A description of the risks and uncertainties associated with our business and ownership of our Class A common stock is set forth below. You should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The occurrence of any of the events or developments described below could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects. In such an event, the market price of our Class A common stock could decline. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including the risks described below. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
Summary of Principal Risk Factors
•We have experienced rapid growth in recent fiscal years and expect to continue to invest in our growth for the foreseeable future. High levels of growth may not be achieved in future periods and may not generate a corresponding improvement in our results of operations.
•We may not be able to maintain our profitability in any given period.
•Our results of operations, as well as the performance of our key metrics, may fluctuate on a quarterly and annual basis, which may result in us failing to meet the expectations of industry and securities analysts or our investors.
•If we are unable to expand or maintain the scope of our offerings, including the number and type of products and services that we offer, the number and quality of Providers serving our customers, and the number and types of conditions capable of being treated through our platform, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
•If we are unable to successfully market to new customers and retain existing customers, or if evolving privacy, healthcare, or other laws or regulations prevent or limit our marketing activities, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed.
•We operate in highly competitive markets and face competition from large, well-established healthcare providers, traditional retailers, pharmaceutical providers and technology companies with significant resources, and, as a result, we may not be able to compete effectively.
•Our investments in and use of artificial intelligence may not produce the benefits we expect and could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
•Our brand is integral to our success. If we fail to effectively maintain, promote, and enhance our brand in a cost-effective manner, our business and competitive advantage may be harmed.
•If the Affiliated Medical Groups are unable to attract and retain high-quality Providers to perform services on our platform, or if we are unable to develop or maintain satisfactory relationships with these Providers or the Affiliated Medical Groups, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
•Acquisitions and investments could result in operating difficulties, dilution, and other harmful consequences that may adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, if we are not able to identify and successfully acquire suitable businesses, our results of operations and prospects could be harmed.
•Expansion into international markets is important for our growth, and as we expand internationally, we will face additional business, political, legal, regulatory, operational, financial, and economic risks, any of which could increase our costs and hinder such growth.
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•We operate in a highly regulated, dynamic environment and are subject to an increasing number of laws and regulations as a result of the various components of our existing business, including telehealth, pharmacy, compounding, our expansion into new areas such as peptide development and laboratory testing services and operations, our expansion into artificial intelligence, and our expansion into new markets. If we fail to comply with applicable laws and/or governmental regulations, we could face substantial penalties, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected, and we may be required to restructure our operations.
•We have been, and in the future may be, subject to actions and public statements by U.S. federal and state government officials and agencies, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and reputation.
•From time to time we are subject to legal and regulatory proceedings and inquiries, any of which may be costly to defend and could materially harm our business and results of operations.
•Disruption to our global supply chain, including as a result of evolving laws and regulations, can impact our operations in ways that may be difficult to predict or control, may require us to modify or discontinue certain supplier relationships, sourcing strategies, or operational processes, and may result in delays in product availability, increased costs for compliance or alternative sourcing, or the need to shift to different third-party partners. The breadth and scale of our operations increase the complexity and extent of our compliance and regulatory obligations.
•If any of our Facilities are unable to obtain and/or maintain necessary licenses and permits, or if any of the Facilities or our operations fail to comply with applicable laws and regulatory requirements, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
•Evolving government regulations and enforcement activities may require increased costs or adversely affect our results of operations.
•Our use, disclosure, and other processing of personal information, including health information, is subject to extensive U.S. federal, state, provincial, and foreign privacy and security laws and regulations, and any alleged or actual failure to comply with those requirements could materially adversely affect our business.
•Security breaches, loss of data, and other disruptions could compromise sensitive information related to our business or customers, or prevent us from accessing critical information and expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business and our reputation.
•We may require additional capital to support business growth, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
•Our dual class common stock structure has the effect of concentrating voting power with our Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Andrew Dudum, which limits an investor’s ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.
•The market price of our Class A common stock has been and may continue to be volatile.
Risks Related to Our Business
We have experienced rapid growth in recent fiscal years and expect to continue to invest in our growth for the foreseeable future. High levels of growth may not be achieved in future periods and may not generate a corresponding improvement in our results of operations.
We have experienced a period of rapid growth in our revenue, operations and headcount in recent fiscal years. We grew our revenue from $872.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, to $1,476.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, to $2,347.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. Our number of employees has also increased significantly over the last few years, from 1,046 employees as of December 31, 2023 to 2,442 employees as of December 31, 2025. We have also completed multiple acquisitions, expanded into new specialties, geographies, and markets, and significantly increased the size of our customer base.
We have encountered and will continue to encounter significant risks and uncertainties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing and heavily regulated industries, such as attracting new customers and Providers to our platform,
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retaining our customers and encouraging them to utilize new offerings we make available, increasing the number of conditions that can be treated by Providers through our platform, operating our Facilities and the compounding and distribution of pharmaceutical products, competition from other companies, including online healthcare providers and traditional healthcare providers, hiring, integrating, training, and retaining skilled personnel, verifying the identity of customers and credentials of Providers serving our customers, developing new solutions, determining prices for our solutions, unforeseen expenses, challenges in forecasting accuracy, and new or adverse regulatory developments affecting the use of telehealth, pharmaceutical products or operations, including compounding, data privacy, use of artificial intelligence, peptide development, laboratory testing services or other aspects of the healthcare industry. Additional risks include our ability to effectively manage growth and process, store, protect, and use personal data in compliance with governmental regulation, contractual obligations, and other legal obligations related to privacy and security. If our assumptions regarding these and other similar risks and uncertainties that relate to our business, which we use to plan our business, are incorrect or change as we gain more experience operating our platform or continue to expand into the treatment of new conditions, or if we do not address these challenges successfully, our operating and financial results could differ materially from our expectations and our business could suffer.
