Forerunner Ventures, a venture capital firm, and Eclipse Ventures, a firm which helps entrepreneurs build companies that will boldly transform the industries that define and propel economies, led a $20m Series A round in Dutch, a virtual veterinarian care platform, with participation from Bling Capital and Trust Ventures. “Like tens of millions of other Americans, my wife and I got a pandemic puppy. Even though we’ve been using telemedicine for ourselves and our kids during the lockdowns, I realized that pretty much any interaction I would need for my new pup would require me dragging him to the vet’s office, which is not only expensive but time-consuming. It didn’t make sense that humans and even babies could chat with a doctor online and get medications prescribed, but pet parents could not. I realized there was a much-needed opportunity to create a modern form of accessible, high-quality and trustworthy veterinary care for everyday ailments,” Joe Spector, Dutch Founder and CEO.