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Alto Pharmacy Raises $200 Million Series E, Driven by Strong Growth and Expansion
Alto Pharmacy, the leader in America’s rapidly expanding digital pharmacy mark...
Jan 27, 2022
New York City Partners with Alto Pharmacy to Distribute COVID-19 Antivirals
NYC Health Department enlists Alto to provide free home delivery for at-risk N...
Dec 28, 2021
Alto Pharmacy Launches Industry’s First Mobile App for Doctors’ Offices
The Alto Connect mobile app is the next evolution of Alto’s custom-built provi...
Nov 9, 2021
Alto Pharmacy to Expand Into Two New Markets
Alto to launch its top-rated pharmacy services in San Diego and Austin, bringi...
Aug 11, 2021
Alto Pharmacy Accelerates National Growth With Launch of Three New Markets
"Telehealth pharmacy startup to bring model of better care, convenience, and c...
Feb 1, 2021
In the News
A Softbank-backed pharmacy startup is working to tackle a $300-billion-a-year prescription drug crisis
For years, the $500 billion prescription drug industry has loomed as an entici...
Oct 28, 2022
Alto Makes Fortune's "Change the World" List
After Alto’s founders...got started building a tech platform that automates al...
Oct 10, 2022
On track to hit $1B in revenue this year, Alto Pharmacy tapped an Amazon exec to lead its next phase of growth
The telehealth pharmacy startup is focused on continuing its upward growth tra...
Aug 17, 2022
How Alto Pharmacy CEO Jamie Karraker decided to let Amazon’s Alicia Boler Davis take the helm.
Karraker said letting her take charge of Alto would maximize its chance of cha...
Aug 17, 2022
Why Alicia Boler Davis left Amazon’s S-team—and turned down Fortune 500 CEO jobs—for a startup
“I didn’t want to do anything that felt like I was just taking something and c...
Aug 12, 2022
Health-tech startups are still raising cash despite a VC funding cooldown. Here are the 18 biggest deals so far in 2022.
VC funding is down as investors are less willing to dole out cash to startups....
Jul 22, 2022
Alto Pharmacy attacks drug pricing problem in America
Alto Pharmacy CEO Jamie Karraker explains how the digital drugstore plans to r...
Jul 22, 2022
Why an Amazon executive just signed on to lead this digital pharmacy startup
“This is more than fulfillment and delivery,” she says. “Alto is much more tha...
Jul 13, 2022
Former Amazon Logistics Executive to Lead Digital Pharmacy Alto
“Alto is in the business of improving health, not just fulfilling and deliveri...
Jun 30, 2022
NYC Wants to Remind Us Antiviral Pills Work Real Well Against Severe COVID, Too
The city has partnered with Alto Pharmacy to enable same-day or next-day deliv...
Apr 5, 2022
NYC Offering Free COVID-19 Antiviral Pills to Residents
The FDA authorized both drugs in December 2021. Pfizer's drug is authorized fo...
Feb 2, 2022
New York City will offer free, at-home delivery of COVID-19 antiviral pills
The drugs will be delivered through Alto Pharmacy, a telehealth pharmacy that ...
Jan 31, 2022
Nueva York inicia la entrega gratuita y a domicilio de las pastillas contra el coronavirus, ¿cómo obtenerlas?
Las píldoras, que deben ser formuladas por un médico, podrán ser entregadas a ...
Jan 31, 2022
N.Y.C. is offering free home delivery of Covid antiviral pills, though supply is limited.
The city will provide Paxlovid, developed by Pfizer, and molnupiravir, develop...
Jan 30, 2022
Digital health companies are everywhere in the Bay Area. So just what are they?
Alto Pharmacy has developed a personalized experience for consumers, offering ...
Jan 28, 2022
Alto Pharmacy raises $200 mln in SoftBank-led funding round
San Francisco-based Alto Pharmacy raised $200 million in a late-stage funding ...
Jan 27, 2022
SoftBank leads Alto Pharmacy's $200M series E as prescription delivery unicorn doubles annual revenue
Alto Pharmacy snagged $200 million in a series E funding round led by SoftBank...
Jan 27, 2022
Ikea, Next, Burton and Sephora are 2021 Modern Retail Awards finalists
The Modern Retail Awards are honoring the retailers that powered through the c...
