Online pharmacy Kurando apparently files for insolvency

The upcoming e-prescription has prompted a number of delivery services for medicines to get off the ground. Kurando apparently failed to catch on.

"Watch out! Kurando is closed until further notice. Sorry, you can't order any products at the moment," reads the Berlin-based pharmacy delivery service's website. Former Sennder managers Lukas Pfaffernoschke and Niklas Spiegel only founded the delivery service in October 2021. According to media reports, the start-up is now in preliminary insolvency proceedings.

The responsible insolvency administrator, Philipp Grauer, said that the company's financial situation was currently being assessed and the remaining assets were being secured. Gründerszene. A decision on whether to open insolvency proceedings is to be made by the beginning of July.

Kurando raised one million euros in its first round of financing. Since then, no new investment has been announced. The situation is different for competitor Mayd. The medication delivery service only raised funding of 30 million euros at the beginning of this year. But it's not just the highly funded competition that is likely to pose a problem for Kurando. The start-up would also have had to defend itself against legal attacks, as the industry portal Apotheke adhoc reports. According to the report, the North Rhine Chamber of Pharmacists (AKNR) had criticized the start-up's advice and pricing model. The chamber had sued both managing directors. However, it is unlikely that a lawsuit will be filed after the opening of insolvency proceedings.