Companion Fund — Seed & Series A VC Firm
Companion Fund is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in New York, New York investing in Healthcare. The firm has 29 portfolio companies in our records.
- Portfolio
- 29 companies on record
- Partners
- 45 listed
- AUM
- $1B
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Healthcare
- HQ
- New York, New York
- Check size
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-11-09
Seed, Series A
$1.0B
29+ companies
45 partners
Investment Thesis
Pet- and animal-health focused investor with a strong history in companion-animal companies. More health-oriented than marketplace-oriented, but highly relevant for trusted dog services, wellness, and recurring owner engagement.
How Companion Fund invests
Companion Fund is a vc firm based in New York, New York. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Healthcare.
Companion Fund manages approximately $1B in assets. Our records include 2 funds raised by the firm.
Companion Fund has backed 29 companies in our records, including Astra Therapeutics, Buddy Bites, Dandylion.
Partners & Team
N/A
GP
Ashwani Sharma, PhD
Founder
Founder of Astra Therapeutics (Villigen, Switzerland), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Natacha Gaillard, PhD
Founder
Founder of Astra Therapeutics (Villigen, Switzerland), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Chris Lee
Founder
Co-founder of Buddy Bites (Hong Kong), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Ryan Black
Founder
Co-founder of Buddy Bites (Hong Kong), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Carolyn Chen
Founder
Founder of Dandylion (Toronto, Canada), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Linda Black, DVM, PhD
Founder
Founder of Gallant Therapeutics (San Diego, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Zachary Runyan
Founder
Co-founder of Travv (Stillwater, OK), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Dr. Tony Pease
Founder
Co-founder of Travv (Stillwater, OK), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Jackson Cunningham
Founder
Founder of Tuft and Paw (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Anton Tjea
Founder
Listed as founder of Vedi (Perth, Australia), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Shea Cox
Founder
Co-founder of Honor Pet (Los Angeles, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Ben Boyer
Founder
Co-founder of Honor Pet (Los Angeles, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Eli Harris
Founder
Co-founder of Honor Pet (Los Angeles, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Clayton Smith
Founder
Co-founder of Honor Pet (Los Angeles, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Jean-Philippe Doumeng
Founder
Co-founder of Napo (London, UK), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Ludovic Lacay
Founder
Co-founder of Napo (London, UK), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Dr. Guy Sandelowsky
Founder
Co-founder of Omni (London, UK), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Shiv Sivakumar
Founder
Co-founder of Omni (London, UK), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Craig Presnall
Founder
Founder of Oncura (Fort Worth, TX), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Bobby Flay
Leadership
Listed in leadership of Made by Nacho (New York, NY), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company. The company is noted as acquired by 'I and love and you'.
Ethan Dong
Founder
Founder of MoeGo (Los Angeles, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Daniel Schaefer
Founder
Co-founder of Native Pet (St Louis, MO), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Pat Barron
Founder
Co-founder of Native Pet (St Louis, MO), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Dr. Evan Zhao
Leadership
Listed in leadership of Pacagen (New York, NY), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Dr. Siyang Han
Leadership
Listed in leadership of Pacagen (New York, NY), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Dr. Andrew Findlaytor
Leadership
Listed in leadership of Pacagen (New York, NY), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Marc Atiyeh
Founder
Founder of Pawp (New York, NY), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Allan Bradley
Founder
Co-founder of PetMedix (Cambridge, UK), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company. The company is noted as acquired by Zoetis.
Dr. Thomas Weaver
Founder
Co-founder of PetMedix (Cambridge, UK), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company. The company is noted as acquired by Zoetis.
Dr. Jolyon Martin
Founder
Co-founder of PetMedix (Cambridge, UK), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company. The company is noted as acquired by Zoetis.
Daniel Oliver
Founder
Co-founder of Rejuvenate Bio (San Diego, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
George Church, PhD
Founder
Co-founder of Rejuvenate Bio (San Diego, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Noah Davidsohn, PhD
Founder
Co-founder of Rejuvenate Bio (San Diego, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Greg Kamstra
Leadership
Listed in leadership of RiverDog (Peabody, MA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
John Keatley
Founder
Co-founder of Scratchpay (Pasadena, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Matt Michaelson
Founder
Co-founder of Smalls (New York, NY), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Ben Crawford
Founder
Co-founder of Sparkle Grooming Co. (Scottsdale, AZ), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Dr. Derick Whitley
Founder
Co-founder of Travv (Stillwater, OK), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Mark Heffernan
Leadership
Listed in leadership of ScoutBio (Philadelphia, PA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company. The company is noted as acquired by Ceva Santé Animale.
Caleb Morse
Founder
Co-founder of Scratchpay (Pasadena, CA), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Calvin Bohn
Founder
Co-founder of Smalls (New York, NY), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Joe Aeppli
Founder
Co-founder of Sparkle Grooming Co. (Scottsdale, AZ), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Ross Wyness
Founder
Listed as founder of Vedi (Perth, Australia), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Steve Joslyn
Founder
Listed as founder of Vedi (Perth, Australia), a Digitalis Ventures portfolio company.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Funds
Companion Fund II
Companion Fund I
Recent Activity
Raised Companion Fund II ($300M)
2021 · fund records
Raised Companion Fund I ($250M)
2019 · fund records
Portfolio Companies (29)
Other
Astra Therapeutics
Crafting the next generation of small molecule anti-parasitic drugs by harnessing comparative structural data.
Buddy Bites
Pet food platform with personalized caloric and nutritional meal planning, serving the Asia-Pacific region.
Dandylion
Better dog care, made easy.
Gallant Therapeutics
Harnessing the power of stem cell therapy to treat the root cause of disease.
Honor Pet
Reimagining the end-of-life care experience for pets.
Napo
A pet insurance with preventative wellness in mind.
Omni
Unleashing the Future of Pet Nutrition.
Oncura
Enabling better access to veterinary imaging services.
*Made by Nacho
The world’s first feline-only, chef-approved, cat-crafted cat food.
*Acquired by “I and love and you”
MoeGo All-in-one pet business software.
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as N/A, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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