Dec 21, 2021
The Top 25 Consumer HealthTech Executives of 2021
The Healthcare Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Consumer He...
Dec 21, 2021
How prescription drugs got the direct-to-consumer treatment
By finding ways to sell medications online, the likes of Kin Fertility, Folx a...
Oct 4, 2021
The Top 100 Healthcare Technology Companies of 2021
The pioneering companies selected for this year’s list have one thing in commo...
Aug 23, 2021
Alda Ly Architecture Designs New York Flagship for Alto, a Contemporary Neighborhood Pharmacy
Alda Ly Architecture (ALA) has partnered with Alto Pharmacy to design the tele...
Aug 10, 2021
Online pharmacies gain traction during the pandemic
More people are turning to online pharmacies. For some, the pandemic helped ac...
Aug 3, 2021
Alto Pharmacy Named Great Place to Work
Alto Pharmacy is a great place to work! We’re honored to join the community of...
Jun 16, 2021
The Top 25 Women Leaders in Consumer HealthTech of 2021
The Healthcare Technology Report is pleased to announce the Top 25 Women Leade...
Jun 14, 2021
America's Best Startup Employers
Alto Pharmacy was named one of Forbes 2021 best startups in America. The list ...
Mar 9, 2021
Virtual care companies like Maven and Ginger are going all in on prescription drug deliveries, and it could be the future of telemedicine
Fertility startup Maven announced Friday it was offering to deliver fertility...
Feb 26, 2021
Alto Pharmacy Expands Telehealth Services Following $250 Million Raised in 2020
Matt Gamache-Asselin, co-founder and CEO of Alto Pharmacy, discusses the compa...
Feb 4, 2021
San Francisco's Alto Pharmacy launches full-service location in Midtown
Alto Pharmacy, a digital company based in San Francisco, today announced it ha...
Feb 2, 2021
SFBT Monday Digest
San Francisco digital health provider Alto Pharmacy announced an expansion of ...
Feb 1, 2021
2021 Bay Area Digital Health Companies - SF Business Times
Alto is listed seventh among 61 of the largest digital health companies in the...
Jan 15, 2021
Alto Pharmacy’s Matt Gamache-Asselin on Why He Entered the Space - Modern Retail
On the program, Gamache-Asselin speaks about the overall pharmacy industry, an...
Jan 14, 2021
The Top 25 Consumer HealthTech Executives Of 2020 - Healthcare Technology Report
Alto's CEO & Co-Founder, Matt Gamache-Asseline is recognized as a top performi...
Dec 22, 2020
25 Rising Stars to Track in 2021 - Ozy
Alto's CEO and Co-Founder, Matt Gamache-Asselin, is named one of Ozy's "25 Ris...
Dec 19, 2020
The 28 Startups to Watch - Ozy
Alto is featured as a top health startup to watch out for on Ozy's "28 Startup...
Dec 5, 2020
LinkedIn Top Startups 2020: The 50 U.S. companies on the rise.
It’s been a busy year for Alto, a digital pharmacy started by former Facebook ...
Sep 22, 2020
Largest San Francisco Employers - SF Business Times
Alto Pharmacy ranks #45 on list of top 100 technology companies based on emplo...
Sep 18, 2020
UCSF Digital Health Awards Finalist - Best Consumer Wellness Category
This unique awards event celebrated the achievements of innovative companies d...
Sep 9, 2020
Telemedicine Is Becoming More Popular. That’s Good for Prescription Delivery Startups - Crunchbase
The majority of VC funding for prescription delivery companies so far this yea...
May 14, 2020
Top Healthcare Startups that Raised the Most Cash - Business Insider
In January, [Alto] raised $250 million in a Series D funding round led by Soft...
May 12, 2020
UCSF Students Set Up Protective Equipment Donation Sites at Pharmacies - San Francisco Chronicle
The students are working with Alto, an independent pharmacy that operates in t...
May 1, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic: Startups Giving Back In A Time Of Crisis - Crunchbase
In just over a week, Alto coordinated nearly 100 donation pickups with more th...
Apr 6, 2020
Alto Raises $250 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Others - CNBC
Alto Pharmacy has raised $250 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2...The deal...
Jan 30, 2020
Exclusive: SoftBank leads latest Alto Pharmacy funding round at over $1 billion valuation
SoftBank’s second Vision Fund has led a new round of funding for Silicon Valle...
Jan 30, 2020