Over 94 million US households now own pets. Surveys suggest that nearly 97% of these US owners consider their pets family members. This means their well-being is of utmost importance for these people. Early diagnosis of pet health risks boosts survival rates by up to 90% when detected early, especially for treatable illnesses.
But current diagnostic systems often fall short in detecting early disease because they rely on reactive care without real-time monitoring. This leaves the health of pets and livestock at risk. Young pet parents in particular are now spending an average of over $1,000 on healthcare annually, reflecting a demand for better, tech-enabled care. Many inventors, such as Traini, Eko, and Petpace, are turning to artificial intelligence to create enhanced pet health detection and monitoring systems.
For instance, a startup developed a smart collar that translates dog behavior into human language with 81% accuracy! Some of these can accurately detect 95% of early-onset diseases, leading to better treatments. This report highlights four of these inventions from startups working on next-gen pet care using AI.
Not just wearables, innovations are taking place in various pet domains like food and healthcare. Our consultants have analyzed and compiled all such developments that could help you plan the strategies for the upcoming year.
AI FOR PET’s AI app detects early-stage animal diseases with 95% accuracy
Most pet owners miss early signs of illness, like skin issues, eye abnormalities, or gait problems, because symptoms are subtle and tools are lacking. This delay often results in emergency care or irreversible conditions. Also, in rural or underserved areas, access to qualified vets is scarce.
AI FOR PET, a Korean health tech company founded in 2020, has developed a patented AI-powered system that solves these issues. This system analyzes images and videos in real time to detect signs of disease in pets while tracking their overall health.
The technology is trained using a dataset of over 2.5 million images labeled by veterinarians, achieving 95% accuracy in identifying early-stage issues.
AI FOR PET offers three major product lines: TTcare for pet parents, TTcare Equine for horse owners, and TTcare Vet for veterinary professionals.
They have secured over $3.5 million in funding across multiple investment rounds, including its Series A.
The company has earned several industry recognitions, such as:
- CES Innovation Awards: Won in 2025, 2023, and 2022
- Qorus NTT DATA Innovation in Insurance Awards 2025 for their TTcare solution
- First place at the Stanford AI + Future Pitch Competition
- Featured in Forbes Asia 100 to Watch in 2022
The startup has signed a contract with Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance to have its AI check function used alongside insurance services.
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Traini has developed AI-enabled smart collars to detect pets’ mental and physical health.
Most pet owners struggle to interpret their dog’s vocalizations, body language, and behavior. Traini, a California-based startup established in 2022, focuses on solving this problem using AI. The company aims to tap into the industry-wide trend of “petriarchy” by offering products that make pets more integrated into family life, both emotionally and physically. The company is adapting human-based AI models to pet-specific behavior through two key solutions: PetGPT and a Smart Dog Collar.
Traini achieves an 81.5% accuracy rate in translating dog behavior into human language using its Pet Emotion and Behavior Intelligence (PEBI) system. This accuracy is based on analysis of over 1 million dog behavioral data points globally.
Its main system, called Pet Emotion & Behavior Intelligence (PEBI), detects 12 different dog emotions using an extensive database of over 1 million behavior examples. It utilizes tools such as Transformer models and voice conversion (kNN-VC) to transform dog sounds, pictures, and videos into information that people can understand. This helps pet parents interact more effectively with their dogs and respond to their emotional needs.
How do the products function in real-world use?
PetGPT is powered by an empathetic large language model (eLLM), designed to understand and interpret pets’ vocalizations and behaviors. By capturing the nuances in their sounds and expressions, PetGPT optimizes the interaction between pets and AI, delivering a personalized and empathetic experience.
The Smart Dog Collar is expected to be available for pre-order in 2025. The collar can autonomously identify and track more than 10 different emotional states in dogs, including joy, anxiety, excitement, and distress. It combines analysis of vocalizations with vital signs to provide real-time insights into a dog’s emotional state. It helps pet owners better understand their dogs’ emotional changes, strengthening their bond and improving responses.
Traini has raised $3.5 million in funding across two rounds, including a $3.2 million seed round in July 2024. The startup collaborates with industry leaders like NVIDIA Inception to accelerate the development of empathetic AI for pets through access to advanced AI tools, technical support, and expert collaboration.
Eko has developed an AI-enabled stethoscope for detecting early heart conditions in pet dogs.
In noisy clinics or rushed exams, subtle heart murmurs often go undetected by the human ear. To fix this, Eko, a California-based health tech company founded in 2013, collaborated with Boehringer to develop a specialized stethoscope. This device contains canine-specific algorithms for detecting heart murmurs that may indicate potentially fatal heart and lung-related conditions such as myxomatous mitral valve disease. Eko plans to launch a veterinary-specific app by 2026, targeting veterinarians and hospitals with this subscription-based service.
Eko uses its FDA-cleared murmur-detection software, paired with its stethoscopes, to differentiate between innocent and structural murmurs that may indicate valvular heart disease. The algorithm will work similarly to Eko’s algorithms for humans, trusted by over 650,000 healthcare professionals worldwide.
How do the products perform in real-world use?
Veterinarians can pair a stethoscope with the app, take a recording, and analyze it in the app in under 30 seconds. Some veterinarians already use Eko’s digital stethoscopes. Practitioners praised it for making auscultation easier, including clinicians with hearing challenges.
Eko has raised over $165 million in funding from leading investors, including Mayo Clinic, Highland Capital Partners, and LG Technology Ventures.
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PetPace has developed an AI-powered dog collar with real-time vitals and GPS tracking.
This animal health tech company founded in 2012, launched PetPace 2.0 in 2024. It is a vet-grade, AI-powered dog collar that delivers real-time medical insights, including pulse, HRV, respiration rate, and pain indication. This data is helpful for early detection, treatment, and health monitoring. It also has a built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) for tracking pets. The collar provides daily pain assessments for patients with chronic joint disease.
The PetPace collar uses multiple non-irradiating, non-invasive passive sensors, including thermometers, acoustic sensors, 6-D accelerometers, and GPS, to continuously track health and location. It leverages AI and machine learning to enhance disease detection and condition-specific management by collecting and analyzing biometric data from thousands of pets.
Dr. Asaf Dagan (Chief veterinarian and Co-founder of PetPace) mentions that, “other smart collars measure only activity and location, which are insufficient to determine a dog’s true health condition accurately”.
How do the products perform in real-world use?
The collar monitors vital signs and biometrics, including internal temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, heart rate variability (HRV), behavior, sleep quality, activity, and posture. It provides daily pain assessments, specifically for chronic joint disease. It includes GPS tracking and supports Personalized Disease Programs for conditions like osteoarthritis, epilepsy, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and pregnancy.
PetPace 2.0 has been validated by multiple awards and recognitions, including:
- Platinum Award in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning – Health & Fitness Tech at the Pinnacle Technology Awards
- Global Tech Award in the Wearable Technology category
- IoT Breakthrough Award for IoT Wearable Device of the Year
- PCMag Excellence Award for its smart pet care platform
PetPace 2.0 is supported by numerous clinical studies and endorsed by leading universities. Its patented technology was developed through over a decade of research validated by top institutes. The application was filed in 2022 and granted in 2025.
Conclusion
Since 2020, 800+ pet healthcare startups have introduced innovative solutions to meet industry demands. However, not all of these startups possess the scalability needed to effectively address your specific needs.
If partnering with one of these startups is on your agenda for the coming year, we can simplify the process for you. Share your requirements with us, and we’ll help you scout a startup that aligns perfectly with your goals.
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