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Girard: Fruit Street raised $6M from 180 physician investors

Lawrence Girard · EP 575: Fruitstreet Raises $6m From 180 Customers for HealthTech, New Kind of VC with CEO Laurence Girard · Feb 19, 2017 · at 3:12

Lawrence Girard, founder and CEO of Fruit Street, discusses the company's atypical cap table and fundraising history.

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“The company started in May of 2014 and, you know, we've raised about six million dollars of funding from a 180 physicians that have invested in the company as well.”

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The claim, plainly

Fruit Street was founded in May 2014 and has raised about $6 million from 180 physician investors.

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Assessment

Both legs of the claim made by then-CEO Lawrence Girard on February 19, 2017, are substantiated by SEC filings and contemporaneous reporting. First, SEC Form C disclosures confirm that Fruit Street Health was officially incorporated in Delaware on May 6, 2014. Second, SEC Form D/A filings showed $5.4 million raised from 120 investors by June 2016, with contemporaneous coverage in early 2017 (including Forbes in March 2017 and internal investor presentations from February 2017) confirming that funding had reached approximately $6 million from roughly 180 to 200 physician investors.

SEC Form C Offering Memorandum confirms Fruit Street Health's incorporation date as May 6, 2014.
SEC Form D/A filings from June 1, 2016, reported $5,400,000 raised across 120 investors under Rule 506(b).
Forbes coverage from March 2017 and internal company records from February 2017 documented approximately $6 million raised from approximately 180-200 physician investors.

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