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Veterinary Founders GroupFounder-led · vet-owned
LinkedIn
Stay an owner.
Build something bigger.The co-ownership thesis
You spent a career building your practice. You don't have to hand it over to grow. VFG partners with owners who want liquidity and scale without losing their name over the door. Sell a stake — keep a stake.
#Veterinary #PracticeOwnership #Coownership
Post 01 · Co-ownership thesis (LinkedIn)
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Veterinary Founders GroupFounder-led · vet-owned
LinkedIn
"I sold 60% and I've never practiced better medicine."Owner spotlight · Dr. R. Alvarez
Meet a founding partner. Dr. Alvarez brought two clinics into VFG last year — kept her clinical autonomy, cashed out a lifetime of equity, and now mentors three associate DVMs on the same path.
#OwnerStory #VetLeadership #Legacy
Post 02 · Practice-owner spotlight (LinkedIn)
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Veterinary Founders GroupFounder-led · vet-owned
LinkedIn
A path from associate to owner.We're recruiting DVMs
Practice medicine. Then own the room. VFG associate veterinarians get a real ownership track, mentorship from founding partners, and specialty support behind them. If you've outgrown "just an employee," let's talk.
#VetJobs #AssociateDVM #OwnershipTrack
Post 03 · Recruiting associate vets (LinkedIn)
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Veterinary Founders GroupFounder-led · vet-owned
LinkedIn
20,000+practices still independently owned
The consolidation story isn't over — it's barely begun. More than 20,000 U.S. veterinary practices remain independently owned. The question every owner faces isn't
if they transition, but
on whose terms.#VeterinaryMarket #IndependentPractice #Consolidation
Post 04 · Market stat (LinkedIn)
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Veterinary Founders GroupFounder-led · vet-owned
Facebook
Specialty medicine, behind every partner.Surgery · dentistry · internal medicine
Bigger doesn't have to mean thinner. Our platform puts specialty referral, advanced diagnostics, and continuing education within reach of every VFG practice — so partners keep more cases in-house and patients get better care.
#SpecialtyMedicine #VetCare #BetterTogether
Post 05 · Specialty credibility (Facebook)
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Veterinary Founders GroupFounder-led · vet-owned
LinkedIn
What the old consolidator model gets wrong.Perspective
Buy 100%, cut costs, move on. That's how the first wave of roll-ups treated veterinary practices — and how they burned out the people who built them. VFG keeps founders in the chair, aligned as co-owners, not cashed-out employees.
#VetIndustry #Alignment #DoneDifferently
Post 06 · Contrarian POV (LinkedIn)
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Veterinary Founders GroupFounder-led · vet-owned
LinkedIn
"We didn't build a chain. We built a partnership of owners."Dr. Butera, Co-founder
From our co-founder. "Veterinarians should benefit from the value they create — not sign it away. VFG exists so an owner can take chips off the table and still shape what comes next." — Dr. Butera
#Leadership #FounderLed #VFG
Post 07 · Leadership quote (LinkedIn)
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Veterinary Founders GroupFounder-led · vet-owned
LinkedIn
12partner practices · 4 states
Platform update. Twelve founding-partner practices across four states, a specialty network taking shape, and growth capital lined up for the next cohort. Built by veterinarians, for veterinarians — and open to aligned partners.
#PlatformUpdate #GrowthCapital #Veterinary
Post 08 · Investor-facing update (LinkedIn)
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Veterinary Founders GroupFounder-led · vet-owned
LinkedIn
We're building — and we're hiring.Owners · associates · partners
Three ways to build with us. Own a practice and weighing your future? Let's talk partnership. Early-career DVM who wants an ownership track? We're hiring. Investor who sees the thesis? So do we. Start a conversation at vfg.pet.
#WereHiring #Partnership #JoinUs
Post 09 · Hiring / partnering call (LinkedIn)