-blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle
Imagine Nas knocking on your door to deliver you’re personal goods directly to you every day. Ok, while that won’t be happening, the rapper is behind a new innovation that will allow your medical items to be dropped at your doorstep.
Nasir “Nas” Jones became an early investor in an online pharmacy delivery program,called “PillPack,” through his company Queens Bridge Venture Partners. Now, Amazon has just announced that it has acquired the program.
PillPack targets those within the US who require multiple medications per day. The company will allow residents to skip the normal process of the pharmacy, and will instead deliver the medicine to their doorsteps.
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To Amazon, the idea is brilliant.
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“PillPack’s visionary team has a combination of deep pharmacy experience and a focus on technology,” said Jeff Wilke, Amazon CEO Worldwide Consumer. “PillPack is meaningfully improving its customers’ lives, and we want to help them continue making it easy for people to save time, simplify their lives, and feel healthier. We’re excited to see what we can do together on behalf of customers over time.”
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Prior to its acquisition by Amazon, PillPack raised over $118 million privately.
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As for Jones and Queens Bridge Partners, the team has invested in a number of other companies, including Lyft and Seat Geek.
