Those are some of the offerings startups funded in the past few quarters are working to scale. A sizable cohort is also raising capital for treatment of serious pet ailments, including regenerative therapies, cancer immunotherapies and drugs for feline neurodegeneration. Overall, an analysis of Crunchbase data for pet-related startup funding shows that the space remains a lively area. So far in 2025, venture and strategic investors have poured more than $660 million into pet- and veterinary-related startup categories globally, which is roughly flat with last year. Even so, investment remains well below peaks hit a few years ago. Per Felix (and your author's observation), pet owners are increasingly treating their pets as kids. Today, there are almost twice as many U.S. households with pets than those with children, the firm reports. And among them, more than half say they would give up buying something for themselves in order to buy something for their pets. All this adds up to...
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