The Farmer's Dog was founded in 2015 by Brett Podolsky and Jonathan Regev. In December 2023, The Information reported that “The Farmer’s Dog is working with JPMorgan and other investment banks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars by early next year, in a deal that could value it significantly higher than its last $2.5 billion valuation.” While the pet food startup's sales are growing, The Farmer’s Dog has not officially endorsed a plan to participate in an IPO.
The Farmer's Dog is a subscription-based dog food delivery service based in Nashville, TN. Per Forge data, The Farmer's Dog has raised a total of $103.1 million in funding over 4 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 15, 2020, from a Series C round. Key investors include Insight Partners, Forerunner Ventures, and Shasta Ventures.
These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.
The Farmer's Dog is a private company and not publicly traded.
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Date | Funding Round | Funding Raised | Price per Share | Last Known Valuation |
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6/8/2022 | Series E |
$100MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
3/26/2021 | Series D |
$65MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
1/15/2020 | Series C |
$54.05MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
1/15/2019 | Series B |
$39MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
5/18/2017 | Series A |
$8MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
5/14/2016 | Series Seed |
$1.9MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |