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Anna Skaya is a serial entrepreneur, innovator, and strategic leader best known for founding Basepaws, a pet-genetics company focused on early-detection, prediction, and prevention of pet diseases. Starting with the first at-home DNA test for cats, she scaled the business into a broader pet health and genetics platform.
Over the years, Anna has evolved her role from founder-CEO to strategic partner, now working closely to bring advanced pet health technology to market at scale. Her approach emphasizes science-driven products, consumer accessibility, and meaningful outcomes for animals and their owners.
Today, Anna works with founders in pet tech, genomics, and consumer health businesses—helping them build defensible technologies, align with strategic acquirers, and prepare their companies for successful exits.
“I believe that when you bring the same level of scientific rigor and consumer focus to pets that we’ve applied to humans, you create value not just for founders but for every family that brings a pet into their home.”
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Previous Exits
Basepaws sold to Zoetis
Valuation: Undisclosed
In 2022, Zoetis acquired Basepaws, the pet-genetics platform founded by Anna Skaya. The acquisition advanced Zoetis’s mission of companion-animal health innovation while rewarding Anna’s team for building a first-of-its-kind consumer-pet genomics business.
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