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November 19, 2020

The Babylon Health of pets raises €30m to go west

With fresh capital in the bank, the telemedicine startup FirstVet is heading to the US


Mimi Billing

3 min read

David Prien is the founder and chief executive of telemedicine startup for pets FirstVet.

The Swedish vet-on-demand app FirstVet has raised an additional €30m, just one year after its €20m Series B financial round. The goal is to go big in the US.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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