We anticipate that we will continue to significantly expand our operations in the near-to-medium term. This growth has placed, and future growth will place, a significant strain on our management, administrative, operational, and financial infrastructure. Our success will depend in part on our ability to continue to manage this growth effectively and execute our business plan. There can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful or that we will not encounter operational difficulties that may have a negative impact on growth and profitability. To manage the expected growth of our operations, we will need to continue to improve our operational, financial, and management controls and our reporting systems and procedures, and we will need to ensure that we maintain high levels of customer support. Failure to effectively manage growth and execute our business plan could result in difficulty or delays in increasing the size of our customer base, declines in quality of customer support or customer satisfaction, increases in costs, difficulties in introducing new products or services, or other operational difficulties, and any of these difficulties could adversely affect our business performance and results of operations.
If we are unable to expand or maintain the scope of our offerings, including the number and type of products and services that we offer, the number and quality of Providers serving our customers, and the number and types of conditions capable of being treated through our platform, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
We provide customers with access to non-prescription products, telehealth-based consultations with Providers, laboratory testing services, and certain prescription products that may be prescribed by Providers in connection with telehealth consultations. In order for our business to continue growing, we need to maintain and continue expanding the scope of products and services we offer our customers, including telehealth consultations, prescription medication for additional conditions, and non-prescription health and wellness products and services. The introduction of new products, services, or technologies, including disruptive technologies by market participants, including us, can quickly make our products and services obsolete and unmarketable. Additionally, changes in laws and regulations (or interpretation or enforcement thereof) could impact the usefulness of our platform or offerings and could necessitate changes or modifications to our platform or offerings to accommodate such changes. Alternatively, the introduction of new products, services or technologies could expose us to new or increased regulatory risks, including with respect to healthcare, privacy, or consumer protection laws, either through the provision of such products, services, or technologies, or by virtue of the new or expanded personal and health information we acquire from customers to support such offerings. We invest substantial resources in researching and developing new offerings and enhancing our solutions by incorporating additional features, improving functionality, and adding other improvements to meet our customers’ evolving demands. The success of any enhancements or improvements to our services or any new offerings depends on a number of factors, including timely completion, competitive pricing, adequate quality testing, integration with new and existing technologies, regulatory compliance, and overall market acceptance. We may not succeed in developing, marketing, and delivering on a timely and cost-effective basis enhancements or improvements to our products or services or any new offerings that respond to continued changes in market demands or new customer requirements, and any enhancements or improvements to our products or services or any new offerings may not achieve market acceptance. Since developing enhancements to our products and services and the launch of new offerings can be complex, the timetable for the release of new offerings and enhancements to our existing products and services is difficult to predict, and we may not launch new offerings and updates as rapidly as our current or prospective customers require or expect.
The regulatory landscape applicable to compounded GLP-1s continues to rapidly evolve, which could result in penalties, changes to our business practices or other adverse consequences. We began offering certain compounded GLP-1 offerings in May 2024 as part of our U.S. weight loss offering. We currently only use 503A compounding pharmacies for the fulfillment and dispensing of compounded GLP-1 products. In February 2026, the FDA issued a statement indicating that the agency intends to restrict GLP-1 active pharmaceutical ingredients intended for use in non-FDA-approved compounded drugs that are
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being mass-marketed as similar alternatives to FDA-approved drugs. We were directly named in the FDA Statement. Also in February 2026, the General Counsel of HHS issued a statement on X indicating that HHS had referred us to the DOJ for investigation for potential violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and applicable Title 18 provisions. At this time, it is unclear what actions the FDA, HHS, or DOJ may take; however, any such actions could require significant resources to address and may result in reputational harm, operational disruptions, or increased costs.
In March 2026, we announced a strategic shift for our U.S. weight loss offering. As a result, we evolved our United States weight loss offering to match our global approach towards providing access to branded GLP-1 medications, and offering access to compounded GLP-1 products through the platform on a limited scale. In addition, we launched a membership program for our weight loss offerings. In connection with the strategic shift and membership program, we face risks related to customer acquisition, pricing, and retention. Customers who previously accessed compounded alternatives may be unwilling or unable to transition to branded therapies, which could adversely affect demand, conversion rates, and revenue. In addition, our margins may be impacted by the cost of procuring branded medications and limitations on our ability to pass through price increases. We may also experience operational and financial variability during this transition, including changes in customer behavior, increased churn, or reduced engagement. Further, our reliance on third-party manufacturers and supply chains for branded GLP-1 products exposes us to potential supply disruptions, pricing changes, and contractual limitations outside of our control.
Any new offerings or product or service enhancements that we develop may not be introduced in a timely or cost-effective manner, may contain errors or defects, or may not achieve the market acceptance necessary to generate sufficient revenue. In addition, any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with any foreign, federal, state, or local laws or regulations with respect to any new offering or product or service enhancement could adversely affect our reputation, brand, and business, and may result in claims, proceedings, or actions against us by governmental entities, consumers, suppliers, competitors, or others or other liabilities that may require us to change our operations and/or cease offering certain products or services. Moreover, even if we introduce new offerings, we may experience a decline in revenue of our existing offerings that is not offset by revenue from the new offerings. In addition, we may lose existing customers who choose a competitor’s products and services. This could result in a temporary or permanent revenue shortfall and adversely affect our business.
If we are unable to successfully market to new customers and retain existing customers, or if evolving privacy, healthcare, or other laws or regulations prevent or limit our marketing activities, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed.
We generate revenue from our platform by selling non-prescription health and personal care products to consumers and offering consumers a technology-driven platform to access telehealth consultations with Providers, who may prescribe customers certain prescription medications or order laboratory tests. Unless we are able to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and maintain our wholesale partnerships, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be harmed.
