Top 10 Veterinary Startups

For those with pets, their well-being tends to be a top priority, no matter how high the vet bills end up being.

However, veterinary science is a complicated field, apart from just the scientific aspect of things.

Of course, in traditional medicine – that is, medicine that treats human beings – the scientific research is one side of the equation while treating and interacting with patients is another.

Doctors and other medical practitioners can communicate with patients to understand how they’re feeling, along with gaining insight into treatments that are working and others that may not be, for instance.

However, to state the obvious, vets can’t do this (as much as many of wish they could). Unless Dolittle does, in fact, exist, veterinarians are limited to science, medicine and technology to help animals, and although there are ways to read body language, for instance, there’s no way to properly communicate with animals to find out exactly how they’re feeling.

So, fueled by a love for animals and a deep investment in their wellbeing and happiness, innovators around the world have made it their mission to come up with ideas and create technologies that can contribute to the efficacy of veterinary science and technology.

Here are the top 10 veterinary startups aimed at helping pets and their owners in all aspects of their lives, from medical assistance to insurance, nutrition and more.

Top 10 Veterinary Startups

1. Pawlicy Advisor

Pawlicy Advisor is a pet insurance company that aims to inform pet owners and match them and their needs to appropriate pet insurance providers.

The company was founded in 2018, and the goal is twofold: to matchmake between pet owners and insurance providers and to make this process and as easy and efficient as possible.

Users start off by filling in a simple form about themselves, their budget and their pet, among other things, and from there, the software provides insurance company options by means of personalised comparison charts that are based on your and your pet’s data.

2. Aniware

By means of advanced technology, Aniware is a vet tech startup that is using health science to improve our understand of our pets, including not only their general health but how they feel too.

They’re using AI technology to alongside advanced data analytics to monitor animals’ cardiac activity, analyse the data collected and come to conclusions from this data. These conclusions are then used to make decisions about pets’ healthcare and lifestyles that best suit them.

Aniware is a Hong-Kong-based vet tech startup and it was launched in 2016.

3. Roo

Roo is a veterinary practitioner placement platform that helps vet clinics fill job vacancies and helps vets, vet technicians and students find placements. With a focus on relief work, Roo ensures security in terms of payment for staff and it helps pet clinics and hospitals stay fully staffed when they’re most in need.

Founded in 2018, Roo provides free access to its platform and aims to make job hunting and employee searches as easy as possible for those in the veterinary industry, indirectly benefitting both pets and their owners.

4. Wagr

Indian startup WAGR aims to be a one-stop shop for all things pet-related. They offer users information on veterinary clinics near them, information on pet health, pet e-commerce, a pet owner community and more. WAGR has even developed and launched its own pet-tracking technology.

The company was founded in 2016, and since its inception, it’s become a must-have platform for all pet owners, allowing them to make consultation appointments, purchase pet collars, chat to other owners and more all in one place, allowing owners to provide better care to their animals and to do so effectively and efficiently.

5. Novavet App

Novavet App is advertised as a kind of online triage tool for pet health, allowing owners to both enquire about what may be wrong with their pet while booking an appointment with a vet in the most practical and efficient way possible.

The app consolidates information about local vets in the area along with their reviews, locations, prices and more, allowing owners to make appointments directly without having to do independent research, waste time on the phone and deal with potential overbooking and other logistical issues.

Based in Sydney, Australia, the other function of Novavet App is the placement of veterinarians at clinics, as well as helping establishments fill vacant positions.

Novavets App has been operating since 2020, making the lives of pet owners, veterinarians, vet clinics and actual animals better (and easier) ever since.

6. Barkibu

Apart from having an endearing name, Barkibu is a pet health platform that uses real human veterinarians as well as AI to provide the best possible care for pets in the most effective, efficient and practical way possible.

Barkibu is a Madrid-based startup geared towards helping dogs and cats. They help owners find the best vet clinics near them, protect themselves from any issues their pets may cause (civil liabilities), communicate with vets and provide their pets with important vaccines.

7. PetCloud.com

PetCloud is all about making pet owners’ lives easier by providing them with a single place they can go to in order to fulfil all their pet’s needs. That includes everything from walking, washing and daycare to dog taxis and pet training clinics.

This Australian-based startup allows owners to do everything they need via one platform, improving logistics and practicality and keeping all their pet’s information in one place.

8. VetCove

VetCove is a payment and supply management platform designed for vet practices. The platform allows practitioners to search and shop for all their veterinary supplies at once and in one place, making the process easier and more efficient.

By being able to see all products and suppliers in one place, clinics and practitioners can supply prices and products and make the best decisions for themselves and the pets they serve.

VetCove is an American startup that was founded in 2015.

9. Ezy Vet

Ezy Vet is a veterinary startup that works to help veterinary clinics get their hands on the latest technology to help them treat animals with the care they deserve.

The platforms offers general practice equipment, software and other types of technology specifically designed for things like emergency and speciality use, as well as products designed for specific types of animals.

10. Pongo

Pongo is a platform that allows pet owners and vets to create personalised care plans for their animals that suit everybody’s needs – the veterinarian and their clinic, the budget of the owner and the health needs of the animal itself.

Founded in 2022, Pongo is all about helping vets and owners plan for animals’ welfare and manage costs. The service has the potential to help veterinary clinics track and manage finances, and for pet owners, it can help plan and budget for expenses, and one of the most popular features of the software is its ability to break costs down into monthly installments.