PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy

PillPack fills, sorts, and delivers medications in packets personalised to when patients need to take them. 

Licensed in all 50 states in the US, the venture provides prescribed medications and other health products in personalised packages that help users understand when to take their medication and how much of it. It does this through its platform, PharmacyOS, which manages patient data and analyses safe dosages for each individual’s needs.

PillPack has fulfillment centres in multiple states, include New York and Texas.

Co-founders of PillPack TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen applied to start-up accelerator Techstars Boston with the PillPack concept in 2013. By July 2013, PillPack had already raised just over $4 million in funding, with a group of investors led by venture capital firms Atlas Ventures and Founder Collective. 

Amazon acquired PillPack in 2018 for a reported $1b, reportedly beating retail rival Walmart, which was also vying for the company. Prior to the sale to Amazon, PillPack had raised a total of over $117 million in outside funding from investors such as Accel Partners to QueensBridge Venture Partners.

A year after it was acquired, PillPack changed its branding to 'PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy', the first reference to Amazon Pharmacy. In November CEO TJ Parker was promoted to Vice President within Amazon.