Quartzy
| Company type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Laboratory Software Scientific Products Vendor |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Jayant Kulkarni Adam Regelmann |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Jayant Kulkarni CEO Adam Regelmann COO |
| Services | Laboratory management services Procurement services |
Number of employees | 60 Employees |
| Website | www |
Quartzyis an online lab management platform and scientific research supply marketplace. It is a startup company based inHayward, California.Quartzy features include collaborative order requests and supply tracking for labs and research groups, inventory management tools, and product quotes for price comparisons. Quartzy is used by more than 200,000 scientists worldwide.[1][2]
History
[edit]Founding (2011)
[edit]Quartzy[3]was co-founded in 2011 by Jayant Kulkarni and Adam Regelmann, who met atColumbia UniversityasPhDstudents. Kulkarni and Regelmann remain at Quartzy asCEOandCOO,respectively.
The Quartzy Shop (2018)
[edit]In early 2018, Quartzy officially launched its online marketplace known as the Quartzy Shop (formerly the Quartzy Catalog).[4]To date, the marketplace provides access to over three million[5]products and boasts a community of over 1,000 suppliers[6]from across the life science industry. Currently, only Quartzy users based in theUnited Statescan purchase through the Quartzy Shop.
Following the launch of the Quartzy Shop in 2018, the company expanded operations to a nearbyRedwood Citywarehouse.[7]Calling this warehouse the Quartzy Fulfillment Center (or QFC), Quartzy has communicated plans to leverage this expansion, along with a future East Coast site, as sourcing centers for purchases made through its digital marketplace.
Awards
[edit]In 2008, while still in beta,[8]Quartzy received St. Louis'Washington University's Olin Cup, coming out on top of 44 other contestants which was the largest pool of competitors in the Olin Cup's twenty-two year history.[9]
In 2011, Quartzy won Business Insider's Startup 2011 competition.[10]
Fundraising
[edit]Quartzy has raised nearly $25 million[11]in total financing, including aY Combinator-backed seed[12]round, and subsequent Series A[13]and Series B rounds.
References
[edit]- ^Buhr, Sarah."Stanford Partners With Life Sciences Marketplace Quartzy For Campus Lab Supplies".TechCrunch.Retrieved2017-02-04.
- ^Perkel, Jeffrey M. (2015-08-06)."Lab-inventory management: Time to take stock".Nature.524(7563): 125–126.doi:10.1038/524125a.
- ^Quartzy."Quartzy Adds 3 Major Suppliers to Support Scientific Research".prnewswire.Retrieved2017-02-04.
- ^BioSpace."Quartzy Launches Extensive Online Product Catalog of Over 2 Million Lab Supplies From More than 600 Manufacturers".biospace.Retrieved2018-05-09.
- ^Proffitt, Allison."Quartzy Opens Second Distribution Warehouse, Expanding Options To Serve Software Customers".Bio-IT World.Retrieved2018-08-10.
- ^GlobeNewswire."Quartzy Signs On OriGene, Advansta and Jackson ImmunoResearch to Expand Access to Key Lab Supplies".globenewswire.Retrieved2018-05-09.
- ^Quartzy."Quartzy Fulfillment Center: Fast Shipping means Efficient Research".blog.quartzy.Retrieved2018-05-09.
- ^Kolodny, Lora."Medical Technology Dominates at the Olin Cup".The New York Times.Retrieved2018-05-30.
- ^St. Louis Business Journal."Quartzy wins Olin Cup, $50,000".St. Louis Business Journal.Retrieved2018-05-30.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^Shontell, Alyson."Congratulations To Quartzy, Our Startup 2011 Winner!".Business Insider.Retrieved2018-05-30.
- ^Buhr, Sarah."Life Sciences Marketplace Quartzy Raises $17 Million To Build Up The Supply Side".TechCrunch.Retrieved2017-02-04.
- ^Kolodny, Lora."Quartzy Scores $1.2M To Help Life Scientists Stay Organized".WSJ.Retrieved2017-02-04.
- ^Kolodny, Lora."Quartzy Collects $4M To Help Scientists Manage Lab Inventory".WSJ.Retrieved2017-02-04.