Andrew Bruce

Hi, Guy.

Hi, Jonah.

Hello.

I'm a longtime listener and very excited to be on.

My name is Andrew Bruce.

I'm based out of San Francisco and the founder of CatSumo, which is a pet company focused on helping cats live longer, healthier lives through products that encourage play and relaxation while also strengthening the bond between cats and their owners.

Yeah, so the first product is an interactive cat wrestling glove.

that allows you to socially play with your cat.

It's like a puppet.

Yep.

Yep, exactly.

So I stumbled upon the idea, um, in large part due to my parents who have historically and somewhat ironically been, um, ardent dog people.

Um, so I grew up in Kalispell, Montana, and as a family, we raised a litter of six Australian shepherds and I have really fond memories of rough housing with them as puppies.

So it came as a complete shock when in 2023, my parents, they were traveling abroad in Greece.

They called me and say, hey, Andrew, we've fallen in love with a feral Greek kitten.

We want to rescue her.

Do you want her?

And I graciously accepted.

And a couple of months after living with her, I realized just like those Australian shepherd puppies, she wanted to roughhouse.

She was jumping at my legs, jumping at my hands and arms.