Two months after announcing its Series B investment, San Mateo-based is back with a $75 million Series C round of funding to launch an at-home lab testing network by the end of the year.
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We last caught up with Truepill in July when the 4-year-old startup was expanding its pharmacy fulfillment business. The company works with health plans, pharmaceutical manufacturers and consumer health brands by providing a business-to-business model for building direct-to-patient experiences from the ground up that includes a telehealth network, pharmacy fulfillment and a custom-built EMR.
The new at-home lab testing service adds the ���third leg of the stool��� to Truepill���s platform, , Truepill���s co-founder and president, told 蹤獲弝け News.
���COVID-19 has been an accelerator for everything in health care,��� he said. ���It was very clear that when we thought about the platform, there was a third piece missing of diagnostics to provide a true platform. Now, later this year, we will have all three. To think about the Series C, it is a testament to being the right company in the right circumstances.���
led the round with participation from existing investors , , and . Including the new funding, Truepill has raised $114 million since it was founded in 2016, according to 蹤獲弝け data. That includes the $25 million Series B and a investment led by in 2019.
The new funding will be used to launch the testing network with hundreds of different tests available for women���s and men���s health, fertility, general panels, STIs and eventually COVID, Viswanathan said. In addition, Truepill is focusing on patients with chronic disease.
���You will be able to go from a telehealth visit with your doctor to the lab for tests and then get a drug for any treatment,��� he added. ���It is the end-to-end vision that we are making a reality.���
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