What RxCap does

RxCap, Inc. is a Boston-based, privately held medication adherence technology company founded in 2015 that builds proprietary cellular-connected hardware (smart caps that replace standard prescription vial closures, an LTE-based smart weekly pill organizer co-developed with Centor, and a smart multidose packaging device that detects pouch removals and bridges to Bluetooth physiological devices) combined with a cloud software platform, a patient portal, a consumer mobile app (RxCap Adhere), and an open API library for healthcare enterprise integration. The company's core technology differentiator is automatic LTE data transmission that requires no patient-side app pairing or setup, capturing real-time, event-level medication consumption rather than relying on retrospective metrics such as Proportion of Days Covered (PDC). RxCap is certified in the Epic App Orchard, enabling clinicians to launch adherence programs and view real-time data inside the Epic EMR at the point of care, and integrates with OMRON Connect 2.0, FDB Meducation, ZEPHYRx cloud spirometry, and Wysa's behavioral health platform.

RxCap serves four primary customer segments: (1) pharmacies and providers seeking reimbursable Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) programs under CMS CPT codes 98975–98981; (2) health plans and PBMs pursuing improved STAR ratings and reduced hospitalization costs; (3) device manufacturers seeking differentiated connected product offerings; and (4) life sciences companies for clinical trial adherence and post-commercialization patient support. Named enterprise relationships include Yale Medical, UCLA (clinical study NCT03460587 reporting 90.9% adherence in stroke survivors), OMRON Healthcare, First Databank, ZEPHYRx, Medistics, and Wysa.

The business model combines hardware sales (smart caps, pill organizers, multidose packaging), recurring software and API platform subscriptions (including white-label arrangements), exclusive channel distribution through Centor/Gerresheimer for U.S. pharmacies, and customized managed services for enterprise partners. In April 2024, Gerresheimer acquired a minority equity stake in RxCap and secured exclusive U.S. pharmacy distribution rights through its subsidiary Centor, while appointing a director to RxCap's board—signaling strategic validation and a major channel unlock. As of 2024, RxCap had raised approximately $21.16 million across roughly 22 investors via an SEC Form D exempt offering.

Name

RxCap

Legal name

RxCap, Inc.

Website

https://rxcap.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RxCap is a Boston-based medication adherence technology company providing LTE-connected smart caps, pill organizers, and multidose packaging devices, plus cloud software and APIs, for U.S. pharmacies, health plans, device manufacturers, and life sciences companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medication Adherence Devices

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Medication Adherence, Digital Therapeutics & Remote Coaching (condition-specific programs) (HLALAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medication Adherence, Reminders & Patient Support (HLACAKAF), Patient App, Adherence & Engagement for RPM Programs (HLACAFAJ), Medication Therapy Management (MTM) & Adherence Programs (HLAEAKAH)

Keywords

• Medication adherence monitoring
• Cellular smart caps
• Remote therapeutic monitoring
• Remote patient monitoring
• Digital health adherence devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Connected Device Sales: Sale of proprietary cellular medication adherence devices including smart caps, pill organizers, and multidose packaging devices. Devices can be white-labeled for partners.
2. Software Platform and API Access: Cloud-based software platform for data collection, monitoring, and patient engagement. API access for enterprise integration. Supports reimbursable Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) services.
3. Channel Distribution (Centor/Gerresheimer): Exclusive distribution partnership for U.S. pharmacies through Centor. RxCap provides devices and software, Centor handles pharmacy sales and customer relationships.
4. Strategic Partnership Solutions: Customized solutions for enterprise partners including device customization, white-labeling, and integrated remote monitoring programs.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RxCap designs, manufactures, and sells proprietary cellular LTE-connected medication adherence hardware (smart caps, weekly pill organizers, and multidose packaging devices) and pairs them with cloud-based software, patient-facing portal and mobile apps, and an API library. The platform enables healthcare enterprises to capture real-time medication adherence events and run reimbursable Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) programs.

Product overview

RxCap is a medication adherence partner offering a modular portfolio of software, APIs, and devices for healthcare enterprises. The product portfolio consists of proprietary adherence monitoring hardware (Cellular Smart Caps, Smart Pill Organizer, Smart Multidose Packaging Device, and Proprietary Data Hubs) combined with patient-facing software (Patient Portal, Mobile Apps including RxCap Adhere) and an API Library for developer integration. The platform enables real-time medication adherence monitoring with cellular devices that transmit data automatically without patient setup, supporting remote therapeutic monitoring and remote patient monitoring programs for pharmacies, health plans, device manufacturers, and life sciences companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RxCap Adhere: Patient-facing mobile app for medication adherence tracking with FDB Meducation integration

