sylvester.ai

Calgary, Alberta—Metiquity Ventures is thrilled to announce our role as the lead investor in a $1 million pre-seed investment round for sylvester.ai a pioneering Calgary-based startup that utilizes AI, machine learning, and computer vision to transform veterinary care for cats. Our $400,000 investment supports Sylvester’s innovative platform, Tably, which uses AI to analyze cats’ facial expressions and provide real-time assessments of their comfort levels. Cats have a natural tendency to hide their pain, a natural behaviour rooted in their evolutionary survival. This makes it very challenging for pet owners to detect when their cats are in pain. Sylvester’s technology addresses a critical need in feline healthcare, allowing cat owners and veterinarians to detect pain and discomfort in cats more accurately, objectively and timely. “We are delighted to partner with Metiquity Ventures,” said Susan Groeneveld, CEO and founder of Sylvester. “Their strategic support is instrumental as we scale our operations and advance our mission to improve cat health through cutting-edge AI technology. Metiquity’s confidence in our vision fuels our drive to innovate and expand our impact in veterinary care for cats.” “We are thrilled to support Sylvester in their mission to improve feline health,” said Bryan Slauko, CFA Slauko, Partner at Metiquity Ventures. ” Sylvester’s potential to influence the industry is substantial. Their innovative use of AI has the potential to set new standards of care in the veterinary industry, and we anticipate great achievements through their expanded capabilities.” The funds from this round will enable Sylvester to advance their technology, extend their market presence, and continue their impressive growth trajectory. We are confident in Sylvester’s ability to lead the cat health industry towards a more innovative and technologically advanced future. For more information about Sylvester’s innovative solutions, please visit https://www.sylvester.ai. Stay connected with Metiquity Ventures on LinkedIn for more updates on our investment activities and the companies we partner with! link to full release in comments Jacques LaPointe MBA, PEng Bryan Slauko, CFA #yyctech #startups #microfund #leadinvestor #digitaltransfromation #Iloveabtech #venturecapital #earlystag #founders Sandi Gilbert Dean Prodan

Looking forward to speaking at Pet Connect in December. Excited to share insights on visual AI, vet clinic adoption, and pet owner engagement. #innovation #petcare #aiforgood See you there!!

Excited to share a preview of my upcoming presentation at the AVMA's Annual Convention in Austin this Friday! Here's a sneak peek of my list of 22 AI Tools to Grow Your Veterinary Practice. I can't wait to delve into each of these innovative organizations and discuss how they are set to make a significant impact this year and beyond! See everyone at the conference! 1. AllyDVM 2. Celeritas Digital - We Design and Build Technology for Businesses Focused on Animal Health. 3. ChatGPT 4. Chckup 5. CoVet 6. Influencity - Influencer Marketing Platform 7. Inventory Ally 8. Jasper.AI 9. Knowingo by OpenSpring 10. Maven.Pet 11. Petriage 12. Scritch (YC W24) 13. SignalPET® 14. Spot AI 15. Suveto 16. sylvester.ai 17. Trullion 18. Vena Solutions 19. VetGeni™ 20. Vetology.net and Vetology.ai 21. VetRec (YC S23) 22. Zoetis (Vetscan Imagyst) *If you're an AI startup providing business support or veterinary practice support and didn't make the list, please reach out to me, I love engaging through product demos with tech companies wanting to make a difference in the lives of veterinarians everywhere. I will be making one or two or three special mentions during my time in Austin! #AVMA2024 #VeterinaryAI #GenAIStrategy #vetinnovation #vetentrepreneurship

The Impact & Opportunity of Technology Across Both the Human & Animal Health Industries Moderated by Julia Loew, SVP of Commercialization, MWI Animal Health Cal Lai, Chairman & CEO, AskVet 📍Tech's value is a value creation which is manifested in data. Creating data extractions & real applications that deliver actionable insights. The utilization of #AI to personalize medicine deliver will (is?) become reality. 📍It's easy to get started, hard to get it right. Job #1 is to ensure the data is gathered in a structured manner -> so you can apply tech to help solve a problem. 📍80% of what human / animal doctors see is fairly common & benign. Why note save human resources for the 20%? Let tech solve for the 80% we can anticipate. Sandeep Pulim M.D., Venture Partner 📍In 1995, the FDA approved the 1st large language model (#LLM) solution. Over the next 27 years, less than a dozen LLMs were approved. Now there are over 350 models approved on the human side. 📍W/limited resources, the use of tech is empowering junior vet resources to upscale their abilities and provide care sooner than they might have been able to in the past. By leveraging algorithms, you can tap into non-clinical resources to help get clinical processes started. 📍The NEW speciality w/in clinical informatics is leading to improved training models to power faster knowledge creation within the industry. 📍Non-clinical cases continue to accelerate quicker - to be expected - which is a good thing. Learn what models work non-clinical to speed the process w/clinical. 📍Complex care is continuing to shift to the home. Especially w/the shift of new tech solutions to layer in predictive proactive health monitoring & care (Cherish enters the convo ❤️). Susan Groeneveld, Founder, sylvester.ai 📍New technology can be over whelming and that's ok. You don't need to pick the winner, but you do need to pick a tech to solve. Ground the choice in solving a real world challenge. 📍Giving an animal a voice is core to how Susan looks at tech. 📍Putting the animal in the middle is central to how Sylvester.AI is connecting to both the vet & cat parent. 📍Use tech to give the animal a voice. Simplify the process and use the science that exists, then connect it to easy to use tech solutions. 📍Technology is lovely, especially when you consider how it mitigates risks and removes human bias. Tim Peart, SVP of Production Animal, MWI Animal Health 📍We often talk about tech as a product or a solution. But at the end of the day, tech is about driving efficiencies in health production processes. Tech is all about helping process control optimization + the proliferation of wearables. 📍Only 3-4% of new veterinarian graduates s are going into large animals... whoa. Tech is 100% tablestakes to not only diagnose animal issues, but to treat animals. CC Kisaco Research, Harrison Sharp, Amy Beck #AnimalHealth #ANHTI #AlwaysLearning