Radar · Veterinary Healthcare Providers in California
Best Veterinary Healthcare Providers Companies in California, United States
The 70 best Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: VCA.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
70companies tracked
$1.7Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
Ranked: Best Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCA Chain of veterinary hospitals | $1.4B | 142 mo ago | Acquired | Arthur Antin Co-Founder | 1986 | SitecoreCart FunctionalityVimeo+27 | — |
| 2 | NVA Chain of veterinary hospitals | $128M | 107 mo ago | Acquired | Stan Creighton Founder | 1996 | ContentfulApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | — |
| 3 | NVA Chain of veterinary hospitals | $128M | 230 mo ago | Acquired | Stanley Creighton Founder | 1996 | — | — |
| 4 | PetHospice Provider of hospice and euthanasia services | $10K | 76 mo ago | Acquired | Shea Cox Founder | 2018 | — | — |
| 5 | access specialty animal hospitals ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospitals offers cutting-edge medical technology to vet professionals to help with… | — | — | Acquired | — | 2005 | — | — |
| 6 | ACES Standalone veterinary hospital | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2021 | — | — |
| 7 | Affordable Animal Hospital Chain of veterinary hospitals | — | — | Unfunded | Basilio Toledo Founder | 2003 | DudaNginxSnowplow Analytics+14 | — |
| 8 | Ahccla Provider of veterinary services, boarding, and animal health educational resources | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2011 | — | — |
Top 4 Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies in California
#1
Acquired · Agoura Hills, California · founded 1996 · 41542 employees$128.2Mraised▾
Acquired · Agoura Hills, California · founded 1996 · 41542 employees
National Veterinary Associates (NVA) is a chain of veterinary hospitals. They provide support for business, hiring experts in accounting, recruiting, legal, marketing and operations to share across their hospitals.
Funding rounds
- Jul 2017PE—
- Mar 2010Unattributed$210.6K
- Apr 2007PE$128M
Founders & team
Investors
OMERS, Summit Partners
Tech stack
AdrollAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmplitudeApple Icloud MailAudioeye
#2
Acquired · Los Angeles, California · founded 1986 · 13 employees$1.4Braised▾
Acquired · Los Angeles, California · founded 1986 · 13 employees
Chain of veterinary hospitals
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 107k LinkedIn followers — 93.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Aug 2014Conventional Debt$1.4B
- 2014PE—
- Feb 2012Post IPO$10.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Walter Financial, Leonard Green and Partners, Havencrest Capital Management
Tech stack
AccessibeAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerAzureBabel
#3
Acquired · Berkeley, California · founded 2018 · 28 employees$10Kraised▾
Acquired · Berkeley, California · founded 2018 · 28 employees
Provider of hospice and euthanasia services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 675 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$10K
Founders & team
Investors
Pet Care Innovation, Leap Venture Studio, R/GA Ventures
#4
Acquired · Agoura Hills, California · founded 1996 · 2241 employees$128Mraised▾
Acquired · Agoura Hills, California · founded 1996 · 2241 employees
National Veterinary Associates (NVAT) is the largest private owner of freestanding veterinary hospitals in the United States. NVA owns over 130 companion animal veterinary hospitals in 33 states. We have over 2,100 veterinary professionals that improve the well-being of patients by providing progressive and compassionate veterinary care. Our 350+ veterinarians provide a full range of medical and surgical services.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2007PE$128M
Founders & team
Investors
Summit Partners, Willis Stein & Partners, Kortschak Investments
Tech stack
ContentfulNode.JsReactAzureNext.JsStyled-Components
Funding & investor landscape
$1.7Btotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
6disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Stan Creighton
Founder · NVA
Greg Hartmann
CEO · NVA
Arthur Antin
Co-Founder · VCA
Neil Tauber
Co-Founder · VCA
Shea Cox
Founder · PetHospice
Stanley Creighton
Founder · NVA
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 13,566,682 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Veterinary Healthcare Providers coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 70 indexable Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies in California, United States?
The Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.7B in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Veterinary Healthcare Providers company in California, United States?
VCA is the highest-funded Veterinary Healthcare Providers company in California, United States, with $1.4B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies in California, United States are funded?
4 of the 70 Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Veterinary Healthcare Providers unicorns are there in California, United States?
None of the Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies in California, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Veterinary Healthcare Providers companies on this list include Summit Partners, Havencrest Capital Management, Kortschak Investments, Leap Venture Studio, Leonard Green and Partners.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.