About
Leap is a partnership between Michelson Found Animals (MFA) and Mars Petcare. Together, the two companies represent the most innovative thinkers in the pet care industry. MFA and Mars Petcare recognize the immense value of the pet care sector and want to foster innovation and growth from the bottom-up.
LEAP FUNDING LANDSCAPE

Partners

Learn more at foundanimals.org.

By working together with a coalition of business and research partners, Mars Petcare is finding new ways to realize the promise of digital health, data analytics, machine learning, and other transformational technologies to create a brighter future for pets around the world.
Learn more at mars.com/made-by-mars/petcare

Since 2013, the R/GA Ventures portfolio has grown to include more than 100 companies across a variety of verticals. R/GA Ventures and R/GA are part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG), one of the world’s largest advertising and marketing services organizations.
Learn more at ventures.rga.com
Leadership

Ben Jacobs
Advisor
Mars Petcare

Brett Yates
CEO
Michelson Found Animals

Dylan Boyd
Managing Director, Leap Venture Studio
R/GA Ventures

Guillaume Crétenot
Global Strategy, Transformation, Ecosystem and Venture VP
Mars Petcare

Paige Ellen
Sr Program Manager, Leap
Michelson Found Animals

Phil Kim
Managing Director
Michelson Impact Ventures

Rachel Sheppard
Director – Ventures
Mars Petcare