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Attract Investment. Accelerate Growth. Align your offering with market needs.  

Want to catapult your business to success?

Brands attending include:

Pet Connect USA attracts businesses from categories including health and nutrition, grooming, accessories, telehealth, vet technology and boarding and services.

Attract Investment  

  • Meet face to face with 50+ investors each dedicated to 10+ hours of 1-2-1 meetings.  

  • Apply to pitch on the main stage to our audience of 500+ comprised of accelerators, investors, strategic acquirers & potential partners.  

  • Eliminate the guesswork from pitching by attending the Innovation and Investment Pre-Day, where you'll hear directly from investors about exactly what they’re seeking in their next venture. 

Accelerate Growth  

  • Maximise your time through focused and productive meetings with key individuals and industry leaders scheduled in advance via our Swap card app. 

  • Utilise our CEO & Founders forum to connect with fellow innovators in the industry, exchange ideas, guidance and fresh perspectives for solving challenges.  

  • Increase brand visibility as part of the only event that connects c-suit executives across the entire pet ecosystem.  

Prepare and Scale for Exit  

  • Stay ahead of your development with insight into valuation, timing, due diligence and intellectual property shared by top investment banks on the exclusive innovation & investment pre-day.  

  • Hear firsthand the considerations and pivotal decisions taken on the path to successful exits from fellow founders in the pet industry in our Successfully Exiting: Rover and Blackstone case study discussion.  

Align your offering with market needs  

  • Participate in consumer-focused roundtables lead by top pet consultants and industry leaders and understand how GenZ, AI, Subscription models and Sustainability should influence your offering.  

  • Hear from experts how AI innovations could increase efficiencies in your supply chain, and better integrate your product into pet parents' lives. 

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What to Expect:

Innovation & Investment Pre-Day

A bonus day included in the price of your ticket to meet with investors, perfect your pitch and learn about the current state of the investment landscape. Finished by a drinks reception with IPH. 

Best in Show Spotlight

Showcasing the coolest innovations in petcare, the Best in Show Spotlight is where up-and-coming brands get to pitch their game-changing ideas to investors. Finalists, handpicked by a top-notch committee, will have just 3 minutes to wow the crowd before a rapid-fire Q&A.

Facilitated Meetings

Plan ahead by scheduling meetings with fellow experts via our Swapcard networking tool. You'll get access to the full attendee list a week before the event to connect and set up meetings.

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