# Animal Health Angels

> Animal Health Angels is a VC fund in Derby backing Pet, Veterinary and Consumer Goods. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Derby, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/animal-health-angels/?originalSubdomain=uk
- Website: https://animalhealthangels.com/

Animal Health Angels is a VC fund in Derby focused on Pet and Veterinary. Animal Health Angels invest in brilliant businesses destined to make animal health care better.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 2 | 50% |
| Veterinary | 1 | 25% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 25% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zonova | Zonova has developed an antimicrobial additive technology that integrates directly into the polymers used in medical device manufacture, designed to help prevent healthcare-associated infections, a problem affecting roughly 1 in 10 hospital patients worldwide (WHO, 2011). Our patented Z-ROS® chemistry is a non-leaching antimicrobial additive basedon reactive-oxygen-species generation at the polymer surface. It does not use actives, antibiotics or biocides.Z-ROS® is in development for high infection-risk device categories including vascular access devices, orthopaedic implants, urology (connectors, valves, catheters), endotracheal tubes, and pelvic health devices. The intended commercial model is licensing to medical device manufacturers, with masterbatch supply through a contracted compounder. | $2.8M | Seed | May 26, 2026 |  |
| Mirna | Mirna is a veterinary diagnostics company that specializes in the development of veterinary disease testing technology. | $3.6M | Series A | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Marleybones | Marleybones is a consumer goods firm that specializes in dog food. | $3.3M |  | Oct 29, 2025 |  |
| Mirna | Mirna is a veterinary diagnostics company that specializes in the development of veterinary disease testing technology. | $4.1M | Series A | Jul 02, 2024 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Equity Gap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equity-gap) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gabriel Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gabriel-investments-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Novaquest Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novaquest-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-enterprise) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Veterinary Angel Network For Entrepreneurs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/veterinary-angel-network-for-entrepreneurs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Active Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Animal Health Angels invest in?

Animal Health Angels invests primarily in Pet, Veterinary and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Animal Health Angels last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Animal Health Angels closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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