Epocrates Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1998

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 320

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Investors
  • 1

Epocrates General Information

Description

Developer of clinical information and decision-support tools catering to health-care professionals. The company offers an integrated diagnostic suite, a drug reference guide, a guide to ICD-9 and CPT codes, a guide to various medical terms, and a free on-the-go learning center, enabling companies to conduct market research, formulary hosting and medical education services.

Contact Information

Website
www.epocrates.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 311 Arsenal Street
  • Watertown, MA 02472
  • United States
Primary Industry
Other Healthcare Technology Systems
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Application Software
Parent Company
Athenahealth
Vertical(s)
E-Commerce, TMT, HealthTech
Corporate Office
  • 311 Arsenal Street
  • Watertown, MA 02472
  • United States

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Epocrates Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
8. Later Stage VC 01-Sep-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Merger/Acquisition 07-Jan-2013 Completed Generating Revenue
6. IPO 02-Feb-2011 Completed Generating Revenue
5. IPO 12-Dec-2008 Cancelled Product Development
4. Later Stage VC 03-Jan-2008 Completed Product Development
3. Later Stage VC (Series C) 02-Jul-2002 Completed Product Development
2. Early Stage VC (Series B) 17-Aug-2000 $35.5M $39.7M Completed Product Development
1. Early Stage VC (Series A) 01-Sep-1999 $4.2M $4.2M Completed Product Development
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Epocrates Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series C
Series B
Series A 5,050,000 $0.001000 8% $1 $1 1x $1 19.04%
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Epocrates Comparisons

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Developer of clinical information and decision-support tools catering to health-care professionals. The company offers a
Other Healthcare Technology Systems
Watertown, MA
320 As of 2012

Marlborough, MA
 

Bangalore, India
 
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Epocrates Competitors (31)

One of Epocrates’s 31 competitors is Skyscape (Healthcare Technology Systems), a Formerly PE-Backed company based in Marlborough, MA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Skyscape (Healthcare Technology Systems) Formerly PE-Backed Marlborough, MA
DailyRounds Formerly VC-backed Bangalore, India
Everyday Health Formerly PE-Backed New York, NY
Redox Venture Capital-Backed Madison, WI
Tonic App Venture Capital-Backed Porto, Portugal
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Epocrates Patents

  • 24

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 6

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Epocrates Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20070226260-A1 System and method for linking and managing audio, video, image, and text data on an ipod Inactive 09-Feb-2006
EP-1588259-A2 System and method for automatically installing data on a handheld computer Inactive 30-Jan-2003
US-6944859-B2 System and method for automatically installing data on a handheld computer Inactive 30-Jan-2003
US-20040154014-A1 System and method for automatically installing data on a handheld computer Active 30-Jan-2003
EP-1588259-A4 System and method for automatically installing data on a handheld computer Inactive 30-Jan-2003 G06F8/61
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Epocrates Former Investors (12)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Bay City Capital Venture Capital Minority
Draper Fisher Jurvetson Management Venture Capital Minority
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Asset Manager Minority
Industry Ventures Venture Capital Minority
InterWest Health Partners Corporate Venture Capital Minority
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Epocrates Acquisitions (1)

Epocrates’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Modality (Educational Software) for . The deal was made on 19-Nov-2010.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Modality (Educational Software) 19-Nov-2010 Merger/Acquisition Educational Software
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