What Novavet does

NovaVet (legal entity SELAS NOVAVET VILLIERS, registered in Créteil, France, share capital €21,000) is a privately held French veterinary clinic group founded in late 2020 and headquartered in Villiers-sur-Marne. The company owns and operates a network of approximately 75-80 veterinary clinics across France, concentrated in Île-de-France and expanding into Hauts de France, Loire-Atlantique, Rhône, Centre-Val de Loire, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Bayonne, Bordeaux) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Nice). Across this footprint NovaVet employs over 350 collaborators, including veterinarians and Auxiliaires Vétérinaires (ASV).

The clinical offering spans general consultations, vaccinations, surgical procedures, in-house hematology and biochemistry blood analysis, radiography, ultrasound, and hospitalization for companion animals (roughly 90-95% canine, 5-10% NAC/exotic across the network). All clinics are equipped with standardized diagnostic equipment including IDEXX laboratory analyzers, imaging systems, gas anesthesia and patient monitoring. On top of the clinical services NovaVet runs the Mentorat NovaVet structured mentorship program (1-3 month supervised integration, ECTS-validated internships, 3-5 year partnership definitions for young graduates) and the Formation Continue NovaVet continuing education curriculum, which together are used as both a recruitment tool and a clinical quality lever.

Commercially, NovaVet grows primarily by acquiring and integrating existing independent veterinary clinics, providing succession solutions to retiring owners while retaining the clinic's community presence under the NovaVet banner. Revenue is generated through standard veterinary clinical services billed per procedure/visit across the network; each operations sector of approximately 15 clinics is reported to generate €5M-€10M of revenue. The go-to-market is dual-track: a sales-led acquisition engine targeting retiring clinic owners and a community-led employer-branding engine targeting veterinary professionals through compensation above the collective agreement, no-night/no-weekend on-call arrangements at many locations, Moka.care mental health support, and structured career paths to clinic director and associate partner roles.

Name

Novavet

Legal name

SELAS NOVAVET VILLIERS

Website

https://novavet.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Novavet is a French veterinary clinic group, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Villiers-sur-Marne, operating approximately 75-80 clinics and employing 350+ staff across France to deliver companion-animal consultations, surgery, diagnostics and hospitalization services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Healthcare Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Veterinary Services (541940), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Specialty Referral Hospitals (Multi-specialty) (HLAMACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veterinary Surgery Centers (Soft Tissue/Orthopedic/Neuro) (HLAMACAC), Veterinary Specialty Imaging Centers (CT/MRI/Advanced Imaging) (HLAMACAL)

Keywords

• Veterinary clinic network
• Companion animal healthcare
• Veterinary diagnostic services
• Veterinary surgical services
• Veterinary continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Villiers-sur-marne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Veterinary clinical services: Revenue generated from veterinary consultations, surgeries, diagnostic tests, and related animal healthcare services across the network of clinics. Clinics generate between 5M€ and 10M€ of revenue per sector of approximately 15 clinics.
2. Clinic acquisition and integration: NovaVet acquires existing veterinary clinics, providing succession solutions for retiring veterinarians while maintaining clinic continuity and growing the network footprint.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NovaVet operates a network of approximately 75 veterinary clinics across France providing comprehensive medical services for companion animals, including general consultations, vaccinations, surgical operations, in-house blood analysis, diagnostic imaging (radiography and ultrasound), and hospitalization. In parallel, the group offers the Mentorat NovaVet structured mentorship program (1-3 month supervised integration for young graduates) and Formation Continue NovaVet continuing education programs for its veterinary and ASV staff.

Product overview

NovaVet operates as a unified network of approximately 75 veterinary clinics across France (primarily in Île-de-France, with additional locations in Hauts de France, Loire-Atlantique, Lyon region, Centre-Val de Loire, Aquitaine, and Côte d'Azur). The core offering consists of a coordinated network of veterinary clinics providing a comprehensive range of pet medical services: consultations and health exams, surgical operations, blood analysis (hematology and biochemistry), diagnostic imaging (radiography and ultrasound), and hospitalization facilities. Complementing the clinical services, NovaVet offers professional development through its Mentorat NovaVet (structured mentorship program for new graduates with 1-3 month supervised integration periods) and Formation Continue NovaVet (continuing education programs). Founded in late 2020, the group employs over 350 collaborators across its clinic network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Moka.carecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health and wellbeing support program partnership providing NovaVet employees access to mental health resources and support services. NovaVet proudly highlights this partnership as a key employee benefit.
• IDEXXcoreTechnology or IntegrationLaboratory equipment and analysis systems provider. IDEXX diagnostic equipment (hematology, biochemistry analyzers, lasercyte, catalyst) is deployed across NovaVet clinics for in-house blood analysis capabilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AniCura: Major European veterinary care group owned by Mars Petcare, with hundreds of clinics across the Nordics and continental Europe. Closely comparable multi-clinic companion animal care model and acquisition-led growth strategy to Novavet.
• Mars Petcare (Banfield, BluePearl): Largest global pet care conglomerate and owner of IVC Evidensia, AniCura, Banfield and BluePearl. Strategic apex buyer in veterinary clinic M&A; highly relevant as a potential exit counterparty for a consolidator like Novavet.
• Linnaeus: UK veterinary group combining primary care clinics with referral and specialty hospitals. Comparable as a multi-clinic companion animal operator that has integrated specialty services into a clinic network.
• Vets4Pets: UK-based veterinary chain owned by Pets at Home Group with hundreds of joint-venture clinics. Comparable multi-clinic companion animal care model, though primarily a UK operator.
• IVC Evidensia: Europe's largest veterinary clinic consolidator with thousands of clinics across the continent. Direct strategic analogue to Novavet, operating the same multi-clinic acquisition model but at vastly greater scale and with private-equity backing (now part of Mars Petcare).
• VetPartners: UK-headquartered veterinary group operating a large network of small animal, equine, and farm practices. Direct model analogue as a roll-up acquirer of independent veterinary clinics seeking to professionalize and scale independent practice.

Direct peers

• Sevetys: French veterinary clinic network and direct domestic competitor to Novavet, pursuing the same acquisition-led consolidation of independent French vet clinics. Highly comparable geography, customer base, and service offering.
• Univet: French veterinary group consolidating independent clinics under a common brand. Closely comparable as a French-market peer running the same roll-up playbook targeting retiring clinic owners.

Others

• Virbac: Global French-headquartered animal health pharmaceutical company. Adjacent ecosystem player serving veterinary clinics with pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, comparable as another France-anchored animal-health brand.
• Vetoquinol: Major French animal-health pharmaceutical company. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but a relevant French animal-health ecosystem participant and potential strategic partner for NovaVet given overlapping customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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