# Karl Kipke

> Karl Kipke is the founder and CEO of HealthGrowth Pharmacy Solutions, an Austin, Texas company that gives independent and community pharmacies a single ecosystem of lending, advisory, group purchasing, and transition services. A former Wall Street banker who spent 11 years at Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns before turning to venture investing, Kipke built HealthGrowth Capital into a direct lender for pharmacies and closed a $16.8 million debt-and-equity financing package in April 2020 to expand its reach to independent pharmacy owners across the United States.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at HealthGrowth Pharmacy Solutions
- **Organizations:** HealthGrowth Pharmacy Solutions, LLC, HealthGrowth Capital, LLC, HGRx Preferred Health Benefits, Tribal Infrastructure Alliance, REVx Technologies, Inc., Inter Tribal Trade Consortium, Hampshire Air Services LLC
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Founded HealthGrowth Pharmacy Solutions and built it into an all-in-one ecosystem for independent pharmacies, Closed a $16.8 million financing package in April 2020, including a $10M credit facility from Old Hill Partners and a $6.8M Series B equity round, Spent 11 years in senior roles at Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns

## Career timeline

- **1984-1989** — Vice President at Morgan Stanley
- **1989-1994** — Managing Director at Bear Stearns
- **1994-1999** — Managed a family office as an active securities investor
- **2000** — Shifted focus toward venture capital and value creation
- **2013-2022** — Co-Founder at REVx Technologies, Inc.
- **2016** — Founded HealthGrowth Capital / HealthGrowth Pharmacy Solutions and became CEO
- **2020** — Closed a $16.8 million debt-and-equity financing package for HealthGrowth Capital
- **2021** — Became CEO of HGRx Preferred Health Benefits
- **2021** — Co-Founded and became Vice Chairman of Tribal Infrastructure Alliance

## Achievements

- Founded HealthGrowth Pharmacy Solutions and built it into an all-in-one ecosystem for independent pharmacies
- Closed a $16.8 million financing package in April 2020, including a $10M credit facility from Old Hill Partners and a $6.8M Series B equity round
- Spent 11 years in senior roles at Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns
- Founded, funded, scaled and sold multiple businesses across financial services, pet food, consumer electronics and healthcare
- Positioned HealthGrowth as a direct lender and advisory resource for independent pharmacies nationwide

## Latest updates

- **2021-01** — Became CEO of HGRx Preferred Health Benefits, extending HealthGrowth's ecosystem into employee health insurance and business coverage.
- **2021-12** — Co-founded and became Vice Chairman of the Tribal Infrastructure Alliance.

## Links

- Website: https://healthgrowth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-kipke-7545665/

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