# Marc Atiyeh

> Marc Atiyeh is the co-founder and CEO of Pawp, a 24/7 digital veterinary clinic that gives pet parents unlimited text, call, and video access to vets for a flat monthly fee plus an emergency fund. Born and raised in Beirut and trained as an electrical and computer engineer at Harvard, he cut his teeth scaling fintech startups Paribus and Clarity Money before pivoting a small pet e-commerce idea into one of the largest pet telehealth platforms in the US. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022 and struck a national distribution partnership with Walmart in 2024.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Pawp
- **Organizations:** Pawp, Clarity Money, Paribus, Help Me Get In, Nuvocargo (advisor), Cushion.ai (advisor)
- **From:** Beirut, Lebanon
- **Nationality:** Lebanese
- **Education:** A.B., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, High school, College Notre-Dame de Jamhour, Beirut
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Pawp, one of the largest digital pet telehealth clinics in the US, Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 - Consumer Technology (2022), Raised over $27 million across multiple funding rounds, including a $13M Series A led by Lux Capital

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Graduated from Harvard SEAS; founded Help Me Get In, an admissions advisory for students from developing countries
- **2015-2016** — Head of Growth at Paribus (acquired by Capital One); grew users from 10,000 to nearly 1,000,000 in a year
- **2017-2018** — Chief Strategy Officer at Clarity Money (acquired by Goldman Sachs)
- **2019** — Co-founded Pawp with Andrew Malek and Cody Simons, initially as an e-commerce company
- **2020** — Pivoted Pawp to a digital pet care clinic during the pandemic; launched September 2020
- **2021** — Raised $13M Series A led by Lux Capital
- **2022** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 - Consumer Technology (with co-founder Andrew Malek)
- **2023** — Appeared on CNBC Mad Money with Jim Cramer and Fox Business to discuss Pawp
- **2024** — Announced national partnership with Walmart adding Pawp telehealth to its membership program

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Pawp, one of the largest digital pet telehealth clinics in the US
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 - Consumer Technology (2022)
- Raised over $27 million across multiple funding rounds, including a $13M Series A led by Lux Capital
- Facilitated 100,000+ online vet consultations in roughly 18 months
- Estimated to have deflected around $10 million in unnecessary vet visits
- Scaled Paribus from 10,000 to nearly 1 million users in one year
- Secured a national distribution partnership with Walmart in 2024

## Latest updates

- **2024-05** — Announced a transformative national partnership adding Pawp's telehealth service to Walmart's membership program.
- **2024-08** — Featured in a Harvard SEAS alumni profile reflecting on his journey from Beirut to founding Pawp.

## Links

- Website: https://pawp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcatiyeh/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mypawp
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mypawp

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Last updated: 2026-06-03