Gelsomina, my AI cat, calculated the cost of repairing the #Kyiv apartment and immediately applied for political asylum in the Metaverse.

That’s how far she’d go to avoid bills. But now the digital borders are closing, and the only escape route is back to the real-world chaos.

Q: What’s your AI pet hiding from? 😼 boost if you'd read a sci-fi about this mission.

https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/funded-startups-to-pamper-pets/

#Bookstodon #SciFi #CatsOfMastodon #AI #VlasnaMriya

Pets Are Getting More Pampered, And VCs Are Funding This

An analysis of Crunchbase data for pet-related startup funding shows that the space remains a lively area. So far in 2025, venture and strategic investors have poured more than $660 million into pet- and veterinary-related startup categories globally, which is roughly flat with last year.

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