52 Best Pet Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Pet Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 52 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $2.9b. The average funding per company in this subset is $56.4m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Wild Earth (company) logo

Wild Earth (company)

Wild Earth is a biotechnology company using cellular agriculture to produce high-protein pet food.

7

Funding Rounds

$21.2m

Money raised

Petcube logo

Petcube

Petcube is a technology company designing and developing hardware and software products for pets.

8

Funding Rounds

$13.7m

Money raised

ManyPets logo

ManyPets

An insurance technology company helping people find pet insurance.

7

Funding Rounds

$485.3m

Money raised

Wag Group logo

Wag Group

Wag Group is a San Francisco-based technology company offtering a pet caregiving platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$300.0m

Money raised

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FI

FI is a technology company making a smart dog collar founded in 2017 by Jonathan Bensamoun.

4

Funding Rounds

$45.0m

Money raised

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PetDesk

PetDesk is a San Diego-based company founded in 2011 by Taylor Cavanah, Ken Tsui and Aaron Bannister.

6

Funding Rounds

$15.1m

Money raised

Fuzzy logo

Fuzzy

Fuzzy is a subscription-based pet healthcare startup making pet care accessible and affordable.

3

Funding Rounds

$66.5m

Money raised

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Rover.com

Sharing economy site for pet sitters and dog walkers

9

Funding Rounds

$475.9m

Money raised

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Animab

Animab is a Ghent-based biotechnology company developing products for livestock health.

2

Funding Rounds

$13.8m

Money raised

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Gnubiotics Sciences SA

A Swiss biotech company active in research and development related to breast milk.

6

Funding Rounds

$6.3m

Money raised

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Embark Veterinary

Embark Veterinary is a genetics company focused on dogs' health founded in 2015 by Ryan Boyko.

3

Funding Rounds

$89.5m

Money raised

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Butternut Box

Butternut Box is a dog food company in the UK founded in 2016 by Kevin Glynn.

11

Funding Rounds

$541.4m

Money raised

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Modern Animal

Modern Animal is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2018 by Ben Jacobs.

6

Funding Rounds

$102.5m

Money raised

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GomiLabs

GOMILabs, Inc. was a developer of smart pet toys meant to keep pets physically and mentally healthy.

3

Funding Rounds

$213.9k

Money raised

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Bactana

A company that develops a microbiome discovery platform for animal health.

4

Funding Rounds

$3.6m

Money raised

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Dinbeat

DinbeatUNO is a theyarable device that tracks the most important vital signs of pet's from a remote wireless monitor.

1

Funding Rounds

$560.0k

Money raised

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LEAH Labs

Lifengine Animal Health Laboratories or LEAH Labs is a biotechnology company providing Car T cells to cure cancer in dogs.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.1m

Money raised

Pet Circle logo

Pet Circle

Pet Circle is an Australia-based company founded in 2011 by James Edwards.

2

Funding Rounds

$126.5m

Money raised

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PetMio

PetMio is a San Francisco-based pet Technology and Nutrition company

1

Funding Rounds

Mixlab logo

Mixlab

Modern pet pharmacy serving veterinarians and pet parents

2

Funding Rounds

$28.5m

Money raised

Ascus Biosciences logo

Ascus Biosciences

A San Diego-based company that produces endomicrobial products for animals.

2

Funding Rounds

$51.0m

Money raised

Mazen Animal Health Inc. logo

Mazen Animal Health Inc.

Mazen Animal Health Inc. is a company founded in 2016.

3

Funding Rounds

$26.8m

Money raised

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Swifto

Swifto is a dog walking service in New York City and Miami that features verification of walks through GPS tracking.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

Dogfy Diet logo

Dogfy Diet

Dogfy Diet provides homemade dog food products in chicken, turkey, salmon, and ox with custom portions and personalized plans services.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.4m

Money raised

BCD Bioscience, Inc. logo

BCD Bioscience, Inc.

BCD Bioscience is a Davis, California-based biotechnology company developing ingredients for food, agriculture, and biopharmaceutical applications.

2

Funding Rounds

$16.8m

Money raised

HelloBello logo

HelloBello

HelloBello is a provider of freshly cooked meals for dogs founded in 2019.

1

Funding Rounds

$610.0k

Money raised

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Food for Joe

Producer of pet food intended to provide need-specific food to dogs and cats. The company offers vacuum-cooked diet food made out of healthy ingredients which is preservative-free, enabling customers access to healthy food for their pets which is personalized and delivered every month as a part of a subscription service.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

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TeleVet

TeleVet is an Austin, Texas-based company founded in 2015.

4

Funding Rounds

$14.8m

Money raised

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Cuddly

CUDDLY is a crowdfunding and wishlist platform dedicated to helping animal organizations worldwide. They verify and support animal shelters and rescues, ensuring donations go towards supplies or cash for animals in need.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

Sundays for Dogs, Inc. logo

Sundays for Dogs, Inc.

Sundays for Dogs, Inc. is a company founded by Michael Waxman.

3

Funding Rounds

$25.8m

Money raised

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The Farmer's Dog

The Farmer's Dog is a New York-based company founded in 2014 by Jonathan Yoni Regev.

4

Funding Rounds

$47.1m

Money raised

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Dalma.

Dalma. is a company founded in 2021.

1

Funding Rounds

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PupPod

PupPod is an enrichment game for dogs. When dogs interact with a PupPod smart toy at the correct time, they earn food rewards from a wireless feeder and the game gets harder as a dog gets smarter.

3

Funding Rounds

$1.4m

Money raised

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Wagmo

Wagmo is a New York-based company focusing on pet insurance and pet wellness.

3

Funding Rounds

$21.6m

Money raised

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Pawlicy Advisor

Pawlicy Advisor is a New York City-based company founded in 2018 by Christopher Mawhinney.

2

Funding Rounds

$18.5m

Money raised

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PetPlate

PetPlate is a company founded in 2016.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

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Go Dogo

Go Dogo is a mental Workout for Dogs founded in 2018.

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Figo Pet Insurance

Figo Pet Insurance is a company founded by Rusty Sproat.

2

Funding Rounds

$8.0m

Money raised

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Baroo

Baroo is a Boston-based company founded in 2007.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.3m

Money raised

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TellTails

TellTails is a Boston-based company founded in 2012 by Hannah Gourlay.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.4m

Money raised

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BabelBark

BabelBark is a company founded in 2015.

2

Funding Rounds

$7.3m

Money raised

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Jinx

Jinx is a Los Angeles-based company.

2

Funding Rounds

$33.7m

Money raised

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Spot and Tango

Spot and Tango is a New York-based company founded in 2018.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.2m

Money raised

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DogHero

DogHero is a company founded in 2014 by Fernando Gadotti.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

3

Funding Rounds

$193.0m

Money raised

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Vetsource

Vetsource is a Portland, Oregon-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$50.0m

Money raised

One Health logo

One Health

The company is currently operating in Stealth mode.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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PetScreening.com

Solution to help Property Managers, Landlords and Housing Providers manage renters' pets and assistance animals.

1

Funding Rounds

Airvet logo

Airvet

Airvet is a Beverly Hills, California-based company founded in 2018.

1

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

1

Funding Rounds

$8.0m

Money raised

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itch (pet medicine company)

itch is a London-based pet company.

1

Funding Rounds

$6.2m

Money raised

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Maev, Inc.

Maev, Inc. is a New York-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$9.0m

Money raised