Brett Podolsky Net Worth 2026: The Farmer's Dog Co-Founder

Brett Podolsky co-founded The Farmer's Dog, the fresh dog food subscription company that PitchBook reported in 2025 was running at more than $1 billion in annualized revenue. No reputable publisher, including Forbes, Bloomberg or Celebrity Net Worth, has estimated his personal net worth, because his ownership stake in the private company has never been disclosed. His wealth is tied almost entirely to that stake.

What is Brett Podolsky's net worth?

An earlier version of this page gave $8.9 million, with income of $250,000 a year. Neither number came from a reputable source, and both have been removed. Given the size of the company, the old figure was probably far too low. But without knowing how much of The Farmer's Dog he still owns after several funding rounds, any exact number would be a guess.

What can be sourced is the value of the company. Its last publicly disclosed financing, according to PitchBook, was a $65 million round in 2021 at a $1.46 billion valuation. Secondary-market data sites list a later 2022 round at a higher valuation, but those listings are not independently confirmed. As a co-founder, Podolsky is presumably among the larger individual shareholders. The company has not said how large his stake is, and it has not gone public.

Where the money comes from

• Equity in The Farmer's Dog. By far the main asset. The company is private, profitable according to PitchBook's source, and has served more than 1 billion meals, according to the company.
• Salary as co-founder. Not disclosed.
• Any secondary share sales. Co-founders of late-stage startups often sell some shares in private rounds. No sale by Podolsky has been reported.

The Farmer's Dog: size and numbers

PitchBook compared the company to Freshpet, its closest publicly traded rival, which reported $975.2 million in net sales in 2024. That puts The Farmer's Dog ahead of Freshpet by revenue, at least on the annualized figure its source gave.

How The Farmer's Dog started

The company began with Podolsky's Rottweiler, Jada, who had food sensitivities that no commercial brand fixed. On a vet's advice he started cooking for her at home, and her symptoms cleared up, he told Lynn University in 2017. His roommate at the time, Jonathan Regev, owned a dog too. The two spent about two years developing recipes, then launched in July 2016. (The old version of this page named the dog Scout; every source we found says Jada.)

The model was direct-to-consumer from the start. Customers fill in an online questionnaire about their dog, and the company cooks portioned meals from human-grade meat and vegetables, then ships them frozen. In 2017 the company said monthly sales were rising 40 to 50 percent and it had raised more than $10 million. Regev, now chief executive, told Forbes in April 2026 that he had been sleeping on Podolsky's couch in New York when the idea took shape.

Career timeline

• 2011: Graduates from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, with a B.A. in liberal arts.
• 2014: Starts developing the business with Jonathan Regev.
• July 2016: The Farmer's Dog launches.
• January 2017: Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for retail and e-commerce, aged 28, alongside Regev.
• 2019: Profiled by Crain's New York Business under the headline "A comedian finds his fortune in home-cooked pet food."
• 2021: Company raises $65 million at a $1.46 billion valuation (PitchBook).
• March 2025: Receives Lynn University's Gregory J. Malfitano Distinguished Alumni Award.
• March 2025: PitchBook reports more than $1 billion in annualized revenue and monthly profits.
• 2026: The company enters retail through Walmart.com and buys pet toy brand Woof.

Recent changes (2025–2026)

In March 2026 the company announced its first retail partnership: its personalized meal plans went on sale through Walmart.com starting in April. In August 2026 it agreed to buy Woof, a Denver company that makes dog toys such as the Pupsicle, as well as dental chews. Inc. reported on September 24, 2026 that the deal had closed. Terms were not disclosed. Both moves widen the business beyond direct subscriptions, which matters for any future valuation of the founders' stakes.

Education and personal life

Podolsky graduated from Lynn University in 2011. The old claim that he holds a master's degree from Penn State could not be verified and was removed, along with an unsourced height, weight and age.

On November 4, 2017 he married Michaela Nachmani, sister of Something Navy founder Arielle Charnas, at the Park Hyatt New York, Brides reported. (The old page misspelled her surname.)

Net worth compared

Other entrepreneurs profiled here include Brett Landes and Brett Jefferson. Podolsky's case is different from most small-business owners on this site: his company is large enough to be valued in the billions, but because it is private, nobody outside the company knows what his share is worth.

Why no figure is given

To estimate Podolsky's wealth you would need his percentage of The Farmer's Dog after dilution from at least six funding rounds, plus a current valuation. Neither has been published. A company worth more than $1.46 billion would make even a small founder stake valuable, but we will not turn that into a number without a source. If Forbes or Bloomberg publishes an estimate, or the company files to go public, this page will be updated.