Colorado Veterinary Medical Association

What Colorado Veterinary Medical Association does

Colorado Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) is a 501(c)-style professional membership association founded in 1888 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. It serves licensed veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary students practicing in Colorado, providing them with professional advocacy at the state level, continuing education programming, career resources, and member-exclusive benefits. The association operates a portfolio of member-facing services including a member portal (members.colovma.org), signature continuing education events such as SkiCE (feline medicine) and CE West, an ultrasound wet lab series, a Find a Veterinarian directory, relief veterinarian listings, and a Care Grants financial assistance program that subsidizes emergency veterinary care for companion animals in rural and frontier Colorado counties (up to $500 per case, $2,500 per practice annually).

CVMA's technology stack is primarily operational rather than proprietary. Its core platforms are the public-facing website (colovma.org), the member portal on the members.colovma.org subdomain, and the Veterinary Career Center (careers.colovma.org) powered by Naylor Association Solutions, which serves employers and job seekers across all 50 U.S. states and Canada. The association's only AI capability is delivered through a 2025 partnership with CoVet, a third-party AI veterinary scribe that automatically drafts SOAP notes, transcribes consultations in real time, and provides patient history summaries to subscribing members at a discounted rate (Essentials at $42/user/month, Unlimited at $90/user/month for CVMA members).

The association's business model is a diversified non-profit revenue stack anchored by recurring annual membership dues, supplemented by CE event registration fees, job posting fees on the Career Center, Premier Industry Member sponsorships (Ginger & Nash, SVA Certified Public Accountants, TMGvets), advertising in CVMA publications, and affiliate/referral revenue from the CoVet partnership. With 1-10 employees, CVMA operates as a lean staff organization sustained by volunteer leadership, its 137-year brand heritage, and its formal status as the official state-level veterinary medical association — a structural moat that confers a unique advocacy and distribution position within Colorado's veterinary community.

Name

Colorado Veterinary Medical Association

Legal name

Colorado Veterinary Medical Association

Website

https://colovma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colorado Veterinary Medical Association is a 137-year-old Denver-based professional membership association serving Colorado veterinarians through advocacy, continuing education events, a career center, and member benefits including AI scribe and financial planning partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for veterinarians and veterinary professionals in Colorado, providing access to member portal, CE events, advocacy, and member discounts.
2. Continuing Education Events: Revenue from CE events including SkiCE, CE West, Small Animal Ultrasound Wet Lab, Equine Ultrasound Wet Lab, and various chapter meetings and webinars.
3. Career Center Services: Job posting fees charged to employers seeking to recruit veterinary professionals through the CVMA Career Center platform. Job seekers can access resources and job matches for free or premium features.
4. Sponsorships and Advertising: Revenue from industry sponsors (Premier Industry Members), event sponsorships, and advertising opportunities in CVMA publications and on the website.
5. CoVet Partnership Revenue: CVMA earns revenue through a partnership with CoVet, offering members a 10% discount on AI scribe subscriptions, with CVMA receiving referral/affiliate compensation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CVMA is a professional membership association that delivers membership services, state-level advocacy, continuing education events, and career resources to Colorado veterinarians and veterinary professionals. It also operates the Care Grants program offering financial assistance for companion animal care in rural and frontier counties, and a nationwide veterinary career center job board. The association resells/distributes third-party member benefits such as the CoVet AI scribe to its member base.

Product overview

Colorado Veterinary Medical Association offers a portfolio of membership services centered around professional development, career resources, and financial assistance programs. The core offerings include a member portal with CE events, a veterinary career center job board, the Care Grants financial assistance program, and an exclusive partnership with CoVet—an AI-powered veterinary scribe that provides automatic SOAP note drafting, real-time consultation transcription, and instant patient insights. Additional services include a veterinarian directory, relief veterinarian listings, and various CE programs including wet labs and conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CoVet: AI veterinary scribe partnership offering CVMA members exclusive 10% discount on annual subscriptions for veterinary documentation services

