# Vets First Choice funding: rounds and investors

> Vets First Choice has raised $227M across 2 rounds since 2012. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Polaris Partners and Wellington Management.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/vets-first-choice (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Vets First Choice*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 9 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Biotech Healthcare

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$227M** raised across 2 rounds since 2012, from 2 sources

**$4.0M** Venture **$223M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $223M Jul 2017
- **Step-up i:** 55.8×
- **Investors:** 9

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

**$4.0M** Venture

**$223M** Round

- **First round:** Venture, $4.0M
- **Biggest round:** $223M
- **Between rounds:** 5.2 years

## The rounds

- **Jul 2017** Round **$223M** *6 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) [Dubilier & Rice](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dubilier-and-rice) Clayton Hillhouse Capital Group/ Viking Global Rock Springs Reported by FinSMEs
- **Jun 2012** Venture **$4.0M** *3 new* [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Borealis Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/borealis-ventures) [Harbor Light Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harbor-light-captial-partners) Reported by finsmes.com

## Founders and team

From Vets First Choice's own website: 10 on the team.

- **Benjamin Wolin** President and Chief Executive Officer
- **Elise Lieberman** Vice President of Human Resources, North America
- **Roman Schiller** Vice President of IT, International
- **Stefan Weidt** Vice President of Operations, International
- **Graham Rhodes** President, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific
- **Amy Sanford** Global General Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer
- **Bill Ng** Chief Operating Officer, North America
- **Chris Kempa** Chief Revenue Officer, North America
- **Nicholas Jansen** Global Chief Financial Officer
- **Scot Gillespie** Chief Product and Technology Officer, North America

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Venture** 2012 **Round** 2017 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) [Borealis Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/borealis-ventures) [Harbor Light Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harbor-light-captial-partners) [Dubilier & Rice](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dubilier-and-rice) Clayton Hillhouse Capital Group/ Viking Global Rock Springs

## Everyone who backed them

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) VC firm **1** round

[Borealis Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/borealis-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Harbor Light Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harbor-light-captial-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Dubilier & Rice](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dubilier-and-rice) Investment firm **1** round

Clayton no record of our own yet **1** round

Hillhouse Capital Group/ Viking Global no record of our own yet **1** round

Rock Springs no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=vets-first-choice).

## Quick answers about Vets First Choice

### Who invested in Vets First Choice?

Vets First Choice's investors include Sequoia Capital, Polaris Partners, Wellington Management, Borealis Ventures and Harbor Light Capital Partners, and 4 more on record.

### How much has Vets First Choice raised?

Vets First Choice has raised $227M across 2 rounds since 2012.

### When did Vets First Choice last raise?

Vets First Choice's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $223M in Jul 2017.

### What was Vets First Choice's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $223M in Jul 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Vets First Choice first?

Vets First Choice's first round on record, in Jun 2012, was backed by Polaris Partners, Borealis Ventures and Harbor Light Capital Partners.

### What stage is Vets First Choice at?

Vets First Choice's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jul 2017.

### Where is Vets First Choice based?

Vets First Choice is based in the United States.

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