Freshpet - About the company
Freshpet is a public company based in Secaucus (United States), founded in 2006. It operates as an Internet first brand offering refrigerated pet food. Freshpet has raised $54M in funding from MidOcean Partners. The company has 188 active competitors, including 22 funded and 25 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like I And Love And You, Vetreska and PawTree.
Company Details
Internet first brand offering refrigerated pet food. The company makes fresh, all-natural food for pets. The recipe are cooked at lower temperatures to retain essential vitamins and nutrients found in the ingredients.
- Website
- www.freshpet.com/
- Social
- Registered Address
- Secaucus, New Jersey
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2006
Location
Secaucus, United States
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$54M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 188 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
Employee Count
654 as on May 31, 2026
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Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Freshpet
Freshpet is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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FRESHPET, INC. CIN: 1611647 , United States, Active | Nov 11, 2004 | $1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2025) | - | - |
FRESHPET INC. CIN: 201884894 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 1284 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Freshpet's IPO details
Freshpet got listed on Nov 07, 2014.
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Freshpet's funding and investors
Freshpet has raised a total funding of $54M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2010. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Sep 23, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Freshpet has 3 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Freshpet:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Sep 23, 2022 | 3099764 | Post IPO | 9957098 | 2412896 | 9212207 | 4309384 |
May 16, 2019 | 5632739 | Conventional Debt | 7679063 | 4556727 | 8151509 | 9462481 |
Feb 02, 2012 | 5843670 | Series B | 5759252 | 1008015 | 6439757 | 2231213 |
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Freshpet's founders and board of directors
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Freshpet has 654 employees as of May 26. Here is Freshpet's employee count trend over the years:
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Freshpet's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Freshpet include I And Love And You, Vetreska and PawTree. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Freshpet, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Freshpet 2006, Secaucus (United States), Public | Internet first brand offering refrigerated pet food | $54M | 69/100 | |
2nd | I And Love And You 2012, Boulder (United States), Series C | Manufacturer of premium dog and cat food using natural ingredients | $63.4M | 65/100 | |
3rd |  Vetreska 2015, New York City (United States), Series C | Retailer of pet lifestyle products, home decor, and related accessories | $76M | 58/100 | |
4th | PawTree 2012, Southlake (United States), Series B | Internet first brand offering multi-category pet care products | $31.1M | 57/100 | |
5th | 1-800-PetMeds 1996, Delray Beach (United States), Public | Online retailer of prescription medications, food, and supplies for pets | - | 54/100 | |
6th | Lily's Kitchen 2007, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Manufacturer of natural ingredient pet food | - | 53/100 | |
7th |  Bella and Duke 2016, Blairgowrie and Rattray (United Kingdom), Series B | Internet first brand offering subscription-based food for pets | $18.6M | 53/100 | |
8th | Internet first brand offering pet food for cats and dogs | $65M | 53/100 | ||
9th | Brand of pet food | $9.52M | 46/100 | ||
10th | Ultra Premium Direct 2013, Estillac (France), Acquired | Manufactures and markets pet food products | $8.63M | 46/100 |
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Freshpet's Investments and acquisitions
Freshpet has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Freshpet
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News related to Freshpet
Filter this listMedia has covered Freshpet for a total of 52 events in the last 1 year, 35 of them have been about company updates and 4 about people movement.
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Freshpet Announces Leadership Transition and Key Promotions on its 20th AnniversaryGlobeNewswire•Jun 24, 2026•Freshpet
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Armistice Capital LLC Raises Position in Freshpet, Inc. $FRPTThemarketsdaily•Jun 18, 2026•Armistice Capital, Freshpet
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William Blair Investment Management Boosts Stake in Freshpet, Inc. by 30.9%MarketBeat•May 24, 2026•Freshpet
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Freshpet Inc. Investigated for Potential Federal Securities Laws ViolationsBenzinga•May 22, 2026•Lowey, Freshpet
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William Blair Investment Management LLC Decreases Position in Freshpet, Inc. $FRPTMarketBeat•Mar 02, 2026•Freshpet, William Blair
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Freshpet Becomes First Dog Food to Earn Clean Label Project CertificationQuality Assurance & Food Safety Magazine•Feb 27, 2026•Freshpet
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