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Emerging Companies & Start-Ups

Enabling you to fast-track your growth, connect with industry leaders, and showcase your game-changing solutions.

Whether you’re rolling out the next breakthrough therapy, a cutting-edge pharmaceutical, or a game-changing tech innovation, AHNTI USA is the perfect playground for emerging companies looking to take their ideas to the next level! Whether you’re focused on companion animals or the production side, we’re all about sparking partnerships, fueling growth, and creating exciting investment opportunities in the booming animal health industry.

Your Benefits

  • Source Investors: Increase your chances of securing investment by meeting with the top 20 investors and accelerators active in the animal health industry.
  • Tackle Challenges: Overcome development hurdles with tailored regulatory and manufacturing insights.
  • Meet the Who's Who: Build new partnerships and collaborations during 10+ hours of dedicated pre-scheduled networking. Gain access to our entire attendee list and book meetings with multinational animal health companies, investors, regulators, producers, and veterinarians.

Achieve Your Goals

Innovators Pre-Event Day


Crafted by industry experts and past attendees, this additional day is designed specifically for emerging companies in the animal health industry. 

  • Future-proof your business with five action-packed workshops covering everything from raising and scaling to IP strategies and navigating the regulatory maze.
  • Level up your industry network at our CEO & Founders Forum, swap stories and insights with fellow Founders and innovators and get the inside scoop on the future on animal health innovation. 
  • Break the ice at our One Health Welcome Drinks Reception, the perfect chance to mingle with workshop leaders, Heads of R&D from top animal health companies and savvy investors.

DISCOVER WORKSHOPS

Past Attending Investors

Applications close Friday, May 14.

Please note that all selected finalists MUST register to attend the event.

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Pitch Your Innovations

Back by popular demand for the 7th year running, our Innovation Showcase is the ultimate stage for spotlighting the hottest emerging companies in the US animal health market. 

How does it work?

  • Wow potential partners, collaborators and investors with your groundbreaking innovations in nutrition, technology and health by taking to the stage at this year's AHNTI USA. 
  • Divided into production and companion animal industries and early and late stage - 16 top innovators, handpicked by our panel of leading animal health investors, will pitch their big ideas in a fast paced five minute lightening round presentation followed by 2 minutes of questions from our expert judges. 
  • Who wins? You get to decide! Our audience will then decide who will be crowned our Audience Choice Winner.
  • Think you've got what it takes? Apply today for your chance to pitch at this year's AHNTI USA.

Previous Finalists Include

Tech Village Exhibiting Opportunities & Awards

Back for round two, the Tech Village is the place for emerging companies with cutting-edge tech solutions to showcase their game-changing ideas on the main exhibition floor. Exhibiting also puts you in the running for the 2025 Technology Innovation Awards, judged by top investors and tech executives.

Why Exhibit?

  • Showcase your technology to 400+ potential partners, investors and industry leaders who are eager to discover the next big thing in animal health.
  • Earn global exposure, media coverage and a year of exclusive access to AHNTI events by automatically being put in the running for the the 2025 Technology Innovation Awards.
  • Create new opportunities for business growth, by building valuble connections with fellow innovators and industry expterts in the main exhibition hall.