# Eric Kinariwala

> Eric Kinariwala is the New York founder and CEO of Capsule, a digital pharmacy he began building in 2015 after a failed errand exposed how much of the pharmacy experience had escaped modern consumer design. A former investor at Bain Capital and Perry Capital, he brought a market analyst's eye to the problem, then spent the next decade learning the messier craft of operating: hiring pharmacists and engineers, rebuilding pharmacy workflows, expanding across US cities and turning company culture into an operating system rather than a slogan.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Capsule
- **Organizations:** Capsule, Bain Capital, Perry Capital
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree; University Scholar, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded Capsule in 2015 and launched the digital pharmacy in New York in 2016., Raised a reported $570 million for Capsule, including a $300 million Series D in 2021., Expanded Capsule beyond New York into multiple US metropolitan markets.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked as an investor at Bain Capital, studying markets, companies and management teams.
- **By 2008** — Invested at Perry Capital in New York and London across retail, healthcare and technology.
- **2015** — Began building Capsule in New York after investigating the failures behind a routine pharmacy errand.
- **2016** — Launched Capsule in New York with a digitally managed pharmacy and delivery model.
- **2020** — Received an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New York award.
- **2021** — Capsule raised a $300 million Series D; reported total funding reached $570 million.
- **2024** — Discussed the evolution of his leadership, brand building, delegation and culture in a founder interview published by Rho.
- **2026** — Appeared on the Care Shift podcast to discuss Capsule's business, technology and use of AI.
- **Recent** — Featured on The Catapult Code in a conversation about Capsule's full-stack operating model and the unseen work involved in rebuilding pharmacy operations.

## Achievements

- Founded Capsule in 2015 and launched the digital pharmacy in New York in 2016.
- Raised a reported $570 million for Capsule, including a $300 million Series D in 2021.
- Expanded Capsule beyond New York into multiple US metropolitan markets.
- Won an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New York award in 2020.
- Was an early investor in Harry's before founding Capsule.
- Built a career spanning investment analysis at Bain Capital and Perry Capital and operating leadership at Capsule.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Appeared on the Care Shift podcast to discuss Capsule's business, technology and use of AI.
- **2024-09** — Discussed founder leadership, delegation, brand and culture in an interview published by Rho and a NY Seed Round video interview.
- **2024-01** — Explained Capsule's business model, consumer design and value-based care ambitions in an interview with the Wharton Health Care Business Conference's The Pulse.

## Links

- Website: https://capsule.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekinariwala
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ekinariwala

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Last updated: 2026-09-28