1) Rover Rover is an online pet-sitting and dog-walking marketplace that connects pet parents with sitters and walkers.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States City: Seattle Started in: 2011 Founders: Aaron Easterly, Greg Gottesman, Philip Kimmey Number of employees: 5001-10000 Funding amount: $310,900,000 Number of funding rounds: 11 Number of investors: 18 You can find their website here .
2) Fi Fi is a company that makes next-generation smart dog collars.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States City: New York Started in: 2017 Founders: Jonathan Bensamoun, Loren Kirkby Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $40,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here .
3) Tractive Tractive is a company that creates GPS tracking gadgets for dogs and cats.
Details of the startup:
Country: Austria City: Pasching Started in: 2012 Founders: Michael Hurnaus, Michael Lettner, Michael Tschernuth Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $37,687,997 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here .
4) LAIKA LAIKA is a pet-related e-commerce portal with a wide range of products and services.
Details of the startup:
Country: Colombia City: Bogotá Started in: 2017 Founders: Camilo Sanchez, Manuela Sanchez Villamarin Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $17,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here .
5) Embark Embark provides dog DNA testing to eliminate diseases in dogs that are preventable.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States City: Boston Started in: 2015 Founders: Adam Boyko, Matt Salzberg, Ryan Boyko, Spencer Wells Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $19,300,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here .
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6) Firstvet FirstVet is a digital veterinary company that connects pet owners with qualified physicians for on-demand video consultations.
Details of the startup:
Country: Sweden City: Stockholm Started in: 2016 Founders: David Prien, Joakim Widigs, Lars-Martin Norviit Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: € 53,100,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here .
7) PetLove PetLove is an online company that sells a variety of pet supplies.
Details of the startup:
Country: Brazil City: Sao Paulo Started in: 1999 Founders: Marcio Waldman Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $75,797,852 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here .
8) Open Farm Open Farm is a pet food company that specializes on manufacturing high-quality, healthy pet food and treats.
Details of the startup:
Country: Canada City: Toronto Started in: 2014 Founders: Derek Beigleman, Isaac Langleben, Jacqueline Prehogan Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $65,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here .
9) Mad Paws When you are unable to care for your pet, Mad Paws can assist you in finding trustworthy pet minders.
Details of the startup:
Country: Australia City: Sydney Started in: 2014 Founders: Alexis Soulopoulos, Bjorn Behrendt, Jan Pacas, Justus Hammer, Rolf Weber Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $6,100,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 9 You can find their website here .
10) Edgard & Cooper Fresh pet food options with natural and nutritional ingredients are available from Edgard & Cooper.
Details of the startup:
Country: Belgium City: Kortrijk Started in: 2014 Founders: Jürgen Degrande, Koen Bostoen, Louis Chalabi Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: € 22,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here .
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11) Barkibu Barkibu provides an AI platform for anticipating consumer behavior in retail and preventing pet ailments.
Details of the startup:
Country: Spain City: A Coruña Started in: 2015 Founders: Enrique Torres Redondo, Pablo Pazos Rey, Patricia Mendez Seoane Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $7,624,258 Number of funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here .
12) DogHero DogHero helps dog owners locate a walk and provides pet-hosting services.
Details of the startup:
Country: Brazil City: Sao Paulo Started in: 2014 Founders: Eduardo Baer, Fernando Gadotti Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $12,550,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 8 You can find their website here .
13) Gambol Pet Group Gambol Pet Group is a pet food/treats company with national-level quality and safety.
Details of the startup:
Country: China City: Liaocheng Started in: 2006 Number of employees: 1001-5000 Funding amount: $70,485,078 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here .
14) Kippy Kippy is the first IoT device that tracks and monitors your four-legged friend's physical activities in real time.
Details of the startup:
Country: Italy City: Milano Started in: 2013 Founders: Simone Sangiorgi Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $4,616,325 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here .
15) Petbuddy Group Petbuddy Group (PBG) is a direct-to-consumer (D2C) pet care company with a mission to help pets, pet parents, and the environment.
Details of the startup:
Country: Sweden City: Stockholm Started in: 2018 Founders: Alex Baumann, Alex Retzlik, Erik Wide Gustafsson Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $2,294,193 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here .
16) Crazy Dog Crazy Dog is a company that sells pet goods online.
Details of the startup:
Country: China City: Xuzhou Started in: 2014 Number of employees: 1001-5000 Funding amount: $143,414,605 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here .