Modern Animal

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Jul 29, 2026

Overview

Modern Animal is a membership-based veterinary clinic network that combines in-person primary/urgent care, 24/7 virtual care, pharmacy, and proprietary software (Claude) to deliver a more transparent, tech-enabled pet-care experience. The company was founded in 2019, later expanded across California, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, and other markets, and announced an agreement to join Chewy in 2026.

Primary product

Membership-based veterinary care delivered through physical clinics plus 24/7 virtual care in the Modern Animal app, powered by the proprietary Claude EHR/EMR.

Founded

2019

Headquarters

Culver City, California, United States

Team size

201-500

Industry

Veterinary Services

Sub-industry

Membership-based veterinary clinic network

Offices

Culver City, CA

Los Angeles, CA

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Austin, TX

Dallas, TX

Denver, CO

Houston, TX

Phoenix, AZ

Orange County, CA

Berkeley, CA

Business model

membership subscription

pay-as-you-go exams

in-clinic veterinary services

24/7 virtual care

pharmacy / prescription fulfillment

Funding

Stage

Series D

Total raised

$210M

Latest round

Series D · Sep 2025

Latest amount

$46M

Series D

Sep 2025 · Addition, True Ventures, Upfront Ventures

$46M

Series C

Aug 2022 · Addition

$75M

Series A

Jul 2021 · True Ventures, Addition

$35.5M

Series B

Jul 2021 · Founders Fund

$40M

Seed

Oct 2019 · Founders Fund

$13.5M

People & investors

Leadership

Steven Eidelman

Founder & CEO

Ashley Peterson Siegler

Chief Operating Officer

Christie Long

Chief Medical Officer

Keith Hackbarth

VP of Engineering

Jennifer Denton

Vice President, Medical Operations

Ellyn Quigg

VP, Operations Services

Ben Jacobs

Co-Founder & Board Member

David Bowman

Co-Founder

Investors

Work & culture

Mission-driven and people-first, with emphasis on medical quality, mentorship, low-ego collaboration, learning/adaptability, and making veterinary work more sustainable for clinicians.

Compensation

Public career pages advertise competitive compensation, equity, and bonuses, but no public salary bands were found.

Benefits

competitive salary

equity

bonuses

medical insurance

dental insurance

vision insurance

401(k) with match

paid family leave

paid time off

continuing education support

licensing support

Product & market

Pricing

Membership subscription plus pay-as-you-go exam fees, with add-on charges for diagnostics, procedures, and pharmacy items.

Differentiators

—24/7 virtual care via app
—transparent upfront pricing
—membership-based access with unlimited exams on All Access
—proprietary Claude software and AI-assisted workflows
—integrated clinic + virtual care + pharmacy experience
—built-from-scratch technology and clinic design
—focus on clinician experience, mentorship, and reduced admin burden

Technology

Claude (proprietary EHR/EMR)

React

React Native

TypeScript

Python

PostgreSQL

Gatsby

Contentful

HubSpot

Braze

Iterable

Amplitude

Retool

Looker

dbt

Google Analytics

Google Tag Manager

Okta

Greenhouse

NetSuite

Customers

pet parents / members

dogs and cats

veterinary professionals using the clinic and virtual-care workflow

Competitors

Bond Vet

Small Door

Petfolk

Sploot Veterinary Care

Banfield Pet Hospital

VCA Animal Hospitals

Chewy Vet Care

Pawp

Dutch

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$100M-$150M

Estimated monthly visits

93.2K

hello@modernanimal.com +1 866-505-8755

Signals & risks

Acquisition

Apr 2026

Chewy announced a definitive agreement to acquire Modern Animal; Modern Animal said existing clinics, teams, memberships, and the app would continue operating during the transition.

Source

Other

Jul 2025

Modern Animal closed its North Austin location while moving staff to other Austin clinics; this was a location-level closure, not a company shutdown.

Source

Latest news

Chewy to Acquire Modern Animal, Accelerating Evolution to a Fully Integrated Healthcare Ecosystem

Chewy investor relations · Apr 2026

Chewy announced a definitive agreement to acquire Modern Animal and said the deal would expand its veterinary footprint, add over $125M in annualized run-rate revenue, and preserve Modern Animal clinics and services during the transition.

Modern Animal Announces $100M Run Rate, Funding, and Board Expansion

PRNewswire · Sep 2025

Modern Animal said it raised $46M in Series D funding and reached a $100M annual revenue run rate after strong 2024 growth.

Modern Animal Launches New Podcast 'Listening with Dr. Christie Long'

PR Newswire / Modern Animal · Jul 2025

Modern Animal launched a weekly podcast hosted by CMO Christie Long focused on the future and joy of veterinary medicine.

Modern Animal Unveils AI-Assisted Tools, Roadmap for Next Generation of Veterinary Care

Modern Animal blog / PR · May 2024

The company launched AI-assisted features in Claude for patient overviews, visit summarization, and lab interpretation, emphasizing reduced administrative burden for clinicians.

Modern Animal Accelerates Plans for National Expansion; Appoints Chief Medical Officer and Chief Product Officer

Modern Animal blog / PRNewswire syndication · Aug 2023

Modern Animal announced expansion plans and appointed Christie Long as Chief Medical Officer and Pei-Chin Wang as Chief Product Officer.

Jobs and careers at Modern Animal

99 jobs at Modern Animal

Associate Veterinarian - Encino, Los Angeles, CA

On-site

DVM

Los Angeles, CA; Encino

Today

On-site

Full-time