Paws Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($250K–$750K Checks)
Paws Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Other, Marketplace, Consumer. The firm typically writes $250K–$750K checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$750K
- Portfolio
- 8 companies on record
- Partners
- 9 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Marketplace, Consumer, Healthcare
- HQ
- London, UK
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-05-04
Seed
$250K – $750K
8+ companies
9 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests solely in PetTech startups enhancing pet care experiences for owners and service providers.
How Paws Ventures invests
Paws Ventures is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Marketplace, Consumer, Healthcare. It does not invest in FinTech.
Paws Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$750K per investment.
Paws Ventures has backed 8 companies in our records, including PetPlate, Groomly, ProShares Pet Care ETF.
Partners & Team
Emily Clarke
Founding Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (8)
Other
PetPlate
Groomly
ProShares Pet Care ETF
An exchange-traded fund focused on the pet care industry.
Dr. Paws
A veterinary chain providing pet healthcare services.
P.A.W. Capital Corp
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Portage Ventures
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Nestlé Purina's 9 Square
An investment entity associated with Nestlé Purina in the pet sector.
Digitalis Ventures
A venture capital firm investing in healthcare and technology.
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $750K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Brooke Mallory, Director of Philanthropy.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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