Native Pet, a pet nutrition company that makes all-natural, highly effective, and limited ingredient pet supplements for dogs, announced today the closing of $6 million in Series A funding led by CAVU Venture Partners with participation from Mars' Companion Fund and Selva Ventures. Launched in 2017, the brand has already met major growth milestones and intends to use this round of capital to continue that strategic growth online and at retail locations, while expanding their innovative portfolio of whole-food pet supplements.

Native Pet is a pet nutrition company that makes highly effective and limited ingredient pet supplements. Our products utilize whole-food and superfood ingredients to harness the healing powers found in nature to bolster the health and well-being of our pets. When Native Pet CEO, Dan Schaefer, was looking for better nutrition for his Labrador retriever, Louie, he found that brands were really missing the mark. He quickly realized that kibble was base nutrition and if he wanted to customize Louie's diet for his own unique needs, he required a tailored regimen of kibble coupled with supplements. In an effort to make this realization a reality, Dan called on his childhood friend, Pat Barron, who had a similar passion for pets, food systems and entrepreneurship and together, they founded Native Pet in 2017.