Curo Pet Care

What Curo Pet Care does

Curo Pet Care is a family-owned veterinary services company founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It operates a network of small animal hospitals across the West Coast of the United States, with locations in California, Las Vegas (Nevada), Denver (Colorado), and the Pacific Northwest. The company explicitly positions itself as a non-private-equity, patient-capital operator in contrast to the consolidating PE-led trend in veterinary services.

The company's core business model is a co-ownership partnership with veterinary professionals. Curo partners with DVMs (Doctors of Veterinary Medicine), Practice Managers, and other industry leaders to jointly own and operate small animal hospitals. Curo contributes its own capital, flexible financing (structured as equity, partial buyout, or loans to young veterinarians), and full back-office administrative support — covering recruiting, purchasing, IT, marketing, finance and accounting, renovations, and equipment purchases — while partners retain clinical decision-making autonomy and a voice in network governance. Annual off-sites and continuing education activities create a shared-practice community across the network without imposing corporate-style standardization.

Curo has 51-100 employees and is led by co-founders Jonas, Romas, Oliver, Dr. Goff, and Dr. Lands, with Jonas Pilkauskas as CEO and Thomas Mason as Director of Veterinary Care. The company's customer base is B2B at the partner level (independent veterinarians and practice owners seeking succession or growth capital) and B2C at the end-patient level (pet owners seeking local veterinary care). A notable recent development is the July 2026 partnership with WAVES (Washington Avenue Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital), a new emergency and specialty hospital founded by six former BAVS clinicians in San Leandro, California, to which Curo provides administrative and operational support following BAVS's March 2026 closure. There is no proprietary technology platform described; the company's value creation rests on capital structure, operational support, and partnership alignment rather than software.

Name

Curo Pet Care

Legal name

Curo Pet Care

Website

https://curopet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Curo Pet Care is a family-owned veterinary services company founded in 2015 that co-owns and operates small animal hospitals with DVM and Practice Manager partners across the West Coast, providing capital, financing, and full back-office support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Hospital Investment and Ownership: Curo invests its own capital into small animal veterinary practices in exchange for partnership stakes. The company provides financing to help partners acquire or expand practices, earning returns through practice growth and profitability.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Curo Pet Care is a family-owned veterinary services company that partners with DVMs, Practice Managers, and industry leaders as co-owners and operators of small animal hospitals. The company provides administrative and operational support — including recruiting, purchasing, IT, marketing, finance & accounting, renovations, and equipment purchases — while partner veterinarians retain clinical decision-making authority and focus on patient care.

Product overview

Curo Pet Care is a family-owned veterinary services company founded in 2015 that operates a network of small animal hospitals. The company partners with entrepreneurial DVMs (Doctors of Veterinary Medicine), Practice Managers, and other industry leaders to build and operate best-in-class veterinary hospitals. Curo provides administrative and operational support services to partner hospitals, including recruiting, purchasing, IT, marketing, finance & accounting, renovations, and equipment purchases. The company is based in San Francisco with operations across California, the Pacific Northwest, and Rocky Mountains, including clinics in California, Las Vegas, Denver, and the Pacific Northwest. Curo uses its own capital for investment rather than outside funding, positioning itself as a patient, long-term partner for practice owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Veterinary hospital partnership program Co-ownership model enabling DVMs, Practice Managers, and industry leaders to partner as co-owners and operators of small animal hospitals. Curo invests capital alongside partners and provides comprehensive operational support, allowing partners to retain clinical leadership while Curo handles the administrative and business side.
• Practice administrative and operational support Comprehensive back-office and operational support for veterinary practices, covering recruiting, purchasing, IT, marketing, finance & accounting, renovations, and equipment purchases. Designed to relieve veterinarians of administrative burdens so they can focus on patient care.
• Small animal veterinary care Small animal veterinary care delivered through Curo's network of partner and operated hospitals across California, the Pacific Northwest, the Rocky Mountains, Las Vegas, and Denver regions.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WAVES (Washington Avenue Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2026WAVES is a newly founded emergency and specialty veterinary hospital in San Leandro, California, established by six former BAVS clinicians following the unexpected closure of Bay Area Veterinary Specialists in March 2026. Curo Pet Care provides administrative and operational support to WAVES, helping restore emergency and specialty veterinary care services to the East Bay community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• VetStrategy: Canadian veterinary hospital operator with a similar partnership and co-ownership philosophy. Comparable operating model, but regionally focused on Canada rather than US West Coast.

Broad incumbents

• Mars Veterinary Health: Largest global veterinary consolidator (parent of VCA, Banfield, BluePearl). Direct competitor to Curo on acquisition of independent small animal hospitals, but with vastly greater capital and a national footprint.
• National Veterinary Associates (NVA): One of the largest PE-backed veterinary consolidators in the US with hundreds of general practice and specialty hospitals. Competes with Curo on acquisition of independent practices nationwide.
• Thrive Pet Healthcare: Multi-specialty veterinary platform formed by the merger of Pathway Vet Alliance and others. Competes with Curo for both general practice and specialty/emergency hospital acquisitions.

Direct peers

• Heartland Veterinary Partners: Veterinary-focused partnership platform that acquires and operates small animal hospitals with co-ownership models. Closest direct comparable to Curo's partner-led hospital operator approach.
• VetCor: Veterinary consolidator with a partnership model that allows practice owners to retain clinical autonomy while gaining operational support. Closely comparable to Curo's co-ownership structure.
• Southern Veterinary Partners: Veterinary hospital operator that partners with local veterinary teams to acquire and operate GP and specialty hospitals. Comparable to Curo's focus on community-rooted co-ownership.
• PetVet Care Centers: Veterinary services company that owns and operates a network of small animal hospitals. Directly comparable model of acquiring and operating clinics with retained clinical leadership.
• Rarebreed Veterinary Partners: Veterinary partnership platform that acquires and operates hospitals with retained clinical autonomy and co-ownership for DVMs. Closely comparable to Curo's partnership philosophy.
• Innovetive Petcare: Veterinary services company that partners with DVMs to acquire and operate small animal hospitals, preserving practice culture. Directly comparable to Curo's partnership-led operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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