# Michelson Found Animals Foundation

> Michelson Found Animals Foundation is a VC fund backing Pet and Wellness. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/270048/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/foundanimalsorg
- Website: http://www.foundanimals.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foundanimals

Michelson Found Animals Foundation is a non-profit with a focused mission: saving pets, and enriching lives. It's their responsibility to provide them with food, shelter, protection, and endless tummy rubs. Because all pets are meant to be with good people, their mission is to place them in homes and keep them there.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 6 | 67% |
| Wellness | 3 | 33% |
| B2C | 1 | 11% |
| Software | 1 | 11% |
| Veterinary | 1 | 11% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gary K. Michelson | Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-k-michelson |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Happy Howl | Happy Howl sells human-grade dog food that is rich in vitamins and minerals. They provide dog food that has been shown to relieve acute diarrhea, vomiting, and digestion issues, as well as help with weight management for all. Happy Howl's recipes contain no artificial preservatives, additives, meat fillers, or byproducts and are made from 100%locally sourced, human-grade ingredients. | $1.3M | Seed | Mar 01, 2025 |  |
| Oh Norman! | Oh Norman! operates as an innovative pet wellness brand. | $200K | Seed | Feb 11, 2025 |  |
| VetVerifi | VetVerifi develops software to better connect the pet care economy and improve health record portability for pets. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Mar 27, 2024 |  |
| Bundle x Joy | Bundle x Joy is a consumer goods company that delivers curation, community and connection to pet parents. It was founded by Jessica Berger in 2021 and is based in Glendale, Arizona. | $1M | Seed | Feb 27, 2023 |  |
| Bright Planet Pet | Bright Planet Pet is a food technology company creating ultra-sustainable plant-based meat for dogs. |  | Seed | Sep 02, 2022 |  |
| AnimalBiome | AnimalBiome provides personalized nutrition services rooted in the science of the microbiome to improve the gut health of dogs and cats. AnimalBiome’s microbiome tests characterize the gut microbiome of individual pets to help provide useful nutrition recommendations, and its restorative supplements are made with material sourced directly fromhealthy pets to introduce missing beneficial microbes and balance the microbiome. | $8.6M | Series A | Jun 17, 2021 |  |
| Bright Planet Pet | Bright Planet Pet is a food technology company creating ultra-sustainable plant-based meat for dogs. |  | Seed | Apr 01, 2021 |  |
| Companion | Companion creates technology that simplifies how owners interact with and train their dogs. Companion's proprietary technology communicates with dogs through audio, and 3D sensing systems detect and analyze the dog's movement and behaviors. With machine learning, it can adapt in real-time, calculating the best way to engage with a dog.Companion rewards the dog for desired behaviors such as sit, down, stay, and recall using positive reinforcement techniques and proprietary data and algorithms. | $8M | Seed | Feb 03, 2021 |  |
| Bark Buildings | Bark Buildings is on a mission to bridge the gap and redefine pet friendly. Bark Buldings help property managers onboard and manage pet owners in their communities more effectively, and we give residents access to expert guidance and resources that help improve the quality of life for them and their pets, for the benefit of everyone! |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 13, 2020 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [R/GA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/r-ga-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Mars Petcare](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-petcare) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Michelson Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michelson-impact-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Leap Venture Studio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leap-venture-studio) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Companion Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/companion-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Michelson Found Animals Foundation invest in?

Michelson Found Animals Foundation invests primarily in Pet, Wellness and B2C startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Michelson Found Animals Foundation?

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### Who are the partners at Michelson Found Animals Foundation?

The team at Michelson Found Animals Foundation includes Gary K. Michelson (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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