Products and services

• Cellular Smart Caps Smart caps that attach to standard prescription vials and automatically record and transmit medication adherence data via cellular LTE signals when the vial is opened, designed for healthcare enterprises running remote monitoring and adherence programs.
• Smart Pill Organizer LTE-based weekly pill organizer with LED indicators that automatically captures and transmits real-time medication removal events without requiring patient app installation, available to U.S. pharmacies via Centor (Gerresheimer).
• Smart Multidose Packaging Device Cellular-connected device that automatically tracks when medication pouches are removed from the box and supports all common multidose pouch and sleeve sizes, with optional Bluetooth pairing of physiological devices for additional clinical insight.
• Proprietary Data Hubs Proprietary data collection and transmission hubs that provide secure, zero-friction remote monitoring across RxCap's adherence and integrated physiological devices for healthcare enterprises.
• RxCap Adhere Mobile App Patient-facing mobile app that lets patients import prescribed medications, receive medication reminders, record adherence confirmations, access simplified Meducation instructions, and alert caregivers when doses are missed.
• RxCap API Library Open-architecture API library that enables healthcare enterprises and ecosystem partners to integrate RxCap's adherence and physiological data into their own care management platforms, EHR workflows, and remote monitoring services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90.9% prescription adherence rate observed in clinical study of stroke survivors using RxCap technology
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• WysacoreTechnology or Integration · 24 June 2025Wysa, a global leader in AI-driven behavioral health support, announced a strategic partnership with RxCap to bring remote monitoring technology into Wysa's care platform. Through this integration, Wysa's healthcare clients can deploy RxCap's connected adherence devices and cloud-based software directly within their existing care workflows. The collaboration gives provider clients real-time insights into medication adherence to help drive better patient outcomes and more effective care management.
• Centor (Gerresheimer)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 23 April 2025Centor Inc., a Gerresheimer company and leading provider of regulatory compliant prescription containers and remote care solutions, co-developed a new LTE-based smart weekly pill organizer with RxCap. The smart pill organizer is now available to U.S. pharmacies through Centor's remote monitoring service. This partnership solidifies Centor's position as a leader in innovative drug containment and medication adherence solutions.
• Gerresheimer / CentorflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 29 April 2024Gerresheimer, an innovative systems and solutions provider and global partner for the pharma, biotech and cosmetics industries, partnered with RxCap and acquired a minority stake. Under the terms of the agreement, Gerresheimer's subsidiary Centor receives the exclusive distribution rights for pharmacies in the U.S. for adherence solutions by RxCap, consisting of connected prescription vial closure devices and complementary cloud-based software. Centor is the U.S. market leader in prescription vials and is uniquely positioned to enable smart adherence solutions through existing pharmacy workflows. Gerresheimer will also appoint a representative to RxCap's Board of Directors.
• ZEPHYRxcoreTechnology or Integration · 19 September 2022RxCap partnered with ZEPHYRx LLC, a remote respiratory monitoring solutions provider, to integrate the ZEPHYRx cloud spirometry platform with RxCap's remote monitoring platform. With this partnership, RxCap's enterprise customers can monitor the lung function of their patients with serious pulmonary conditions. The combination enables medication adherence data from RxCap's devices combined with real-time pulmonary function test data from ZEPHYRx to improve patient outcomes.
• MedisticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Medistics LLC, a New Jersey-based care management company, partnered with RxCap to provide a comprehensive Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) solution. The partnership enables Qualified Health Care Professionals (QHCPs) to offer reimbursable services by utilizing existing RPM/RTM programs for their patients, providing more personalized and proactive care.
• EpiccoreTechnology or Integration · 4 May 2021RxCap achieved certification and availability of their prescription adherence platform within the Epic App Orchard. The integration enables doctors and clinicians to access real-time medication adherence data directly within Epic EMR workflows at the point of care, within seconds. Clinicians can also access additional medication handling information like humidity and temperature data through RxCap's portal directly integrated with Epic.
• First Databank (FDB)coreTechnology or Integration · 20 October 2020First Databank (FDB), the leading provider of drug and medical device knowledge, partnered with RxCap to release a patient-facing mobile app (RxCap Adhere) that allows patients to import personalized medication instructions from FDB Meducation. The app includes medication reminders, adherence confirmation, and access to educational materials written at 5th- to 8th-grade reading level.
• OMRON HealthcarecoreTechnology or Integration · 6 January 2020OMRON Healthcare partnered with RxCap to integrate smart medication caps with OMRON Connect 2.0 digital health service. Through the partnership, OMRON Connect 2.0 pairs with RxCap smart medication caps to monitor adherence and set reminders to take specific medications, fostering patient-doctor dialogue and providing personalized insights.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AdhereTech: AdhereTech makes connected smart pill bottles that automatically track medication adherence and send real-time reminders, directly overlapping with RxCap's smart cap and adherence device portfolio for pharma and health system customers.
• Medisafe: Medisafe is a digital medication adherence platform combining a patient app, reminders, and analytics for pharma and health plans — directly comparable to RxCap's patient-facing app and adherence analytics stack.
• eTectRx: eTectRx produces the ID-Cap system, a smart cap with embedded ingestible event marker that confirms actual medication ingestion — a close technical peer to RxCap's smart cap adherence technology.
• MedMinder: MedMinder provides connected pill dispensers with cellular connectivity and adherence reminders for pharmacies, patients, and caregivers — competing in the same pharmacy-channel smart adherence category as RxCap.
• Spencer Health Solutions: Spencer Health Solutions offers a connected medication dispensing and adherence platform with integrated RPM, serving pharma, payers, and providers with a comparable hardware-plus-software model to RxCap.
• Hero Health: Hero Health makes a smart pill dispenser with reminders and adherence tracking, competing in the connected medication management space where RxCap's smart pill organizer and multidose devices operate.

Emerging players

• Propeller Health (ResMed): Propeller Health provides connected inhaler sensors and respiratory adherence platforms, overlapping with RxCap's adherence + physiological device integration strategy in chronic respiratory care.

Broad incumbents

• Vivify Health: Vivify Health is an established RPM/RTM platform serving health systems and payers with broader remote care workflows, competing with RxCap on the enterprise RTM billing side.
• Health Recovery Solutions (HRS): HRS provides RPM kits, software, and clinical workflow tools for hospitals and home health agencies, offering a broader RPM alternative to RxCap's adherence-focused platform.
• Caregility: Caregility is a broader virtual care and RPM platform serving health systems, with adjacent adherence and remote monitoring capabilities that overlap RxCap's enterprise RPM/RTM positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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