Partners

Circa Healthcare

Website: https://www.circahealthcare.com/

We’re an Animal-health and Petcare focused, strategic marketing and communications agency. We know there’s no such thing as a ‘normal’ communications challenge. That’s why we unite a unique blend of strategy, collaboration, creativity, and understanding of the Petcare and Animal Healthcare worlds—and everything in them—that you won’t find anywhere else to produce abnormally brilliant results for our clients. It’s not normal. But that’s what we’re all about.

301 INC

Website: https://www.goldmedalventures.com/what-we-do/301-inc

301 INC is the venture capital arm of General Mills. We invest in driven and passionate founders across the value chain who are transforming the food ecosystem. Our team is purpose-built to partner with founder teams and to help realize their ambitions.

Casco Pet

Website: https://cascopet.com/us/

CASCO Pet is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of premium animal enclosures for the veterinary and pet retail sectors.  

We are at the forefront of animal care, combining cutting-edge technology with a deep understanding of animal wellness. We are committed to enhancing the well-being of pets by providing safe, durable and thoughtfully designed environments that meet the highest industry standards.

Driven by a passion for improving the lives of pets and the professionals who care for them, we are a trusted partner for veterinarians, pet retailers, and animal care specialists worldwide.

Chi Dog

Website: https://chidog.com/

Chi Dog is a direct-to-consumer, subscription-based dog food company dedicated to improving canine health through holistic nutrition. Founded by integrative veterinarians, Chi Dog harnesses the power of traditional food therapy to address the most commonly diagnosed chronic diseases in dogs.

Our expert veterinarians developed five unique, therapeutic meal options, each crafted to support specific health conditions and enhance overall wellness. Unlike many other brands, Chi Dog’s meals are made with high-quality, cooked ground meat and contain no organ meats, resulting in clean, low-fat, and lower-carbohydrate options for dogs.

Chi Dog has garnered strong support from holistic and progressive veterinarians nationwide who share our belief: Food is the First Medicine.

Know Your Pet DNA

Website: https://petdna.ancestry.com/

Leap

Website: https://www.leapventurestudio.com/

Leap Venture Studio & Academy is the first startup-centric accelerator program built to springboard innovation in the growing pet ecosystem

Nestlé Purina

Website: https://www.purina.com/mypurina-app

Nestlé Purina PetCare creates richer lives for pets and the people who love them. Founded in 1894, Purina has helped dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives by offering scientifically based nutritional innovations. Purina manufactures some of the world's most trusted and popular pet care products, including Purina ONE, Pro Plan, Fancy Feast and Tidy Cats. Our more than 8,700 U.S. associates take pride in our trusted pet food, treat and litter brands that feed 51 million dogs and 65 million cats every year. More than 500 Purina scientists, veterinarians, and pet care experts ensure our commitment to unsurpassed quality and nutrition.

Purina promotes responsible pet care through our scientific research, our products and our support for pet-related organizations. Over the past five years, Purina has contributed more than $150 million towards organizations that bring, and keep, people and pets together, as well as those that help our communities and environment thrive.

Purina is part of Nestlé, a global leader in Nutrition, Health and Wellness. For more information, visit purina.com.

Odie Pet Insurance

Website: https://getodie.com/

Odie Pet Insurance “Odie” was born out of three generations of pet lovers who just happened to be in the insurance business. After recognizing the growing costs of vet bills and expensive wellness plans, we saw the growing need for better pet insurance. Since inception, our belief has been that all pets deserve great medical care and that owners should not have to choose between their finances and a loved one’s well-being. Our program aims to make pet insurance more affordable with easy to understand policies and a convenient tech-based claims process.

Thompson Coburn

Website: https://www.thompsoncoburn.com/

Thompson Coburn is a full-service law firm with offices in Birmingham, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Southern Illinois, St. Louis and Washington D.C.

Thompson Coburn provides the high-quality legal services and counsel our clients need to realize their most critical business goals. With more than 400 attorneys and more than 50 practice areas, we serve clients across the United States in virtually all major areas of the law. Our multidisciplinary teams are led by experienced lawyers skilled at solving real-world challenges.

We are guided by our philosophy of giving our clients straightforward, practical, and economical solutions to their legal challenges and business demands, no matter how complex. We know our clients expect a valuable return for their investment in us, so we put this philosophy into practice every day for every client – whether a multinational corporation or a private individual.

Willoughby Design

Website: https://willoughbydesign.com/

Willoughby Design builds bonds between people and brands. We are a woman-owned (WBE) branding agency with decades of experience working with pet brands ranging from the creation of the Three Dog Bakery brand to the development of private label brands for Pet Supplies Plus. From strategic framing to fully integrated identity systems across packaging, retail experience and digital, we design strong brands that ignite business innovation and growth.