Ohio Is The Future 📱

Plus, $20M investment in AI lab, Purrmi raises €600K, exciting new partnerships, Ring launches new tech, and more...

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Roy Ben Tzvi
October 03, 2025

Issue #250

October 3rd, 2025

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  • Vetted update - Vetted Capital has decided not to move forward with its blind pool fund after failing to secure an anchor investor.

  • $20M AI lab - Lupa Pets, the UK-based startup, closed its series A round with a $20 million investment.

  • Ohio is the Future - With Senate Bill 60, Ohio now allows veterinarians to establish a VCPR virtually, making care more convenient.

  • Marc Jacobs x maxbone - maxbone has partnered with legendary fashion icon to reimagine pet accessories.

  • Making a splash in pet - Trident Seafoods has launched wellFURst, a new line of dog treats made from wild-caught Alaska pollock and Pacific salmon

  • Purrrrr - Purrmi raises €600K to expand AI-powered pet nutrition.

  • New partnership alert - Sylvester.ai has partnered with CoVet, marking its first veterinary API integration.

  • Upgrading pet care facilities - Minerals Technologies, through its pet-care arm SIVO, is investing in upgrades to three manufacturing plants.

  • Outpacing the competition - Trupanion is accelerating growth; it outperformed its industry in the first six months of 2025.

  • Big box expansion - Fera Pets expands into Walmart & PetSmart.

  • ROHA acquires Tebracc - Deal strengthens raw-material security and expands Brazil-based production for pet-food applications.

  • Deal finalized - A profitable exit for Eurazeo; a bigger direct-to-consumer footprint for IPN.

  • 60 by 2026 - Zigly is expanding its footprint across India.

  • Well, that’s a cool collab - Isuzu has partnered up with Ruffwear to launch some adventure accessories.

  • Shutting down - General Mills is closing three plants, two in pet food.

If you missed this week’s newsletters👇

  • Rainbow bridge - Lewis Hamilton’s dog, Roscoe, has passed away.

  • Pet finding tech - Amazon owner Ring launched a new lost-pet feature called Search Party.

  • More from the kitchen - The Honest Kitchen launched Wholemade™, a refreshed identity for its dehydrated dog-food line.

  • Safety first - Tavo Pets launched a global pet-safety campaign.

  • Committed to shelters - Subaru commits $3.1 million to help shelter animals this October.

  • A stray problem - How this rural town in Colorado is attempting to fix its stray dog issue.

  • Warrant for Hollywood actor - Tyrese Gibson has a warrant out for his arrest after his dogs killed another dog.

  • Pet obesity growing - As more pets tip the scales, brands and clinics see growing appetite for targeted nutrition and management tools.

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