There’s a quiet revolution happening in the $130 billion pet care market, and it isn’t coming from the usual suspects. It’s coming from a Los Angeles company that decided the way we care for pets deserved more than fluorescent-lit waiting rooms, surprise exam fees, and exhausted doctors running on caffeine and goodwill. Modern Animal just closed a $46 million Series D led by Addition, alongside True Ventures, Upfront Ventures, and returning backer Founders Fund. With this round, total funding climbs to roughly $210 million since its founding in late 2018.
Steven Eidelman, who co-founded Whistle Labs before selling it to Mars Petcare, joined forces with Ben Jacobs, his Whistle Labs co-founder turned investor, to reimagine the entire veterinary experience. They didn’t want another clinic chain. They wanted a membership platform. Unlimited in-clinic exams. 24/7 virtual care. In-app prescriptions delivered to your door. Digital records that follow you, not your file folder. It’s subscription medicine for the four-legged family members that actually run our households.
The traction speaks louder than any pitch deck. Modern Animal hit a $100M revenue run rate in 2024, growing 85% year over year. Over 100,000 pets are now members. 27 clinics span California, Texas, and Colorado, while telehealth covers the entire country. The first clinics became profitable within months, proof that the model isn’t just novel, it’s sustainable. That’s why the board includes names like Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures, Karen Boone, Tony Conrad of True Ventures, and Robbie Horwitz of Addition, investors who don’t waste time on nice ideas that can’t scale.
The team mirrors the mission. Steven Eidelman drives strategy. Ben Jacobs runs operations. Dr. Emily Lam, former VCA Medical Director, is CMO. Carlos Martinez, who helped scale Zocdoc, is CTO. They’ve built HIPAA-compliant infrastructure on AWS, layered in AI-powered workflow automation, and filed patents around telehealth modules. The result is a system that can treat millions of pets while protecting the human side of care.
The new capital is about acceleration. Expect 6-8 more clinics in 2026 across the coasts, a new regional HQ in San Francisco, and Midwest pilots later in the year. On the product side, an AI triage assistant drops in Q1 2026, with an owner-facing analytics dashboard following by Q3. Pair that with retail partnerships and a growing pharmacy operation, and Modern Animal isn’t just meeting demand, it’s creating the future of pet healthcare.
Modern Animal isn’t trying to patch cracks in an outdated model. They’re rebuilding it from the studs out. When you generate nine-figure revenue in under five years and still accelerate, it’s not hype. It’s proof that the industry finally found its upgrade.
