Roo

Roo operates the largest veterinary relief network in the United States, running a two-sided platform that matches licensed veterinary professionals seeking flexible relief work with animal hospitals needing staffing coverage. The Roo Relief Staffing Platform lets veterinarians and technicians set their own schedules and choose where they work, while allowing hospitals to fill staffing gaps without the overhead of traditional staffing arrangements. The company reports more than 20,000 veterinarians and technicians and over 9,000 animal hospitals on the platform, with over 2 million hours of relief coverage delivered.

The platform is built around a set of technical problems typical of workforce marketplaces: two-sided marketplace mechanics, workforce staffing technology, scheduling and matching algorithms, and payments processing. Among the reported outcomes for professionals on the platform are more than $200 million in income earned, hourly pay close to twice that of traditional roles, and payment in as little as two business days; the highest-earning veterinarians report over $400,000 annually.

Roo operates in the veterinary services, animal hospital and veterinary staffing verticals, with a geographic presence in the United States. The company positions its work as a response to chronic staffing challenges in the veterinary industry, with an emphasis on flexibility and on making veterinary careers more sustainable and rewarding.