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March 18, 2021

Exclusive: Barkibu raises $5.6m to become the Apple Health of pets

The Spanish AI-powered digital vet is creating a powerful library of pet health data that could change how we treat pet health.


Maija Palmer

4 min read

Barkibu, the Spanish pet telemedicine startup, has raised $5.6m to advance its plans to become “the Apple Health of petcare”.

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