In order to attract new customers and make available information about our offerings to existing customers to purchase our offerings, we use social media, emails, text messages, influencers, television commercials, and other marketing strategies to reach potential and existing customers. Foreign, federal and state laws and regulations governing the privacy and security of personal information, including healthcare data, are evolving rapidly and could impact our ability to identify and market to potential and existing customers. Similarly, certain foreign, federal and state laws regulate, and in some cases limit, the use of discounts, promotions, and other marketing strategies in the healthcare industry. If foreign, federal, state, or local laws or regulations governing our marketing activities become more restrictive or are interpreted by governmental authorities to prohibit or limit these activities, our ability to attract new customers and retain customers would be affected and our business could be materially harmed. In addition, any failure, or perceived failure, by us or other telehealth companies to comply with any foreign, federal, state, or local laws or regulations governing our marketing activities could adversely affect the perception of our industry, our reputation, brand, and business. We have received, and may in the future face, claims alleging violations of foreign, federal, state or local laws related to tracking technologies. While we do not expect any such claims of violations to have a material impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations, any claims, proceedings, or actions against us by governmental entities, consumers, suppliers, competitors, or others, or other liabilities, may require us to change our operations and/or cease using certain marketing strategies.
Changes to social networking, advertising platforms’ or mobile device or other operating systems’ terms of use; terms of service or traffic algorithms that limit promotional communications or impose restrictions that would limit our ability or our customers’ ability to send communications through their platforms; disruptions or downtime experienced by these platforms; or reductions in the use of or engagement with social networking or advertising platforms by customers and potential customers could also harm our business. Additionally, changes in regulations or the business practices of third parties could limit our ability, and the ability of search engines and social media platforms, to collect data from users and engage in targeted
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advertising, which could negatively impact the effectiveness of our digital marketing. For example, in 2025, Meta implemented changes to the use of certain types of health-related data for ad targeting purposes. The regulation of the use of cookies and other current online tracking and advertising practices, or a loss in our ability to make effective use of services that employ such practices, could adversely affect our business if we are unable to adjust our marketing practices accordingly. As laws and regulations rapidly evolve to govern the use of these channels, the failure by us, our employees or third parties acting at our direction to abide by applicable laws and regulations in the use of these channels could adversely affect our reputation or subject us to fines or other penalties. In addition, our employees or third parties acting at our direction may knowingly or inadvertently make use of social media in ways that could lead to the loss or infringement of intellectual property, as well as the public disclosure of proprietary, confidential, or sensitive personal information of our business, employees, consumers or others. Any such inappropriate use of social media, emails, and text messages could also cause reputational damage and adversely affect our business.
Additionally, we collect consumer data, including email addresses and phone numbers, to further our marketing efforts with such consumers. If we fail to adequately or accurately collect such data or if our data collection systems are breached or information therein is misused, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed. Further, any failure, or perceived failure, by us, or any third parties processing such data, to comply with privacy policies or with any foreign, federal or state healthcare, privacy or consumer protection-related laws, regulations, industry self-regulatory principles, industry standards or codes of conduct, regulatory guidance, orders to which we may be subject or other legal obligations relating to privacy, consumer consent, or consumer protection could adversely affect our reputation, brand, and business, and may result in claims, proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities, consumers, suppliers, or others, or other liabilities, or may require us to change our operations and/or cease using certain data sets.
Use of social media and influencers may materially and adversely affect our reputation or subject us to fines or other penalties.
We use third-party social media platforms as part of our marketing strategy. For example, our brands maintain Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok accounts. We also maintain relationships with many social media influencers and engage in sponsorship initiatives. As existing e-commerce and social media platforms continue to rapidly evolve and new platforms develop, we expect to maintain a presence on these existing platforms and an important part of our marketing strategy is to establish and maintain a presence on new or emerging popular social media platforms. If we are unable to cost-effectively use social media platforms as marketing tools, if the social media platforms we use change their policies or algorithms, or if evolving laws and regulations limit how we can market through these channels, if at all, we may not be able to fully optimize our use of such platforms and our ability to retain current customers and acquire new customers may suffer. Any such failure could adversely affect our reputation, revenue, and results of operations.
In addition, an increase in our use of social media for product promotion and marketing may increase the burden on us to monitor compliance of such materials, and increase the risk that such materials could contain problematic product or marketing claims in violation of applicable regulations. For example, in some cases, the Federal Trade Commission has sought enforcement action where an endorsement has failed to clearly and conspicuously disclose a financial relationship or material connection between an influencer and an advertiser. FDA may also bring enforcement actions for false or misleading advertising and promotion of prescription drugs, including compounded drugs, and medical devices. In recent years, FDA has issued multiple untitled letters related to false or misleading promotion by influencers and/or using social media and is increasingly focused on claims made in direct-to-consumer advertisements. Although we contract with and monitor our influencers’ posts on social media, they may fail to comply with our content-related requirements, and if we were held responsible for any false, misleading, or otherwise unlawful content of their posts or their actions, we could be fined or subjected to other monetary liabilities or required to alter our practices, which could have an adverse impact on our business and reputation.
A failure to accurately identify promising influencers to use and endorse our offerings or a failure to enter into cost-effective influencer arrangements may have an adverse effect on our reputation or business. Moreover, the cost to enter into arrangements with influencers may increase over time, which could have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
Promoting prescription medicines via influencers is strictly prohibited in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Canada. Regulators have increased scrutiny of social media posts, sponsored content, and discount codes that illegally advertise prescription medicines to the public, particularly for high-profile prescription medicines such as weight loss treatments. Influencer endorsements for prescription medicines constitute a breach of advertising law and can lead to investigations, compliance notices, and enforcement actions. While over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and medical devices may be promoted
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using influencers, this is only permitted under strict advertising and disclosure rules. The promotion of prescription medicines is restricted to communications directed at healthcare professionals, not the general public. Any failure to comply with applicable advertising, promotion, or disclosure laws in these jurisdictions could subject us to regulatory investigations, fines, reputational harm, and restrictions on our marketing activities.
