Ani.VC — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$500K Checks)
Ani.VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Miami, Florida investing in Healthcare, Consumer. The firm typically writes $250K–$500K checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$500K
- Portfolio
- 8 companies on record
- Partners
- 3 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Healthcare, Consumer
- HQ
- Miami, Florida
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-10-28
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $500K
8+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Ani.VC is a specialist fund focused on the pet industry, backing companies across pet health, longevity, nutrition, and consumer products. The firm launched in 2024 and writes early checks into pet startups with a clear thematic fit for pet hardware plus wellness adjacencies.
How Ani.VC invests
Ani.VC is a vc firm based in Miami, Florida. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Consumer.
Ani.VC typically writes checks of $250K–$500K per investment.
Ani.VC has backed 8 companies in our records, including DOG PPL, The Cat Health Company, Omni Pet (Omni).
Partners & Team
Garri Zmudze is a partner and one of the earliest investors focused on both longevity and veterinary biotech. He also co-founded LongeVC in 2020, together with Ani VC, building venture firms dedicated to extending human and animal healthspan. As an angel investor, Garri has backed category-defining companies including Insilico Medicine and Basepaws. He serves on the boards of the Longevity Biotechnology Association and the Sheba Longevity Center, helping accelerate biotech breakthroughs for people and their pets.
Skaya
General Partner
Anna Skaya is a partner at Ani VC and the founder and former CEO of Basepaws, the pet genetics company acquired by Zoetis. After multiple features on Shark Tank and years building one of the most recognizable brands in pet diagnostics, she now invests in and advises early-stage companies across the pet ecosystem. She serves on the board of Petco Love, a national nonprofit that has invested $400M in improving the lives of pets and their people.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (8)
Other
DOG PPL
A canine social club and dog-park membership business.
The Cat Health Company
A science-led platform developing supplements and therapeutics to improve feline healthspan.
Omni Pet (Omni)
Vet-founded pet nutrition company focused on science-backed food and functional supplements for dogs.
Travv
An AI-powered platform connecting veterinarians with diagnostics via cloud-based radiology, pathology, and related services.
MI:RNA Diagnostics
An AI-enabled diagnostics platform using microRNAs for animal disease detection and monitoring.
The Better Cat
A cat food brand using fresh meat and functional ingredients for feline health.
Lil Luv Dog
A sustainable grooming and pet-beauty brand for dog owners.
RetrievAir
A dedicated flight service for pet air travel.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $500K check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Garri Zmudze, Partner.
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