Filu aims to become the leading provider of pet care in Germany. Founded in 2022, the three founders Anna Magdalena Naderer (CVO), Christian Köhler (CEO) and Justus Buchen (COO) have already Seed round in November 2023 5.1 million euros Now the Munich-based veterinary startup is expanding to Cologne and opening its fifth veterinary practice there. TV veterinarian Dominique Tordy will take over the management of the Cologne veterinary practice.
Adapted to the individual needs of pets
Together with her 10-person team, Tordy will be taking care of the health of Cologne's pets at the new veterinary practice on Rudolfplatz in Cologne. The practice's services will go beyond the usual standard and include dental treatments, emergency surgeries, bone surgeries, complicated internal medicine cases, and preventive examinations.
Digital services are also being used, such as online appointment booking and a digital health record for pets. The latter is intended to ensure that treating veterinarians are comprehensively informed about their animal patients and can adapt treatment methods to the individual needs of each pet.
Anna Magdalena Naderer, Founder and Chief Veterinary Officer at Filu, says:
"With Dominique Tordy, we have gained an empathetic and competent practice manager for our Cologne location. Her empathetic approach to staff, pet owners, and animals makes her a perfect fit for our practice philosophy."
Filu and his practices focus on De Novo Urgent Care and thus aims to differentiate itself from the M&A-driven players in the industry. The American company Bond Vet, with more than 40 practices in the US, is its role model and pioneer. Filu already has its own practices in Düsseldorf and Hamburg, in addition to Munich and Cologne.
