# Milk Stork

> Milk Stork is the first breast milk shipping and lactation logistics company, helping breastfeeding parents who travel for work or return to the office ship pumped milk home in pre-paid, refrigerated and shelf-stable kits. Offered as an employer benefit by hundreds of companies including Pinterest, Capital One, SpaceX and Nissan, it has shipped tens of thousands of kits across more than 100 countries.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founders:** Kate Torgersen (Founder & CEO), Mike Torgersen (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~23 employees
- **Products:** Pump & Tote, Pump & Ship, Pump & Post (international), Return-to-Work Benefit, Lactation Consulting
- **Notable:** First company built specifically to ship breast milk for traveling parents, Adopted by 850+ employers worldwide, Shipments completed from 100+ countries

## Products & services

- **Pump & Tote** — Refrigerated shipping kit for traveling parents to overnight pumped breast milk home from anywhere in the U.S.
- **Pump & Ship** — Shelf-stable shipping option that processes breast milk for non-refrigerated transit, used for international and longer trips.
- **Pump & Post (international)** — International shipping options for parents traveling outside the U.S.
- **Return-to-Work Benefit** — Employer-sponsored package supporting parents through the return-to-office transition, including pumping supplies and lactation support.
- **Lactation Consulting** — Access to certified lactation consultants for employees of partner companies.

## Achievements

- First company built specifically to ship breast milk for traveling parents
- Adopted by 850+ employers worldwide
- Shipments completed from 100+ countries
- Featured by TIME, ABC News, The Bump, Fast Company

## Latest updates

- **2020-10** — Raised $1M venture round led by Backstage Capital.
- **2023** — Hired first Head of Product, Tiffany Aquino, MPH.
- **2024** — Launched #MilkBankChallenge with ConceiveAbilities to donate one million ounces of breast milk.

## Links

- Website: https://milkstork.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/milkstork
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MilkStork
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milkstork/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/MilkStork

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Last updated: 2026-06-28