In order to maintain and grow our business, we must maintain credibility and confidence among customers, analysts, investors, and other parties in our long-term financial viability and business prospects. In particular, our offerings, business, results of operations, and statements and actions of our company and management are subject to significant amounts of commentary by a range of third parties. Negative commentary or publicity regarding our business, the industry in which we operate, our offerings, members of our management team, or influencers who endorse our products and other third parties who are affiliated with or endorse us, may also be posted on social media platforms or appear in other media. Influencers with whom we maintain endorsement arrangements could engage in behavior or use their platforms to communicate with our customers in a manner that reflects poorly on our brand and may be attributed to us or otherwise adversely affect our reputation. Any such commentary could impact our reputation or brand and affect our ability to attract and retain customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
If we are unable to continue to expand our marketing infrastructure, we may fail to increase the usage of our platform to meet our forecasts.
In the United States, we derive a substantial majority of our revenue from customers’ subscription-based purchases of prescription products made available through our platform. We expect to continue to expand the conditions for which customers can seek treatment from Providers through our platform, and as a result, new customer acquisition is integral to our business. Our financial condition and results of operations are and will continue to be highly dependent on the ability of our marketing function to adequately promote, market, and attract customers to our platform and offerings in a manner that complies with applicable laws and regulations and at a cost that does not exceed our current budget allocated to marketing.
A key element of our business strategy is the continued expansion of our marketing infrastructure to drive customer enrollment. As we increase our marketing efforts in connection with the expansion of our platform offerings, we will need to further expand the reach of our marketing networks. Our future success in this area will depend on our ability to continue to hire, train, retain, and motivate a skilled marketing workforce with significant industry-specific knowledge in various areas, including direct-to-consumer business models, e-commerce, technology, healthcare, and the regulatory restrictions related thereto, as well as the competitive landscape for our solutions.
If we are unable to continue to expand our marketing capabilities, we may not be able to effectively expand the scope of our platform to attract new customers and give our existing customers access to additional treatment options. Relatedly, if any of our marketing platforms significantly increase their advertising fees, our ability to expand our marketing reach will be greatly impeded. Any such failure could adversely affect our reputation, revenue, and results of operations.
Our brand is integral to our success. If we fail to effectively maintain, promote, and enhance our brand in a cost-effective manner, our business and competitive advantage may be harmed.
We believe that maintaining and enhancing our reputation and brand recognition is critical to our relationships with existing customers, Providers, strategic partners, Partner Pharmacies, and other suppliers, and to our ability to attract new customers, Providers, strategic partners, Partner Pharmacies, and other suppliers. The promotion of our brand requires us to make substantial investments, and we anticipate that, given the highly competitive nature of our market, these marketing initiatives may become more challenging to execute successfully and increasingly expensive. Brand promotion and marketing activities may not be successful or yield increased revenue, and to the extent that these activities yield increased revenue, the increased revenue may not offset the expenses we incur and our results of operations could be harmed. In addition, any factor that diminishes our reputation or that of our management, including failing to meet the expectations of our customers, Providers, or partners, could harm our reputation and brand and make it substantially more difficult for us to attract new customers, Providers, and partners. (See “–Use of social media and influencers may materially and adversely affect our reputation or subject us to fines or other penalties”). Additionally, unexpected side effects or safety or efficacy concerns with our offerings, including compounded injectable semaglutide or GLP-1s as a class, significant changes in demand, litigation or regulatory proceedings and investigations, negative publicity, recalls, pressure from existing or new competitive products, or changes in labeling or pricing for these medications, could materially impact our reputation, which could negatively affect our business, stock price, prospects, and/or our results of operations. If we do not successfully maintain and enhance our reputation and brand
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recognition in a cost-effective manner, our business may not grow and we could lose our relationships with customers, Providers, and partners, which could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The failure of our offerings to achieve and maintain market acceptance could result in us achieving revenue below our expectations, which could cause our business, financial condition, and results of operations to be materially and adversely affected.
Our current business strategy is highly dependent on our platform and offerings achieving and maintaining market acceptance. Market acceptance and adoption of our business model and our offerings may depend on educating potential customers who may find our offerings useful, as well as potential partners, suppliers, and Providers, as to the distinct features, ease-of-use, positive lifestyle impact, cost savings, and other perceived benefits of our offerings as compared to those of competitors. If we are not successful in demonstrating to existing and potential customers the benefits of our offerings, our revenue may decline or we may fail to increase our revenue in line with our forecasts.
Achieving and maintaining market acceptance of our model and our offerings could be negatively impacted by many factors, including:
•perceived risks associated with the use of our platform, telehealth or similar technologies generally, including those related to privacy, customer data (including personal and health information), and the use of artificial intelligence;
•perceived risks associated with compounded medications, including the prescribing, compounding, safety, efficacy, fulfillment, distribution, and marketing of such medications;
•our inability to expand into new conditions and/or to attract and retain qualified Providers;
•regulatory developments that affect our business, including in healthcare, data privacy and security, consumer protection, and artificial intelligence;
•competitors offering telehealth options or technologies for customers and the rate of acceptance of those solutions as compared to our platform;
•perceived difficulty or complexity of obtaining a medical consultation or prescription on our platform;
•dissatisfaction with our pricing or billing practices;
•the ability of the Facilities to meet inventory and product fulfillment expectations;
•negative reviews of Providers treating our customers;
•perceived ethical questions and potential negative public perception surrounding the use of customer data and artificial intelligence; and
•unsatisfactory suggestions made by artificial intelligence tools.
In addition, our business model and the offerings we make available may be perceived by potential customers, Providers, suppliers, and partners to be less trustworthy or effective than traditional medical care or competitive telehealth options, and people may be unwilling to change their current health regimens or adopt our offerings. Consumers who have healthcare insurance coverage may not wish to use our platform to access healthcare services or products for which insurance reimbursement is not available. Moreover, we believe that Providers can be slow to change their treatment practices or approaches because of perceived liability risks or distrust of departures from traditional practice. Accordingly, we may face resistance to our offerings from brick-and-mortar Providers.
