A San Francisco telemedicine startup focused on birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and other sensitive health needs plans to open a Dublin pharmacy, according to public records.
Nurx expects to lease a 6,000-square-foot space by February and create 43 jobs over seven years, according to an incentive proposal for next Monday's Dublin City Council meeting.
Founded in 2015, the company raised a $22.5 million Series C round in August, saying the rapid adoption of telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic put it on a faster path to profitability as early as this year, sister publication San Francisco Business Times reported. Nearly 60 of a staff of about 250 are in the Bay Area, the paper has reported.
The Dublin pharmacy for fulfilling prescriptions written after digital consultations would not be open to retail customers, City Manager Dana McDaniel said in a memo to the council.
The city is proposing a four-year, 15% incentive on income tax withholding that would be capped at $35,100 over the life of the deal. The incentive would require an eight-year commitment to the city, and payments would not start until 2025. Dublin would net about $336,000 in additional income tax through 2028. The memo and proposed ordinance do not yet specify an address for the pharmacy.
The service has been available to Ohio patients since 2017. Nurx offers patient consultations that don't need to happen in real time. It started with birth control prescriptions but has added services for sexual health, migraines and dermatology, including a recent addition of acne treatments.
Company representatives were not immediately available for comment.
Last month another Silicon Valley healthcare startup chose Central Ohio on a short list to start nationwide expansion: Carbon Health Technologies Inc. has opened urgent care clinics in Upper Arlington's Shops at Lane Avenue and at Easton Gateway in Columbus.
