Draft:PetPair

PetPair is a pet adoption platform headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company was founded in January 2022 by Daniel Miyares and Aanandh Chandrasekar.

In 2022, PetPair raised $1.2 million in order to expand its team and its adoption offering beyond Texas.

History
Miyares and Chandrasekar met as classmates at The University of Texas at Austin and leaders of The Genesis Program, a student-alumni organization that supports student entrepreneurs. PetPair was founded after Miyares encountered myriad issues trying to adopt an animal in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2020.

In 2022, PetPair raised $1.2M from venture capital funds including Bling Capital, Expansion Ventures, Divide by Zero, Newlin Ventures, Great Oaks VC, and Hornet Ventures.

Accolades
The founding team of PetPair was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Consumer Tech list in 2023 for their efforts to connect overcapacity shelters with adopters.