Why is it impawsible to raise early-stage funding in pet?
That’s the first question in the AniVC newsletter, out today.
My goal: share everything I know so more pet founders win.
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Anna Skaya
@annaskaya
GP @Ani__VC, early-stage Pets & Animal Health. Built Basepaws → exit to @zoetis. Board @petcolove. 2 cats, 1 kid.
- I'm quoted in Polina's new profile of Kevin O'Leary! Just a few words on my favorite villain and one of the most strategic investors I've ever had on my cap table. Not everything you see on TV is true!NEW PROFILE: Kevin O’Leary (@kevinolearytv) became rich & famous playing the ruthless capitalist known as Mr. Wonderful. But after several days with him, I began to wonder: Was the villain the real Kevin O’Leary or the greatest role he ever played? readtheprofile.com/p/kevin-oleary…
- I've been to 3 vet hospitals in the last month, trying to figure out why my cat was vomiting (and more). Thrive in South Miami 3x time, Coconut Grove Vet 5x and Advanced Vet Care (Doral) 2x. $$$$$. Lovely, smart, caring vets but completely broken system of medical records,
- For all my AI investor friends: Pet & AI are the same. As much as I love a great pet consumer co (or the newest AI consumer app), some of our biggest returns will come from the boring stuff like diagnostics, data, and the vet channels. Infrastructure wins in both categories.
- Here's our edge: Saying you "invest in Pet" is like saying you invest in humans. It is nearly impossible for generalist VCs to grok the tech, the consumables industry, CPG, food production, animal pharma, animal longevity, and on and on. Ani VC is comprised of some of the few
