# Vetcove

> Vetcove is the veterinary industry's unified purchasing platform. It aggregates the catalogs of every major distributor, manufacturer, compounding pharmacy, and diagnostic lab into one searchable storefront, so veterinary practices can compare real-time pricing and stock across all their vendors and order from everyone in one cart. The platform is free for clinics and nonprofits; Vetcove earns revenue from vendors and hospital groups. It serves more than 23,000 veterinary practices across the United States.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Miami, Florida, United States
- **Founders:** Alexander Kates (Co-Founder & CEO), Mitchell Kates (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** approx. 340 employees (Apollo); ~187 reported in 2024
- **Products:** Vetcove Purchasing Platform, Unified Catalog, Purchase Analytics & Order History, Vendor & Hospital Group Services
- **Notable:** Built the largest veterinary catalog in the world - 200,000+ SKUs across 2,100+ manufacturers., Used by 23,000+ veterinary clinics; reported to power purchasing for about half of US practices., Raised a $50M Series A led by Thrive Capital (Dec 2021).

## Products & services

- **Vetcove Purchasing Platform** — A free, unified storefront where clinics search every supplier's catalog at once, see real-time pricing (including their own special/GPO pricing) and stock, then build and submit orders to multiple vendors from a single checkout.
- **Unified Catalog** — Aggregated catalog of more than 200,000 SKUs from 2,100+ manufacturers and all major distributors, compounding pharmacies, and diagnostic labs.
- **Purchase Analytics & Order History** — Cross-vendor order tracking, re-ordering, spend analytics, backorder alerts, and price-change notifications when an item's cost has shifted since the last purchase.
- **Vendor & Hospital Group Services** — Paid tools for suppliers and veterinary hospital groups - vendor portals, promotions, analytics, and corporate pricing support - which fund free access for clinics.

## Achievements

- Built the largest veterinary catalog in the world - 200,000+ SKUs across 2,100+ manufacturers.
- Used by 23,000+ veterinary clinics; reported to power purchasing for about half of US practices.
- Raised a $50M Series A led by Thrive Capital (Dec 2021).
- Y Combinator-backed company that kept its core product free for clinics and nonprofits.
- Reached an estimated $26.6M in annual revenue.

## Latest updates

- **2021-12** — Closed a $50M Series A led by Thrive Capital.
- **2024** — Reported approximately $26.6M in annual revenue and continued growth past 23,000 clinics.

## Links

- Website: https://vetcove.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vetcove
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vetcove
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vetcove

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