KatKin

KatKin appoints new CFO

KatKin has announced the appointment of Claire Tanner as its new chief financial officer. Tanner joins the company from HelloFresh, where she held the role of vice president of finance. She has also held senior roles at Ocado, where she managed significant business change during the creation of Ocado Retail…

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KatKin appoints new members to its science team

Fresh cat food company KatKin has expanded its science team with four new appointments. The group has appointed Ryan Honaker as research and development director, Jirayu (Boo Boo) Tanprasertsuk as senior scientist, Devon Tate as scientist and LeeAnn Perry as technical product manager. With more than five years experience at…

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KatKin welcomes first chief marketing officer

Fresh cat food brand KatKin has announced the appointment of Lloyd Page as its first chief marketing officer. Most recently Page was CMO at Motorway, where he played a lead role in securing series B and C funding rounds. He has also held senior roles at Moneysupermarket Group, where he…

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KatKin welcomes Channel 5 vet as brand ambassador

KatKin has announced Channel 5’s Matt Jackson-Smith as its first vet ambassador. Jackson-Smith will support the brand by appearing in videos and at events to spread the word about fresh cat food. Jackson-Smith is one of the stars of Channel 5’s long-running show The Yorkshire Vet. He trained at the…

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Marleybones secures lineup of investors

Marleybones, a dog food brand known for its pantry fresh solution, has announced a new £900k seed funding led by JamJar Investments, the venture capital firm set up by the founders of Innocent Drinks, and further supported by Active Partners, the consumer investor behind Soho House, Rapha and KatKin.  Marleybones’…

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KatKin secures Active Partners as new investor

UK cat food producer KatKin has secured Active Partners as a new investor. Active Partners joins KatKin’s existing investors Perwyn, V3 Ventures (Verlinvest) and Octopus Ventures. KatKin was founded by brother and sister duo Brett and Nikki O’Farrell, and Ed Westcott, to set a “new industry standard for cat care”.…

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KatKin launches on Ocado Retail

UK-based fresh cat food brand KatKin has launched its pantry product range on Ocado Retail. KatKin was founded by siblings Brett and Nikki O’Farrell in 2018, and following its Series A funding round in 2022, Ocado has become the group’s first retail partner. Its ambient range of pantry products features…

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KatKin secures $22m funding to expand operations

KatKin, the fresh food and pet healthtech platform, has secured $22m (£18.17m) worth of venture capital funding to support its commercial expansion and additional research and development activity. Led by Verlinvest and Perwyn, along with Kreos and previous investor Octopus Ventures and strategic angels, this round takes the total amount…

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City Pantry partners with KatKin and Nibble and Nosh 

Corporate food delivery platform City Pantry has launched a series of ‘Kitty Pantry’ and ‘Poochie Packages’ for pets. The group announced it has partnered with KatKin and Nibble and Nosh to produce the two exclusive reward boxes.  The ‘Kitty Pantry’ box features “human-grade” food for cats that is produced by…

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KatKin secures £4.5m to promote cat nutrition

KatKin has secured £4.5m to encourage healthy nutrition in cats, following seed funding secured by Octopus Ventures. The pet-tech company was founded by Brett and Nikki O’Farrell in 2019, and aims to create the “healthiest cat food in the world”, with a 95% fresh, real meat content and zero fillers…

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