The market for our model and services is relatively new, rapidly evolving, and increasingly competitive, as the healthcare industry in the United States is undergoing significant structural change and consolidation, which makes it difficult to forecast demand for our offerings.
The market for our model is relatively new, rapidly evolving and increasingly competitive. We are expanding our business by offering technology-driven access to consultation and treatment options for new conditions, including the utilization and integration of artificial intelligence in our offerings, but it is uncertain whether our offerings will achieve and sustain high levels of demand and market adoption. Our future financial performance depends in part on growth in this market, our ability to market effectively and in a cost-efficient manner, and our ability to adapt to emerging demands of existing and potential customers and the evolving regulatory landscape. It is difficult to predict the future growth rate and size of our target market. Negative publicity concerning telehealth generally, our offerings (including compounded offerings), customer success on our platform, or our market as a whole could limit market acceptance of our business model and offerings. If our customers do not
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perceive the benefits of our offerings, or if our offerings do not drive customer use and enrollment, then our market and our customer base may not continue to develop, or they may develop more slowly than we expect. Our success depends in part on the willingness of Providers and healthcare organizations to partner with us, increase their use of telehealth and pharmaceutical compounding, and our ability to demonstrate the value of our technology to Providers, as well as our existing and potential customers. If Providers, healthcare organizations or regulators work in opposition to us or if we are unable to reduce healthcare costs or drive positive health outcomes for our customers, then the market for our offerings may not continue to develop, or it might develop more slowly than we expect. Similarly, negative publicity regarding customer confidentiality and privacy in the context of telehealth and artificial intelligence could limit market acceptance of our business model and offerings.
The healthcare industry in the United States is continually undergoing or threatened with significant structural change and is rapidly evolving. We believe demand for our offerings has been driven in part by rapidly growing costs in the traditional healthcare system, difficulties accessing the healthcare system, patient stigma associated with sensitive medical conditions, the movement toward patient-centricity and personalized healthcare, advances in technology, and general movement to telehealth. Widespread acceptance of personalized healthcare enabled by technology and pharmaceutical compounding is critical to our future growth and success. A reduction in the growth of technology-enabled personalized healthcare could reduce the demand for our services and result in a lower revenue growth rate or decreased revenue. Additionally, in the United States, the majority of our revenue is driven by products and services offered through our platform on a subscription basis, and the adoption of subscription business models is still relatively new, especially in the healthcare industry. If customers do not shift to subscription business models and subscription health management tools do not achieve widespread adoption, or if there is a reduction in demand for subscription products and services or subscription health management tools, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Additionally, if healthcare or healthcare benefits trends shift or entirely new technologies are developed that replace existing offerings, our existing or future products or services could be rendered obsolete and require that we materially change our technology or business model. If we are unable to do so, our business could be adversely affected. In addition, we may experience difficulties with software development, industry standards, design or marketing that could delay or prevent our development, introduction, or implementation of new options on our platform and any enhancements thereto. Any such difficulties may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Competitive platforms or other technological breakthroughs for the monitoring, management, treatment, or prevention of medical conditions may adversely affect demand for our offerings.
Our ability to achieve our strategic objectives will depend, among other things, on our ability to continue to enable fast and efficient telehealth consultations, maintain comprehensive and affordable offerings, ensure the successful operation of the Facilities, and deliver an accessible and reliable platform that is more appealing and user-friendly than available alternatives. Our competitors, as well as a number of other companies and providers, within and outside the healthcare industry, are pursuing new devices, delivery technologies, sensing technologies, procedures, treatments, drugs, and other therapies for the monitoring and treatment of medical conditions. Any technological breakthroughs in monitoring, treatment, or prevention of medical conditions, including through disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, that we are unable to similarly leverage could reduce the potential market for our offerings, which could significantly reduce our revenue and our potential to grow certain aspects of our business.
The introduction by competitors of solutions or offerings that are or claim to be superior to our platform or offerings may create market confusion, which may make it difficult for potential customers to differentiate between the benefits of our offerings and the benefits of other competitive solutions. In addition, the entry of multiple new products may lead some of our competitors to employ pricing strategies that could adversely affect the pricing of products and services we make available. If a competitor develops a product or business that competes with or is perceived to be superior to our offerings, or if a competitor employs strategies that place downward pressure on pricing within our industry, our revenue may decline significantly or may not increase in line with our forecasts, either of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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We operate in highly competitive markets and face competition from large, well-established healthcare providers, traditional retailers, pharmaceutical providers, and technology companies with significant resources, and, as a result, we may not be able to compete effectively.
The markets for healthcare and technology are intensely competitive, subject to rapid change, and significantly affected by new product and technological introductions and other market activities of industry participants. We compete directly not only with other established telehealth providers but also traditional healthcare providers, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, clinical laboratories, large retailers that sell non-prescription products, including, for example, over-the-counter medical devices, nutritional supplements, vitamins, and hair care treatments, as well as technology companies entering into the health and wellness industry. Our current competitors include traditional healthcare providers expanding into the telehealth market, incumbent telehealth providers, as well as new entrants into our market that are focused on direct-to-consumer healthcare or healthcare technology. Our competitors further include enterprise-focused companies that may enter the direct-to-consumer healthcare industry, pharmaceutical companies that have entered the direct-to-consumer healthcare industry, as well as direct-to-consumer healthcare providers and technology companies. We may also increasingly be viewed by pharmaceutical companies as competing with them as customers seek out personalized solutions. Many of our current and potential competitors may have greater name and brand recognition, longer operating histories, or significantly greater resources than we do, or may be able to offer products and services similar to those offered on our platform at more attractive prices than we can. Further, our current or potential competitors may be acquired by third parties with greater available resources, which has occurred and may continue to occur in our industry. In addition, our competitors have established, and may in the future establish, cooperative relationships with vendors of complementary products, technologies, or services to increase the availability of their solutions in the marketplace. As a result, our competitors may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards, or customer requirements and may have the ability to initiate or withstand substantial price competition.
