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PillPack
Techstars '13Manchester, US · Founded 2013 · Delaware corporation · 644 employees on LinkedIn · 19 known investors
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PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that organizes and delivers medications to customers, managing automatic refills and coordinating directly with doctors and insurance providers.
Also known as Amazon Pharmacy
Founders & leadership
PillPack was founded in 2013 by Timothy Parker, Elliot Cohen, and TJ Parker.
Board
Investors · 19
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$81.1M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2015–2016
▶$31.1MraisedSep 2016 · 6 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
- David FrankelDirector
- Elliot CohenExecutive Officer, Director
- Fred DestinDirector
- Timothy ParkerExecutive Officer, Director
- Jeff FaganDirector
- George ZacharyDirector
- John LeeExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $40M
- Amount sold
- $31.1M
- First sale
- Aug 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$50MraisedJun 2015 · 10 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
- David FrankelDirector
- Jon KarlenDirector
- Fred DestinDirector
- Timothy ParkerExecutive Officer, Director
- Elliot CohenExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $50M
- Amount sold
- $50M
- First sale
- May 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that organizes a customer's prescriptions into packets sorted by date and time and ships them to the customer each month. Deliveries can also include other pharmacy items alongside the sorted medication packets. The company positions the service as a substitute for routine trips to a retail pharmacy, aimed at people who take multiple regular medications.
Beyond dispensing, PillPack monitors and manages refills in coordination with prescribers, and handles administrative work with doctors and insurance on the customer's behalf. Medication, billing and prescription details are consolidated in a single account view. PillPack operates as a mail service pharmacy.
PillPack.com and Amazon Pharmacy are described as being operated by the same team of licensed pharmacists, with Amazon Pharmacy presented as the newer service offering additional savings options and same-day delivery in many areas.
Business model
PillPack provides the packaging, refill-management and delivery service at no separate charge; customers pay only for their medications, with insurance billing handled by the pharmacy.
Revenue derives from dispensing prescription medications and pharmacy items, billed to customers and their insurance providers, rather than from a service fee for the sorting and delivery service.
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Market position
Differentiation rests on pre-sorted, time-labeled medication packets delivered monthly, automatic refill management conducted with the customer's doctors, and handling of insurance and billing coordination, with no charge for the service itself.
Technology
The service combines pharmacy fulfillment with date- and time-based dose packaging and an online account that consolidates medication, billing and prescription records, plus systems for monitoring and coordinating refills with prescribers.
Go-to-market
Customers sign up directly through the pillpack.com website or by phone with a PillPack advisor; the site also routes prospective customers toward Amazon Pharmacy where that service may better fit their needs.
Individuals who take medications on an ongoing basis, particularly those filling prescriptions weekly or once or twice a month, including older adults managing multiple daily medications.
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Key figures
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Founder mafia
The PillPack mafia →7 people who came through PillPack went on to found or lead other companies.
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Companies working in the same space as PillPack.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- PillPackpillpack.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does PillPack do?
- PillPack is a full-service mail-order pharmacy that sorts medications by date and time and delivers them monthly.
- Who founded PillPack?
- PillPack was founded by Timothy Parker, Elliot Cohen, TJ Parker in 2013.
- Who are PillPack's investors?
- PillPack's investors include Accel, Accomplice, ACME Capital, BoxGroup, CRV (Charles River Ventures), Entrée Capital, EPIC VENTURES, Founder Collective and 11 more.
- How much funding has PillPack raised?
- PillPack has disclosed $81.1M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is PillPack headquartered?
- PillPack is headquartered in Manchester, US.