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Credentials Solutions and Parchment Complete Merger

Credentials Solutions, a leading higher education transcript service provider, and Parchment, a leading multi-faceted platform for issuing and receiving academic and professional credentials, announced today the closing of their merger. The new organization, Parchment, will support an integrated network of 13,000 schools, universities and professional organizations as they securely exchange over 18.5 million academic records…

Brentwood Associates Completes Acquisition of Parchment

Brentwood Associates (“Brentwood”), a middle market private equity investment firm, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Parchment Inc. (“Parchment”). Parchment is a digital credential service allowing learners, academic institutions and employers to request, verify, and share credentials in simple and secure ways. As part of the transaction, Parchment will be merged with Credentials…

Hims & Hers is bringing its health products to all 50 states

Hims & Hers—the telehealth startup that prescribes and sells antidepressants, hair-growth formulas, anti-aging retinoids, birth control, sex drive boosters, and supplements—is launching in all 50 states and will now be able to conduct physician consultations in real time. Over the past two years, the two brands—Hims launched in 2017  amd added the Hers site in October 2018–have…

KeyMe Plans To Use New $35 Million Funding Round To Build 10,000+ Retail Locations

Shortly after Greg Marsh moved to New York City to pursue an MBA at Columbia Business School, his then-girlfriend, now-wife experienced a city dweller’s nightmare: She got locked out of her apartment. “She had a horrible experience,” Marsh recalled. “It was late at night. The locksmith quoted one price, showed up and charged many multiples…

Hims is a winner of FierceHealthcare’s Fierce 15 awards

When Hims launched two years ago, it was well-known among New York City subway riders for its cheeky ads selling erectile dysfunction medication. The company, which combines telehealth and medication delivery, started with four products and has grown rapidly as it provides inexpensive, discreet over-the-counter and prescription medications for traditionally “embarrassing” conditions. HIMS now sells more than…