulated connectors) are now accepted as the industry standard and used by electricians everywhere on a daily basis. We are exceptionally proud of our reputation for quality and the contribution that we have been able to make to ensure that the jobsite is safer and the finished installation more professional. TORK ® brand products, manufactured in the company's Mount Vernon facility, is NSi Industries' largest brand, covering the categories of Electromechanical and Digital Time Switches, Signaling and Alert Devices, Pool and Spa Controls, Residential Timers, Photocontrols and Occupancy Sensors. For over 85 years, TORK brand recognition and reputation for quality and design make it the most specified brand in the industry. The TORK brand has a rich history beginning in the 1920s when the company introduced the first electromechanical time switch to the marketplace. Currently, TORK's time switches maintain energy efficiency through lighting control in such high profile places as the Empire State Building, Washington DC Parks and Recreation, The Triborough Bridge, The Met Life Building and many more institutions across the country. As the most specified brand of time switches in the industry, TORK enjoys the hearty respect of engineers and project planners across all channels of distribution. In the past several years, NSi has introduced a number of TORK time switches, in-wall and plug-in timers to meet increasingly specific needs in the marketplace. We've also added a line of installer-friendly pool and spa panels and time switches, and are proud to offer essential pool safety products that meet and exceed federal requirements for safe pools. We look forward to designing and engineering more of our Responsible Energy products, helping save money and the environment through responsible and minimal use of energy. NSi maintains inventories at levels conducive to complete on-time deliveries and have earned reputable status for our same-day delivery program. We aim to keep our policies customer-friendly and strive to offer extraordinary service on a daily basis. NSi Industries is made up of a team of individuals who love our products and our company. We enjoy coming to work every day to provide excellent service and to make it easy on our distributors.