# Maya Shaposhnik Cadena

> Maya Shaposhnik Cadena is the Miami Beach-based American-Israeli CEO and co-founder of Vetted Pet Health. A former infantry instructor and fundraising executive, she previously built businesses in Israel and the United States, earned an MBA at Chicago Booth and received its 2023 Moulder Student Entrepreneur Award.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Vetted Pet Health
- **Organizations:** Vetted Pet Health, AIPAC, Global Cadena, Chicago Booth Armed Forces Group, Israel Defense Forces
- **From:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Nationality:** American-Israeli
- **Education:** BA, Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya (now Reichman University), MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **Known for:** 2023 Moulder Student Entrepreneur Award ($2,000)., Vetted: third place and People’s Choice Award in the 2021 New Venture Challenge., Created AIPAC’s first Sephardic Division, according to her 2020 interview.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Graduated from IDC Herzliya with studies in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy.
- **Before 2020** — Built earlier ventures and worked as AIPAC’s Northeast Director, Sephardic Division.
- **2020** — Began an MBA at Chicago Booth.
- **2021** — Co-founded Vetted with Ashley Brooks; the venture took third place and People’s Choice in the New Venture Challenge.
- **2023** — Received the Moulder Student Entrepreneur Award at Booth.
- **2024** — Presented Vetted at Tech & Invest Miami; the company reported $5 million raised to date.
- **2025** — Vetted announced its acquisition of Dogiz technology assets and moved toward a digital rewards app.

## Achievements

- 2023 Moulder Student Entrepreneur Award ($2,000).
- Vetted: third place and People’s Choice Award in the 2021 New Venture Challenge.
- Created AIPAC’s first Sephardic Division, according to her 2020 interview.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Appeared on Driven: Unscripted Success to discuss Vetted’s startup journey and pivots.
- **2025-09** — Appeared on Just Vetting; the episode description characterized Vetted as a live global platform.
- **2025-07** — Discussed Vetted’s Dogiz technology acquisition and planned US app launch in CTech.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayashaposhnikcadena

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Last updated: 2026-10-21