What it sells
SIRUM is a “match.com” for unused medicine. We connect institutional…
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedDonors (pharmacies, manufacturers, wholesalers, nursing homes) and funders; recipients are community partners.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Unopened, unexpired medicine otherwise destroyed (up to $11B a year) while many patients skip prescriptions due to cost.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Organizations donate surplus medicine, SIRUM matches it to community partners, partners dispense to patients who lack access.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
UnverifiedSocial enterprise/nonprofit funded by donations ("Support Our Work") and service arrangements.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Sign-up portal for donors and recipients, partner network.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2015 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.