New competitors or alliances may emerge that have greater market share, a larger customer base, more widely adopted proprietary technologies, greater marketing expertise, and greater financial resources, which could put us at a competitive disadvantage.
Our ability to compete effectively depends on our ability to distinguish our company and our offerings from our competitors and their products, and includes factors such as:
•accessibility, ease of use and convenience;
•price and affordability;
•personalization;
•brand recognition;
•long-term outcomes;
•breadth and efficacy of offerings;
•perceived and actual product quality and safety;
•market penetration;
•marketing resources and effectiveness;
•partnerships and alliances;
•relationships with Providers, suppliers and partners; and
•regulatory compliance resources.
If we are unable to successfully compete with existing and potential competitors, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our investments in and use of artificial intelligence may not produce the benefits we expect and could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We have made, and expect to continue to make, significant investments in AI-enabled capabilities to enhance the customer experience, improve customer service and operational efficiency, support provider and internal workflows, develop new products and features, and strengthen our technology platform. By leveraging data generated through our integrated platform, we seek to improve the performance and effectiveness of our products, services, and technology platform. These investments
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have required and will require significant expenditures on technology, infrastructure, and specialized talent, and may take longer than expected to develop, deploy, or achieve meaningful adoption or commercial benefit. If these investments fail to produce the benefits we expect or generate an adequate return on the anticipated timeline, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
The development and deployment of AI involve significant risks, and there can be no assurance that our AI-enabled capabilities will perform as intended or improve our products, services, operations, or profitability. AI may produce inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading outputs, biased results, or other unintended outcomes that adversely affect customer interactions, provider workflows, operational efficiency, or other aspects of our business. Any actual or perceived failure of our AI-enabled capabilities, or concerns regarding the use of AI in healthcare, could result in customer dissatisfaction, regulatory scrutiny, litigation, reputational harm, or increased operating costs. The continuous development, testing, maintenance, and deployment of our AI-enabled capabilities may also increase the cost profile of our offerings and may involve unforeseen difficulties or errors.
The legal and regulatory framework governing AI is rapidly evolving, and existing or future laws relating to healthcare, telehealth, consumer protection, intellectual property, advertising, privacy, and AI may apply to our AI-enabled products and services in ways that remain uncertain. See the risk factor titled "Our use, disclosure, and other processing of personal information, including health information, is subject to federal, provincial, state, and foreign privacy and security regulations, and our failure to comply with those regulations or to adequately secure the information we hold could result in significant liability or reputational harm and, in turn, a material adverse effect on our customers, the Affiliated Medical Groups and/or their Providers, the Pharmacies, our revenue, our business, and/or our financial condition.” Complying with new or evolving legal requirements may require us to modify, delay, or discontinue certain AI-enabled capabilities, increase our compliance costs, or otherwise adversely affect our business.
Our AI initiatives also depend on our ability to attract and retain specialized talent and maintain access to third-party technologies and infrastructure, including AI models, cloud computing services, and processing hardware, and we face significant competition from companies developing AI-enabled healthcare and digital health technologies. If our AI strategy, investments, or AI-enabled capabilities fail to perform as expected, are delayed, do not compete effectively with our comeptitors’ offerings, fail to gain customer or provider acceptance, or otherwise do not achieve the benefits we expect, our business, reputation, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We are dependent on our relationships with the Affiliated Medical Groups, which we do not own, to provide healthcare consultation services, and our business could be adversely affected if those relationships were disrupted.
In certain jurisdictions, the corporate practice of medicine doctrine generally prohibits non-physicians from practicing medicine, including by employing physicians to provide clinical services, directing the clinical practice of physicians, or holding an ownership interest in an entity that employs or contracts with physicians. Some states have similar doctrines with respect to other professional licensure categories, including behavioral health services. Other practices, such as professionals splitting their professional fees with a non-professional, are also prohibited in some jurisdictions. Many states also limit the extent to which nurse practitioners and physician assistants can practice independently and require that they practice under the supervision of or in collaboration with a supervising physician.
