Whistler Capital Partners invests in Heart + Paw

Veterinary and multi-service pet care company Heart + Paw announced a significant strategic growth investment from Whistler Capital Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm.

Founded in 2018, Heart + Paw offers veterinary care, grooming, day care and boarding via 28 locations across 10 states. The company enables veterinarians to design, build and co-own a Heart + Paw practice while providing operational support.

Heart + Paw also offers pet insurance and its partners include Trupanion, Pumpkin Petcare, and Fetch Pet Insurance.

“At Heart + Paw, we’ve experienced rapid growth by partnering with veterinarians to bring comprehensive, best-in-class care to pets up and down the East Coast. We are thrilled that this partnership with Whistler Capital will enable us to capitalize on the many opportunities to collaborate with entrepreneurial veterinarians seeking to co-own their own Heart + Paw practice tailored to their skill set and expertise.” – Dave Lasus, CEO of Heart + Paw.

“We are excited that Heart + Paw is joining the Whistler Capital portfolio and expect our team’s deep expertise assisting founders and management teams to positively transform this business. Over the past decade, members of the Whistler Capital team have partnered with companies in the healthcare industry to improve access, quality and experience and we are pleased to support H+P’s continued growth and aligned mission.” – Geoff Clark, managing partner at Whistler Capital.