PawCo Foods, a plant-based pet nutrition brand dedicated to providing high-quality, sustainable, and scientifically-formulated food for dogs, today announced a $2 million seed funding round led by Elevate Ventures, as well as other angel investors such as Arash Ferdowsi, co-founder of Dropbox. With this funding, PawCo will scale its operations by opening a second production facility (a midwest location to complement its current facility in California). Additionally, the brand will further invest in growth, research and development, new recipes and marketing tactics to drive awareness for the plant-based pet food category.

PawCo Foods is dedicated to its mission of improving pet health by providing them healthy, plant-based meals, while reducing animal farming and the pet food industry's environmental footprint. The company was founded by Dr. Mahsa Vazin and started based on love and care for animals. By using AI for nutrition optimization and palatability improvement of its products, PawCo developed the very first fresh, plant-based meat for dogs, GreenMeat™, which is used as the base for their current products and recipes.