Startup · $15.9m raised
Programs: SmartCompany (the 2021 Smart50 Awards)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round InstantScripts raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Bailador Technology Investments | Unnamed stage | $5,000,000 |
| Perennial Private Investments | Accelerator | - |
| SmartCompany | Accelerator | - |
The transaction that ended InstantScripts's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesfarmers | Acquisition | 2023 | $135m | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Companies InstantScripts acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Asher Freilich | Founder | SmartCompany (13 Jun 2023), SmartCompany (10 Aug 2022), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (8 Dec 2021) |
| Maxim Shklyar | Chief Technology and Product Officer · Founder | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Richard Skimin | Chief Operating Officer | SmartCompany (13 Jun 2023), SmartCompany (10 Aug 2022) |
Stories naming InstantScripts. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
SmartCompany reports digital health platform Updoc raised $20 million from ASX-listed investor Bailador, its first external capital, and notes the telehealth sector's recent funding activity, including InstantScripts' earlier sale to Wesfarmers.
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Telehealth firm InstantScripts, a 2021 Smart50 winner, faces a proposed roughly $135 million takeover by Wesfarmers through API; backer Bailador will exit its whole stake, realising $52 million.
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Bailador bought $5 million of secondary shares in telehealth firm InstantScripts, lifting its valuation 10%. The article also recalls Perennial's role in a $10.9 million raise in June 2021 and Bailador's earlier $16.6 million.
Telehealth platform InstantScripts has taken a $5 million follow-on investment from ASX-listed Bailador, lifting its valuation 10%. The article also recalls a $10.9 million 2021 raise led by Perennial.
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Telehealth prescription startup InstantScripts tops SmartCompany's 2021 Smart50 awards; the profile covers its founders' backgrounds and a $10.9 million funding round supported by Perennial mid-year.