Through our platform, our customers gain access to one or more licensed Providers, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and behavioral health providers for telehealth consultations conducted by video, phone, and/or store-and-forward technology. These Providers are employed by or contracted with Affiliated Medical Groups. We enter into certain contractual arrangements with the Affiliated Medical Groups and their provider owners, including an administrative services agreement with each Affiliated Medical Group for the exclusive provision by us of non-clinical services and support for the Affiliated Medical Groups. While we expect that these relationships with the Affiliated Medical Groups will continue, we cannot guarantee that they will. We believe that our arrangements with the Affiliated Medical Groups have been structured to comply with applicable law and allow the Providers the ability to maintain exclusive authority regarding the provision of clinical healthcare services (including consults that may lead to the writing of prescriptions), but there can be no assurance that government entities or courts would find our approach to be consistent with their interpretation of, and enforcement activities or initiatives related to, these laws and the corporate practice of medicine doctrine or similar prohibitions. If our arrangements are deemed to be inconsistent with any applicable government entity’s interpretation of a law or regulation prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine, a fee-splitting law, or similar regulatory prohibitions, we would need to restructure the arrangements with the Affiliated Medical Groups to create a compliant arrangement or terminate the arrangement, and we could
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face fines or other penalties in connection with such arrangements. A material change in our relationships with the Affiliated Medical Groups, whether resulting from a dispute, a change in government regulation or enforcement patterns, a determination of non-compliance, or the loss of these agreements or business relationships, could impair our ability to provide products and services to our customers and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Violations of the prohibition on corporate practice of medicine doctrine, fee-splitting, or similar laws may impose penalties (e.g., fines or license suspension) on Providers, which could discourage professionals from entering into arrangements with the Affiliated Medical Groups and using our platform and could result in lawsuits by Providers against the Affiliated Medical Groups and us. These laws and regulations are subject to change and enforcement based upon political, regulatory, and other influences, and have been the subject of a recent increase in focus and action by a number of state legislatures. More restrictive treatment of healthcare professionals’ relationships with non-professionals such as our company in the healthcare services delivery context could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
If the Affiliated Medical Groups are unable to attract and retain high-quality Providers to perform services on our platform, or if we are unable to develop or maintain satisfactory relationships with these Providers or the Affiliated Medical Groups, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
Our success depends on our continued ability to maintain customer access to a network of qualified Providers, which includes medical doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and licensed behavioral health providers. If the Affiliated Medical Groups are unable to recruit and retain licensed physicians and other qualified Providers to perform services on our platform, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and ability to grow and could adversely affect our results of operations. In any particular market, Providers could demand higher payments from the Affiliated Medical Groups or take other actions that could result in higher medical costs, less attractive service for our customers, or difficulty meeting regulatory requirements. Our ability to develop and maintain satisfactory relationships with Providers and the Affiliated Medical Groups also may be negatively impacted by other factors not associated with us, such as pressures on Providers, consolidation activity among hospitals, physician groups, and other healthcare providers, changes in the patterns of delivery and payment for healthcare services, and any perceived liability risks associated with the use of telehealth. The failure to maintain or to secure new cost-effective arrangements with the Affiliated Medical Groups that engage the Providers on our platform may result in a loss of, or inability to grow, our customer base, higher costs, less attractive service for our customers and/or difficulty in meeting regulatory requirements, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The activities and quality of Providers treating our customers and Facilities performing fulfillment and distribution, including any potentially unethical or illegal practices, could damage our brand, subject us to liability, and harm our business and financial results.
Our business entails the risk of professional liability claims against the Affiliated Medical Groups, the Providers they engage on our platform, our Partner Pharmacies, our Facilities (and associated personnel, including pharmacists), the third-party suppliers and manufacturers of certain products on our platform, including prescription pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter drugs, over-the-counter devices, cosmetics, and dietary supplements (collectively, “Manufacturing Suppliers”), and us. Although we carry insurance covering medical malpractice claims in amounts that we believe are appropriate in light of the risks attendant to our business, successful professional liability or other claims could result in substantial damage awards that exceed the limits of our insurance coverage. In addition, professional liability insurance is expensive and insurance premiums may increase significantly in the future, particularly as we expand the scope of our services and the number of conditions for which we provide access to treatment. As a result, adequate professional liability insurance may not be available to the Affiliated Medical Groups, the Providers, our Facilities, our Partner Pharmacies, Manufacturing Suppliers or to us in the future at acceptable costs or at all.
Any claims made against us, our Partner Pharmacies, our Facilities (and associated personnel, including pharmacists), Manufacturing Suppliers, the Affiliated Medical Groups, and/or the Providers that are not fully covered by insurance could be costly to defend against, result in substantial damage awards against us, and divert the attention of our management, our Partner Pharmacies, our Facilities, Manufacturing Suppliers, Affiliated Medical Groups, and/or Providers from their respective operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, claims against us, even if covered by insurance, may adversely affect our business, brand, or reputation, and divert the attention of our management, our Partner Pharmacies, our Facilities, Manufacturing Suppliers, Affiliated Medical Groups, and/or Providers. If our customers have negative experiences on our platform as a result of the activities or quality of Providers, including any allegations of potentially unethical or illegal practices, such negative experiences could subject us to liability and negatively affect our brand, our ability to attract new customers, and our ability to retain existing customers.
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Any failure to offer high-quality support may adversely affect our relationships with customers and Providers, and in turn our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In using our platform, our customers depend on our customer support to resolve issues in a timely manner. We may be unable to respond quickly enough to accommodate short-term increases in demand for customer support. We also may be unable to modify the nature, scope, and delivery of our offerings or customer support to compete with changes in solutions provided by our competitors. Increased customer demand for support could increase costs and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Our revenue is highly dependent on our reputation and on positive recommendations from our customers, the Providers on our platform, and partners. Any failure to maintain high-quality customer support, or a market perception that we do not maintain high-quality customer support, could adversely affect our reputation, our ability to sell the offerings on our platform, and in turn our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our business could be adversely affected if Providers were classified as employees of the Affiliated Medical Groups instead of independent contractors.
The Affiliated Medical Groups typically engage Providers that perform services through our platform as independent contractors. The Affiliated Medical Groups believe that the Providers are independent contractors because, among other things, they can choose whether, when, and where to provide services on our platform and are free to provide services on our competitors’ platforms. Nevertheless, recent legislative and judicial activity have in some jurisdictions created more restrictive standards or enforcement uncertainty with respect to the classification of workers within certain industries. The Affiliated Medical Groups may not be successful in defending the independent contractor status of Providers in some or all jurisdictions in which we and/or they operate. Furthermore, the costs associated with defending, settling, or resolving pending and future lawsuits (including demands for arbitration) relating to the independent contractor status of Providers could be material to the Affiliated Medical Groups. Foreign, state, and local laws governing the definition or classification of independent contractors, or changes thereto, or judicial decisions regarding independent contractor classification, could require classification of Providers as employees (or workers or quasi-employees where those statuses exist) of the Affiliated Medical Groups. If the Affiliated Medical Groups are required to classify Providers as employees (or as workers or quasi-employees where applicable), it could result in significant additional expenses, potentially including expenses associated with the application of wage and hour laws (including minimum wage, overtime, and meal and rest period requirements), employee benefits, social security contributions, taxes, and penalties. Further, any such reclassification could add significant complexity to our business model and could force us to have to modify or renegotiate our relationships with the Affiliated Medical Groups, which may not be possible on mutually agreeable terms, and could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Acquisitions and investments could result in operating difficulties, dilution, and other harmful consequences that may adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, if we are not able to identify and successfully acquire suitable businesses, our results of operations and prospects could be harmed.