Products and services

• CVMA Membership Annual professional membership for licensed veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary students in Colorado, providing access to the member portal, CE events, advocacy, the career center, and member-exclusive discounts on partner services.
• CVMA Continuing Education Events and Wet Labs Continuing education programming including signature events (SkiCE 2027 feline medicine conference, CE West 2026), Small Animal Ultrasound Wet Lab, Equine Ultrasound Wet Lab, Chapter 7 dermatology events, and other required and elective CE courses for veterinary professionals.
• CVMA Veterinary Career Center Job board platform connecting veterinary job seekers with employers across all 50 states and Canada, including resume posting, job matching alerts, and career planning resources. Job posting fees are charged to employers; job seekers access resources for free or premium.
• Care Grants Program Financial assistance program providing up to $500 per case (maximum $2,500 per practice per calendar year) to supplement veterinary charitable care for companion animals of vulnerable populations in rural and frontier Colorado counties. Applications are submitted by veterinarians after examination.
• CoVet AI Veterinary Scribe (Member Benefit) AI-powered veterinary documentation tool that automatically drafts SOAP notes, transcribes consultations in real time, and provides instant patient history summaries and decision support. Offered to CVMA members with an exclusive 10% discount on annual subscriptions.
• Find a Veterinarian Directory Directory service helping pet owners find veterinarians who are CVMA members.
• Relief Veterinarian Listings Listings connecting veterinary practices with relief veterinarians for temporary staffing needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Care Grants provide up to $500 per case to support veterinary care for companion animals in rural/frontier Colorado counties, with a maximum of $2,500 per practice per calendar year

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CoVetcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCVMA has partnered with CoVet, an AI veterinary scribe service, to offer CVMA members an exclusive 10% discount on annual subscriptions. CoVet provides AI-powered documentation including SOAP notes, consultation transcription, and patient history summaries. The partnership is marketed as a featured resource on CVMA's website.
• Ginger & NashminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPremier Industry Member providing business services to CVMA members. Featured on CVMA website as a Premier Industry Member supporting veterinary practices.
• SVA Certified Public AccountantsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPremier Industry Member offering veterinary-focused tax and advisory expertise. Featured on CVMA website with specialized services for veterinary practices.
• TMGvetsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCredit card processing service partner offering CVMA members savings up to 25% on credit card processing fees, featured as a highlighted resource on the CVMA website.
• Naylor Association SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology platform provider powering the CVMA Veterinary Career Center. Naylor provides the software platform and hosting for the career center serving CVMA members and veterinary employers nationwide.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Florida Veterinary Medical Association: Florida's state veterinary medical association offering membership, CE, advocacy, and member resources. Directly comparable nonprofit state association with a similar service mix and revenue model.
• Ohio Veterinary Medical Association: Ohio's state veterinary medical association providing membership, CE, and advocacy services. Operates the same nonprofit professional membership association business model serving Midwestern veterinarians.
• Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association: Illinois state veterinary medical association offering membership, CE, advocacy, and member resources. Comparable state-level nonprofit professional association serving Midwestern veterinarians with a similar program portfolio.
• California Veterinary Medical Association: California's state veterinary medical association offering membership, CE, advocacy, and member services. CVMA's most direct peer in scope, business model, and service portfolio - both are nonprofit state-level professional associations serving veterinarians.
• Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association: Pennsylvania's state veterinary medical association with membership, CE, and advocacy programs. Multiple PVMA-affiliated practices appear as featured employers on CVMA's Career Center, demonstrating direct overlap in member services and recruitment.
• Texas Veterinary Medical Association: Texas state veterinary medical association providing membership, CE programs, advocacy, and career resources. Operates with a comparable state-level nonprofit professional membership model targeting a large veterinarian population.
• New York State Veterinary Medical Society: New York's state veterinary professional association offering advocacy, CE, and member services. Mirrors CVMA's membership-driven nonprofit structure serving veterinarians in another large-population US state.

Regional players

• Veterinary Hospital Managers Association: Professional association for veterinary practice managers and hospital administrators. While focused on managers rather than practicing veterinarians, VHMA operates a parallel membership/CE/advocacy model that intersects directly with CVMA's audience of practice owners and decision-makers.

Others

• Naylor Association Solutions: Association management technology company powering CVMA's Career Center platform. Not a peer in mission, but a key enabling ecosystem participant that supports dozens of similar professional associations - useful for benchmarking platform capabilities and partnership economics.

Broad incumbents

• American Veterinary Medical Association: National professional association representing the entire U.S. veterinary profession. CVMA is a constituent state association within AVMA's structure, making AVMA the closest umbrella peer with the same membership, advocacy, and CE service model at the national level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/608809482463058
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colorado-veterinary-medical-association

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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