Interview

November 13, 2020

KatKin takes on the fat cat problem

The London-based cat food startup just raised $4.5m to expand its business and aims to become a $1bn business in ten years.


Maija Palmer

5 min read

Cats just don’t get the same attention as dogs. Not from entrepreneurs anyway. There are far more dog-related startups than cat ones.

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