Joe Spector

I was just coming off of being a co-founder of Hims and Hers, a very successful human telemedicine company that I started and helped take public.

And I got my own dog.

I have a family with three kids.

We got the classic pandemic puppy.

And as I started to get veterinary care, I was shocked to realize, A, the size of the veterinary bill, and B, looking around, realizing there's not really a HIMSS type of option when it comes to pet care.

There were lots of companies doing advice, but there were very few companies that had a full...

360 solution that took you from talking to a veterinarian who can actually prescribe medication and have it be delivered to your door.

Nobody was doing that.

And so I started Dutch.

There's a lot.

One of the stats we have now, fifth year into our business, is that we're able to address 90% of the issues from what's presented on our platform.

And so...

Of course, no one's going to come to Dutch when their dog is bleeding or unresponsive or has a broken leg.

But there's a couple of big areas.

One of them is derm.

And this is a big area in human telemedicine as well.

So when there's a rash, there's a lot of things that you can show and see and take a photo of.

that just like in human telemedicine, you would do here in pet care.

Another one is behavior issues, behavior and anxiety.

It's actually quite common in dogs and telemedicine potentially is an even better way to deal with it because the dog is in the comfort of their home.