Area served Worldwide Website www.besomebody.com Headquarters Boston Type of business Startup company | Services Experiential learning Founder Kash Shaikh Founded 2014 | |
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Creating the passion economy besomebody
Besomebody, Inc. is an American online marketplace for training and motivation services. The company was founded in 2014 in Austin, Texas by Kash Shaikh, a former Procter & Gamble and GoPro executive who had previously used the name for his blog. Besomebody is a platform for users to book sessions with trainer or instructors, called "passionaries" by the company. Besombody describes this as a form of experiential learning.
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In 2014, Besomebody raised $1 Million from media company E. W. Scripps Company, and in 2015 it raised an additional $1 million from angel investors. On May 18, 2016, the company announced its relocation to Boston, Massachusetts. On November 4, 2016, Shaikh pitched Besomebody on Episode 7 of Season 8 of ABC's Shark Tank.
On January 10 2017 it was reported that the Besomebody app has shut down.