Dr. Edvard Engesaeth

Founder

Co-founder of Nurx. From Oslo, Norway, high school classmate of Hans Gangeskar. Trained as a physician in Norway (MD from Medical Academy of Warsaw). Inspired to co-found Nurx by how often friends asked him for birth control prescriptions.

Overview

Companies
1
Roles

Companies

1 company
Nurx $116M
Acquired

Telehealth platform providing accessible and affordable healthcare with prescriptions delivered to patients' doors. Started with birth control and PrEP (HIV prevention), then expanded to STI testing, HPV screening, herpes treatment, migraine care, and dermatology. At its peak, Nurx served over 750,000 active patients. Founded by two Norwegian high school classmates who saw how difficult it was to access basic reproductive healthcare.

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