Company:ZappRx

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ZappRx
TypePrivately held company
Industrydigital health
Founded2012 (2012)
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Key people
Founders: Zoë Barry (CEO)
ProductsManagement platform for specialty prescriptions
Websitewww.zapprx.com

ZappRx is a Boston, MA-based digital health company that provides a secure online platform used by patients, physicians, and pharmacists for the management of specialty medications.[1] Founded in 2012 by CEO Zoe Barry, ZappRx works with pharmaceutical companies to help fast-track the prescription process for patients affected by severe or life-threatening diseases who need access to specialty drugs.[2][3][4][5] [6]

Investors

ZappRx has raised $42M in funding. In 2017, Qiming US Healthcare Fund, a venture capital firm based in Seattle that is part of a broader family of Qiming Venture Partners led the company's Series B round of funding. This round included participation from SR One, who led ZappRx's Series A round in 2014, and GV (formerly Google Ventures).[7][8]

References

  1. Fenn, Donna (22 April 2015). "Tackling Health Care Inefficiency, One Prescription at a Time". Inc. Magazine. http://www.inc.com/laura-montini/2015-30-under-30-zapprx.html. Retrieved 26 April 2015. 
  2. Keohane, Dennis (6 January 2014). "2014 is Going to Be a Big Year For...Zoë Barry and ZappRx". Venture Fizz. http://venturefizz.com/blog/2014-going-be-big-year-forzo%C3%AB-barry-and-zapprx. Retrieved 26 April 2015. 
  3. Fidler, Ben (2 April 2015). "ZappRx Nabs $5.6M, Inks Zafgen Deal to E-Prescribe Obesity Meds". Xconomy. http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2015/04/02/zapprx-nabs-5-6m-inks-zafgen-deal-to-e-prescribe-obesity-meds/. Retrieved 26 April 2015. 
  4. Keohane, Dennis (2 April 2015). "With access to a wealth of drug data, ZappRx and MediSafe bring together Big Pharma and Big Data' Views". PandoDaily. http://pando.com/2015/04/02/with-access-to-a-wealth-of-drug-data-zapprx-and-medisafe-bring-together-big-pharma-and-big-data/. Retrieved 26 April 2015. 
  5. Castellanos, Sarah (2 April 2015). "ZappRx snaps up ex-Googlers and gets $5.6M investment'". Boston Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2015/04/zapprx-snaps-up-ex-googlers-and-gets-5-6m.html. Retrieved 26 April 2015. 
  6. Hay, Timothy (9 September 2013). "Drug Prescriptions Get A Mobile Update". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324549004579065223925370340. Retrieved 26 April 2015. 
  7. Buhr, Sarah (2 April 2015). "ZappRx Raises $5.6 Million In Series A Funding To Expand The Company'". Techcrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/02/zapprx-raises-5-6-million-in-series-a-funding-to-expand-the-company/. Retrieved 26 April 2015. 
  8. Farrr, Chrissy (31 January 2015). "ZappRx lands $1M more to manage specialty prescriptions on mobile". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2014/01/31/zapprx-lands-1m-more-to-prescribe-specialty-prescriptions-on-mobile/. Retrieved 26 April 2015. 

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