CORE TEAM
Liviu (Liv) Babitz
Co-Founder - LinkedIn
Innovator, released products to market as founder and CEO, haptics pioneer — he's built tech in crisis zones and wowed global academia and media with sensory neuroscience. Still convinced Ava is the smartest dog he’s ever had (and he’s had a few).
Justin Fontenot, MBA
Co-Founder LinkedIn
Funding Founder and Market Intelligence. Engineer, award-winning creative — runs businesses with operational firepower and heart. Thought he was getting a dog, but Florence the Giant Schnauzer is his 4th child.
Mark Donavon
Advisory Board President LinkedIn
Mark is a visionary pet-tech leader and former Global Lead at Nestlé Purina PetCare in Digital and AI Innovation. He founded and helped bring Petivity from concept to commercialization, combining deep industry relationships with a rare ability to turn emerging technologies into scalable pet-care platforms.
Jeanie Kay
UX Lead LinkedIn
Jeanie Kay is a senior design and product leader with experience shaping physical and digital products, content systems, and customer experiences for world-class brands including The New York Times.
Daniel Lyngholm, PhD
Science Lead LinkedIn
Daniel is a neuroscientist specializing in sensory perception, neurotechnology, and haptic systems. His work provides the scientific foundation for TouchOne’s closed-loop approach to non-invasive detection, intervention, and human-animal sensory response.
ADVISORS
Dr. Paul Dick, DVM, MSc
Senior veterinary medicine and animal health executive with 30+ years in senior roles at global firms, boards, early-stage companies and incubators
Emily Weiss, PhD
An Applied Animal Behaviorist and former ASPCA VP, Dr. Emily Weiss has spent her career — from improving welfare for zoo animals to developing science-based tools for shelters and pets — helping animals and the people who love them thrive together.
Craig Tockman, DVM
Senior animal health executive with leadership roles at Abaxis, Zoetis and Companion Animal Health, plus ownership of a five-location veterinary practice.
Alex Miller
Senior commercial growth strategist and animal health executive with leadership roles at Zoetis, Covetrus, IDEXX and EnviroLogix across global GTM and diagnostics.
Jason Pausman
Senior product and R&D leader with 25+ years across Antech and Zoetis, driving AI, SaaS, customer experience and veterinary diagnostics innovation.
Ryan Horak
Ryan is an active investor in the pet industry, with a background in private equity investing, corporate strategy, and dog training.