It began with one kid's
crazy dream to save
his pet cat.

Meet the Team

The cryonicists behind Cryopets and their pets

Letter from the founder

Kai Micah Mills

Chief Executive Officer

I started Cryopets to save my cat, Atlas. I dropped out of high school and became an entrepreneur so I could build the science and the company to give her a chance to exist without a time limit. More than a decade later, I'm still on this journey, and I'm lucky to have her by my side to this day.

Along the way, I've founded dozens of organizations, including CryoDAO and HydraDAO, where we've funded millions of dollars in groundbreaking cryopreservation and biological replacement research, getting us closer to achieving our goals.

If you are here because you love someone with four legs, I know the feeling. I started this for her, and now thousands of pets have joined us on this crusade against death. I hope you'll join us too.

For Atlas and all petkind,

Kai Micah Mills

Atlas

Atlas

The cat that inspired Cryopets

Kai Micah Mills
Kai Micah Mills

Kai Micah Mills

Founder & CEO

Atlas

Atlas

Domestic Longhair

Osiris

Osiris

Sphynx

Anubis

Anubis

Sphynx

Nebulis

Nebulis

Sphynx

Rino

Rino

Common Musk

Aoki

Aoki

Lovebird

Aola

Aola

Lovebird

Cosmo

Cosmo

Bold Jumper

Chana Phaedra

Chana Phaedra

Chief Scientific Officer

Monkey

Monkey ❄

Pitbull

Darwin

Darwin ❄

Boston Terrier

Hyrum Wolf

Hyrum Wolf

Head of Growth

Cedar

Cedar

Domestic Shorthair

Melania

Melania

Domestic Shorthair

Nephi

Nephi

Portuguese Water Dog

Lucy

Lucy

Labradoodle

Jake Beebe

Jake Beebe

Head of Engineering

Travis

Travis

Rottweiler Labrador

Austin Lynch

Austin Lynch

Head of Operations

Datsyuk

Datsyuk ❄

Siberian Husky

Carbon

Carbon

Oriental Shorthair

Lumi

Lumi

Border Collie

Eira

Eira

Husky

Apryl Bromm

Apryl Bromm

Head of Member Care

Beanie

Beanie

Domestic Shorthair

Sable

Sable

Domestic Shorthair

Our Investors

ErebosCarrie RadomskiAthenaeum VenturesNovelty VenturesMax MartyPaul GuBill ChermanTruVenturoRoadrunner VenturesAlex ZhavoronkovFrancis SantoraDayton MillsJordan RobertsWill JarvisCaptain NemoNick TongGaingels

Long-term patient care

We operate a working lab, warehouse, and office space in the Texas Hill Country today, while our permanent long-term care facility is under construction. This enables us to take emergency cases for pets who cannot wait.

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Upcoming nonprofit

American Biostasis Foundation

A research lab and long-term care facility, engineered to operate for centuries.

LocationComing soon

ABF is our upcoming nonprofit and the planned home of Cryopets' permanent long-term patient care facility. The location is coming soon. Secure, indefinite storage sits alongside cryopreservation research and public education, with transparent custodianship for pets in cryostorage.

We're working with some of the top funding and service provider organizations in the field so long-term patient care can scale responsibly.

Learn more
01

Research

Cryoprotective agent chemistry, ice formation, toxicity, and osmotic stress in a whole animal.

02

From lab to practice

Perfusion timing, cooling rates, and rewarming steps in the procedures we use with patients.

03

Education

Conferences, symposia, and community events for researchers, veterinarians, and the public.

