VANE Expands Portfolio

Issue #258

October 24th, 2025

Quick Hits:

🐂 Is Wall Street coming for your pets

🩻 This is by far the craziest X-ray you will ever see

🐱 This cat ASMR has a unique POV

💔 Jimmy Fallon is mourning the death of his dog, Gary.

🧸 She spent a month with Moflin, the AI pet everyone is talking about

🧼 15 pet grooming franchise opportunities to consider in 2025

🍖 If your dogs want free treats, tell them to put on a costume and go to Petco

🇫🇮 People in Finland are obsessed with this puppy live stream

📚 You’ve heard of a public street library, but have you heard of a public stick library

🐈 Where’s Waldo? But with cats, 50 funny pictures

• Fresh funding - Kalino Bio has raised over $1M USD to accelerate the development of an immunocontraceptive solution.

• VANE adds 33rd portfolio company - VANE just welcomed BioAZ to its portfolio, making it the 33rd company in its portfolio.

• Next Gen facility - DSM-Firmenich opens new state-of-the-art pet-only premix facility in Tonganoxie, Kansas.

• New partnership - United Kennel Club has partnered with Rainwalk to enhance the care and security available to UKC dog owners and breeders.

• Hello No. 5 - Hello Vet opens their 5th location.

• Congrats! - David Levy joins Paws Abroad as both an advisor and investor.

• Launching an online pharmacy - Inspire Veterinary Partners will launch an online pet pharmacy by Q1 2026 for Rx and OTC products.

• A first in Virginia - A veterinarian in Central Virginia has started the state’s first private telehealth platform for pets.

• The dog is growing - Dogness says sales are up and smart pet gadgets are booming.

• The Big idea - Big Idea & Mars select 3 startups for the 2025 Next Generation Pet Food Program.

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3 Pet-Tech Founders Disrupting the Industry

Clinical proof just became the new premium in pet nutrition

• New GPS tracker - The family safety app Life360 is venturing into pet tech with the launch of its new tracking device, the Pet GPS.

• A Gesture of Compassion - President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez launches a national initiative to rescue and protect stray dogs and cats in El Salvador.

• AI-powered first - Siipet launches the world's first AI-powered health monitor designed specifically for feline litter box behavior

• Quality from down under - Maev introduces 100% human-grade New Zealand grass-fed lamb.

• Garfield’s not the same - a new scientific study has proven that orange cats are genetically different from all other mammals, not just cats.

• Could dogs talk one day? - Scientists did some research, here’s what they found.

• Decoding pet health at scale - Mars Petcare is building the world’s largest genetic and health database for cats and dogs.

• 3 brands recall products - Best Buy Bones, Raw Bistro Pet Fare, and Foodynamics voluntarily recalled products due to potential salmonella contamination.

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• Partner Veterinarian at CatsOnly Veterinary Services

• Head of Content Marketing at Tuft & Paw

• Vice President of Marketing at Open Farm

• E Commerce Account Manager at King Lou Pets

• Lifecycle Marketing Manager B2B2C at Roo

• Partnerships Manager at CoVet

• Designer, Marketing Creative at Bark

• Director of Growth at HappyDoc

• Senior Software Engineer at HappyDoc

• Sr. Vet Business Consultant at PetSmart

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• 7 spooky dog-centered Halloween events in Virginia

• 3rd Annual Bark-lesville Haunted Howl-O-Ween Pup Party in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

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