Her Eun-a, CEO of AI for Pet.
Clinic-ready AI automates charting, flags issues from images and gait, and drives product picks as Her Eun-a targets profit and overseas growth
Artificial intelligence (AI) analyzes the consultation between the veterinarian and the guardian and automatically organizes the medical chart. It also detects abnormal signs by analyzing photos of a pet’s eyes, skin, and teeth, as well as gait videos. It recommends prescription diets and nutritional supplements tailored to the visit.
Ai for Pet, which started with a home-care service for pet owners, is bringing AI into veterinary exam rooms. As it expands a service that checked a pet’s health issues via smartphone into a solution veterinarians use in actual practice, the center of gravity of the business is also shifting.
Ai for Pet’s veterinarian-facing solution TTcare Vet links with the chart system of Intocns, the No. 1 company by market share in Korea’s veterinary electronic medical record (EMR) market. Once integration is complete, about 2,000 veterinary hospitals nationwide with Intocns EMR installed will be able to use TTcare Vet. About 100 hospitals are currently paid users.
Her Eun-a, CEO of Ai for Pet, said, « Currently, the revenue split between the pet owner service and the animal hospital solution is about 60–40, » and added, « Next year we expect it to flip to 40–60, with the animal hospital solution generating more revenue. »
The potential of the animal hospital business shows up in the resubscription rate. TTcare Vet’s resubscription rate reaches 95%. The company said that reducing the time spent drafting medical charts and the way AI analysis leads to additional consultations and tests has led to resubscriptions.
The core feature is « audio scribing. » AI analyzes the consultation between the veterinarian and the guardian and automatically drafts the medical chart. It also generates a differential diagnosis list and guardian guidance notes. According to the company, animal hospitals using this feature « can cut the time spent on charting by about one hour per day, » it said.
On top of that, it added AI Scan developed for the existing pet owner service TTcare and a new AI gait analysis service. The function analyzes photos of a pet’s eyes, skin, and teeth and gait videos to detect abnormal signs, helping veterinarians with clinical decision-making and determining additional tests.
The technology’s competitiveness comes from data. Ai for Pet has accumulated 2.5 million images of pet diseases over the past four years. Veterinarians at about 50 veterinary schools and hospitals and shelters at home and abroad first labeled the data collected from veterinary colleges, animal hospitals, and shelters. It then underwent secondary review by specialist faculty in veterinary medicine at Seoul National University, Konkuk University, Jeju National University, and Ohio State University.
According to the company, AI Scan’s accuracy is around 95%. With this technology, Ai for Pet also obtained Korea’s first approval for animal-use medical device software.
The company is going a step further by developing a « severity analysis » model that assesses how far conditions such as tartar or skin disease have progressed in stages, with a launch targeted for next year. In line with global expansion, it is also enhancing AI’s breed-specific analysis. Because the most common breeds differ by country, additional training may be needed for distinctive breeds in certain regions.
As AI enters the exam room, the revenue model is also broadening. A representative example is a proof-of-concept (PoC) agreement signed earlier this year with global food company Nestlé Purina. After AI analyzes the visit via audio scribing, it recommends Purina products suited to the pet’s health status and symptoms. Her said, « Pilot results showed high satisfaction among both veterinarians and guardians, and we are preparing to scale up. »
As the business scope grows, performance is improving. Overseas sales, which were around 10 million won last year, exceeded 100 million won in the first half of this year alone. Sales are currently occurring in Greece, Dubai, and Switzerland, and the company expects sales in Brazil and Turkey in the second half.
Total AI-related sales are projected to rise from about 700 million won last year to more than 1 billion won this year. Her predicted the company would pass the break-even point (BEP) in the second half of this year and turn a profit next year.
Her set 10 billion won in sales, overseas sales accounting for more than 50%, and entry into more than 20 countries as the benchmarks for becoming a « global pet tech company. »
Capital is the challenge. Ai for Pet is currently pursuing a 3 billion won Series A bridge investment. Her said, « Based on this year’s results, we plan to raise our valuation and launch a full-fledged investment round in the second half of next year. »
Source : https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-industry/2026/10/20/E4D2FTMDLJDTBB4ZZNXDS4BNDM/?outputType=amp
