Yannick Bloem, CEO & CTO of CoVet, an AI-powered veterinary assistant, has always been a builder. His first app, created as a teenager, is still live and helps thousands of people learn new languages every year, and his first B2C startup in Switzerland attracted over 100,000 users. Following this, he spent five years as a senior software engineer at Apple, where he developed productivity applications for hundreds of millions of users. His experience at Apple deepened his appreciation for simple, intuitive software, inspiring him to apply this expertise to enhance veterinary care through CoVet. CoVet now serves thousands of clinics and tens of thousands of veterinary professionals across the world, helping them save precious hours every day.
Company: CoVet
We are thrilled to have you join us today, welcome to ValiantCEO Magazine’s exclusive interview! Let’s start off with a little introduction. Tell our readers a bit about yourself and your company
Yannick Bloem: CoVet is the AI-powered assistant built by veterinary professionals who understand the realities of life in the clinic, designed to simplify operations and reduce administrative strain. Backed by decades of hands-on experience, CoVet’s in-house medical team informs every feature with real-world insight. Its context-aware platform adapts to the unique needs of general practice, specialty, and large-animal medicine, while providing enterprise-grade performance and privacy compliance for practices of every size, from solo DVMs (Doctors of Veterinary Medicine) to global veterinary groups. By combining automation with intuitive design, CoVet empowers veterinary teams to enter each exam more prepared and leave confident that every step is complete, allowing them to spend more time caring for patients.
What specific areas of your business have been most impacted by AI, and how?
Yannick Bloem: CoVet is an AI company, that practices what it preaches, supporting the human in the loop’s expertise and decision making through process automation and data consolidation. AI has fundamentally changed the way veterinary teams operate day to day. By automating documentation, CoVet has significantly reduced the hours clinicians spend on charting, with many reporting better work-life balance and increased productivity. This has a direct impact on efficiency, allowing veterinarians to see more patients, reduce errors, and improve follow-up care. Beyond charting, AI improves client interactions: veterinarians can focus entirely on the conversation without splitting attention between typing and talking, which strengthens relationships and client satisfaction. The benefits extend to the broader practice as well; technicians, support staff, and managers all use CoVet to streamline histories, treatment notes, call summaries, and internal communications. By embedding AI into these core workflows, practices experience smoother operations, reduced administrative strain, and a measurable boost in productivity.
How are you ensuring ethical considerations are taken into account in your use of AI?
Yannick Bloem: We take a strict, transparent approach to ethical AI. Practices or users own and control their own data, and all information is stored and transmitted with enterprise-grade encryption. We never use client data to train external models. Clinicians remain fully in the loop, CoVet drafts, but the veterinarian always reviews and approves, ensuring medical judgment is never replaced. We also work to prevent “hallucinations” by relying on vetted clinical sources and keeping documentation grounded in what was actually said in the exam room. Our goal is simple: protect privacy, support accuracy, and uphold trust in every interaction.
What advice would you give to other CEOs looking to integrate AI into their business?
Yannick Bloem: A successful AI venture should start with a clear mission: build something that genuinely improves people’s work or lives. Stay anchored in that purpose as you develop, refine, and deploy your AI technology. The strongest asset is human experience and judgement, build AI that amplifies that, and multiples its returns. And above all, ensure you’re doing it ethically with transparency, responsibility, and respect for the people and world your product impacts.
How do you see AI evolving in your industry over the next 5 years?
Yannick Bloem: Over the next five years, AI will become a foundational part of how clinics operate, helping teams work more efficiently, make better decisions, and focus on the work that truly matters – patient care. I believe we will continue to see AI become specialized, context-aware, and integrated into daily workflows.