In the press

Articles, interviews, and talks

Article

Nature

Can science make your dog live longer? Longevity craze comes to pets

October 26, 2026

Article

OpenVC

How Cryopets Raised $1.5M To Beat Death With Cryopreservation

August 24, 2026

Talk

Vitalist Bay

Cryonics Organizations & Their Visions

May 28, 2026

Talk

Vitalist Bay

The Slippery Slope into Deathism

May 27, 2026

Article

Tremendous

Meet My Latest Investment: Cryopets

February 5, 2026

Podcast

Immortalis

He Dropped Out at 14 and is now Building the Future of Cryonics

October 27, 2025

Podcast

LEVITY

We're bringing hundreds of pets on the wait list every week

September 9, 2025

Podcast

The Biostasis Standard

CryoDAO, with Kai Micah Mills and Austin Lynch

August 3, 2025

Talk

Vitalist Bay

Announcing the American Biostasis Foundation

June 8, 2025

Podcast

Progress, Potential, and Possibilities

Advancing Frontiers Of Cryopreservation & Biological Replacement

January 14, 2025

Livestream

U.S. Transhumanist Party

Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Kai Micah Mills on HydraDAO

December 22, 2024

Talk

Global Cryonics Summit

President's Panel

October 17, 2024

Livestream

U.S. Transhumanist Party

Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Kai Micah Mills on CryoDAO

September 1, 2024

Article

Praxis

Cryopets is Building on Praxis

Feb 13, 2024

Podcast

Fuzzybutts & Friends

S2:E41 Cryopets with Kai Micah Mills

Nov 7, 2023

Talk

DeSciNYC

Talk #8: Longevity

September 25, 2023

Talk

Juicebox DAO

Funding cryopreservation research with crypto

June 7, 2023

Article

The Free Press

The Tech Messiahs Who Want to Deliver Us from Death

May 24, 2023

Article

Daily Mail

Utah cryogenics firm will preserve dead dogs, cats and even hamsters until science can bring them back to life

May 18, 2023

Article

Yahoo Finance

Pet Owners And Billionaires Invest In Cryonics To Resurrect Beloved Animals

May 17, 2023

Talk

Molecule

CryoDAO: Advancing Cryopreservation Research using Web3

May 9, 2023

Post

PlayGround

Would you use Cryopets services?

May 5, 2023

Article

One Green Planet

Billionaire Peter Thiel Backs Cryopets: A Startup Offering Pet Preservation After Death

April 27, 2023

Article

Business Insider

This 24-year-old wants to freeze dead pets with the hope that science can one day bring them back

April 24, 2023

Article

Business Wire

Thiel Foundation Announces Next Thiel Fellow Class

February 9, 2023

Documentary

Expedition for Immortality

Cryo in the desert

September 13, 2022

Podcast

Cryonics Underground

Kai Micah Mills: Why Pet Cryonics Matters

August 25, 2022

Livestream

U.S. Transhumanist Party

Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Kai Micah Mills

June 26, 2022

Podcast

Tomorrow Bio

Kai Micah Mills On Pet Cryopreservation

June 15, 2022

Workshop

Foresight Institute

Kai Micah Mills, Cryopets | Getting Cryonics into Hospitals

May 21, 2022

Livestream

VitaDAO

The Science of Biostasis and Cryopreservation with Kai Micah Mills & Dr. Emil Kendziorra

April 28, 2022

Podcast

Moonshots Podcast

Wedding Vet Hospitals with Cryonics for Pets with Kai Micah Mills

March 29, 2022

Podcast

Narratives Podcast

Cryonics with Kai Micah Mills

March 28, 2022

Article

Fight Aging!

An Approach to Growing the Cryonics Industry: Build a Hospital First, then Add Cryonics Services

March 25, 2022

We're hiring

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

San Antonio, TX · On-site

As our founding DVM, you’ll lead veterinary care across the entire cryopreservation pipeline from pre-mortem assessments and medical guidance to immediate post-mortem stabilization and on-site perfusion assistance. You’ll work closely with the CSO, Head of Engineering, and field staff to ensure every case is handled with medical precision and deep compassion.

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Mechanical Engineer

San Antonio, TX · On-site

As our Mechanical Engineer, you'll design, iterate, and help build custom equipment that makes that possible - including perfusion circuits, cooldown boxes, dewars, and other internal engineering projects. You'll work closely with the Head of Engineering and operations team to turn prototypes into reliable, field-ready systems.

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Veterinary Technician

San Antonio, TX · On-site

As a Veterinary Technician at Cryopets, you'll support our DVM and operations team through the full cryopreservation workflow - from pre-mortem preparation and client support to post-mortem handling, perfusion assistance, and monitoring. You'll help maintain medical standards, care for patients and families, and keep our clinical and field processes running smoothly.

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