Wagz Plans Merger with its Manufacturing Vendor

cameras, misc gadgets, smart feeders, trackers

Wagz, the New Hamphire-based pet tech company that sells several smart products, including a wifi collar, a connected pet feeder and a video treat cam, announced that they are planning to merge with SigmaTron, an electronic manufacturing company that produces much of...

Nuzzle & Feed and Go – Out of Business

food, industry news, trackers

One of the risks of using bleeding edge technology is buying a product from a young company that doesn’t have a strong financial position. That appears to be the case with two pet tech startups that recently closed down: Nuzzle and Feed and Go. Nuzzle was a...

Felcana Secures Funding

trackers

Felcana, a London-based maker of smart trackers, has secured a round of investment capital from Global Venture Partners and Seedrs.  Felcana’s trackers use Bluetooth technology instead of GPS and are focused primarily on monitoring a pet’s activity and...

Link AKC Sold Again

industry news, trackers

Well, that didn’t last long. The Link AKC smart-collar has been sold for the second time in the last 6 months. The most recent buyer is a Florida-based company called Smart Tracking Technologies. This move comes roughly six months after Wagz purchased Link AKC...

New Pet Tech at CES 2019

cameras, industry news, misc gadgets, toys, trackers

CES 2019 saw a variety of new pet tech products on display. From copycat products to truly new innovations, there was a bit of everything. Especially toilets. For whatever reason, there were a lot of smart pet toilets exhibiting this year. A quick list: PetKix Pet cam...

New Products Getting Funded

cameras, industry news, toys, trackers

There are some interesting new pet tech products that are getting crowdfunded. VARRAM, a smart robot, has raised over $230,000 from 576 backers. Felik, billed as the world’s first AI-powered pet toy, has raised almost $24,000 from 177 backers. Guardian Orb, a...