We have made, and may in the future make, acquisitions, potential strategic transactions and investments in the United States as well as in international markets, to add employees, complementary companies, operations, products, solutions, technologies, facilities, revenue, and/or assets to our business. These transactions could be material to our results of operations and financial condition. The identification of suitable acquisition or investment candidates can be difficult, time-consuming, and costly, and we may not be able to complete acquisitions on favorable terms, if at all, and may not realize the expected benefits of any such acquisitions or investments. The process of integrating acquired companies, businesses, or technologies has created, and will continue to create, unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures. The related areas where we face risks include, but are not limited to:
•diversion of management’s time and focus from operating our business to addressing acquisition negotiation and integration challenges;
•loss of key employees of the acquired company and other challenges associated with integrating new employees into our culture, as well as reputational harm if integration is not successful;
•difficulties in integrating and managing the combined operations, technologies, technology platforms, and products of the acquired companies, and realizing the anticipated economic, operational, and other benefits in a timely manner, which could result in substantial costs and delays or other operational, technical, or financial problems;
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•regulatory complexities of integrating or managing the combined operations or expanding into other industries or parts of the healthcare industry;
•assumption of contractual obligations that contain terms that are not beneficial to us, require us to license or waive intellectual property rights, or increase our risk for liabilities;
•failure to successfully further develop the acquired technology or realize our intended business strategy;
•uncertainty of entry into markets in which we have limited or no prior experience or in which competitors have stronger market positions;
•unanticipated costs associated with pursuing acquisitions;
•failure to find commercial success with the products or services of the acquired company;
•difficulty of transitioning the acquired technology onto our existing platforms and maintaining the security standards for such technology consistent with our other offerings;
•failure to successfully onboard customers or maintain brand quality of acquired companies;
•responsibility for the liabilities of acquired businesses, including those that were not disclosed to us or exceed our estimates, as well as, without limitation, liabilities arising out of an acquired business’ failure to maintain effective data protection and privacy controls and comply with applicable regulations;
•failure to generate the expected financial results related to an acquisition in a timely manner or at all; and
•potential accounting charges to the extent intangibles recorded in connection with an acquisition, such as goodwill, trademarks, client relationships, or intellectual property, are later determined to be impaired and written down in value.
Acquisitions can also result in expenditures of significant cash, issuances of equity or convertible securities (which can be dilutive to our existing stockholders), the incurrence of debt, restrictions on our business, contingent liabilities, amortization expenses, or impairments of goodwill, any of which could harm our financial condition. In addition, any acquisitions or investments could be viewed negatively by customers, Providers, partners, suppliers, or investors.
Additionally, competition within our industry for acquisitions of businesses, technologies and assets is and may continue to be intense. Even if we are able to identify an acquisition or investment that we would like to consummate, we may not be able to complete the transaction on commercially reasonable terms or the target may be acquired by another company. We may enter into negotiations for acquisitions or investments that are not ultimately consummated. Those negotiations could result in diversion of management’s time and significant out-of-pocket costs. If we fail to evaluate, execute and integrate acquisitions successfully, including our recently completed or announced acquisitions, we may not be able to realize the benefits of these acquisitions, and our results of operations could be harmed. If we are unable to successfully address any of these risks, our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be harmed.
Expansion into international markets is important for our growth, and as we expand internationally, we will face additional business, political, legal, regulatory, operational, financial, and economic risks, any of which could increase our costs and hinder such growth.
Expanding our business to attract customers, Providers, and suppliers in countries other than the United States is a core pillar of our long-term growth strategy. For instance, in July 2025, we completed the acquisition of Zava, a digital health platform with operations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Republic of Ireland, France, and Spain, and in November 2025, we completed the acquisition of Medici, a digital health platform with operations in Canada. In June 2026, we completed the acquisition of Eucalyptus, an Australia-based digital health company that operates in Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and Japan. An important part of targeting international markets is increasing our brand awareness and establishing relationships with partners internationally. Conducting business internationally involves a number of risks, including:
•uncertain legal and regulatory requirements applicable to telehealth and prescription medication, including compounding and asynchronous care;
•our inability to replicate our domestic business structure consistently outside of the United States, especially as it relates to our contractual arrangement with affiliated professional entities and pharmaceutical fulfillment;
•multiple, conflicting and changing laws and regulations such as healthcare laws, marketing and consumer protection laws, tax laws, privacy and data protection laws and regulations including the use of big data analytics and artificial
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intelligence, export and import restrictions, employment laws, regulatory requirements and other governmental approvals, permits and licenses;
•developing and maintaining commercial relationships on favorable terms, or at all;
•obtaining regulatory approvals or clearances where required for the sale of our offerings, products, and services in various countries;
•requirements to maintain data and the processing of that data on servers located within the United States or in other countries;
•protecting and enforcing our intellectual property rights;
•logistics and regulations associated with prescribing medicine online and engaging with pharmacies and other suppliers to compound, distribute, dispense, and/or ship the prescribed medication;
•natural disasters, political and economic instability, including wars, terrorism, social or political unrest, including civil unrest, protests, and other public demonstrations, outbreaks of disease, pandemics or epidemics, boycotts, tariffs, sanctions, curtailment of trade, and other restrictions; and
•regulatory and compliance risks that relate to maintaining accurate information and control over activities subject to regulation under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), and comparable laws and regulations in other countries.
Our ability to continue to expand our business and to attract talented employees, customers, Providers, partners, and suppliers in various international markets will require considerable management attention and resources and is subject to the particular challenges of supporting a rapidly growing business in an environment of multiple languages, cultures, customs, legal systems, alternative dispute resolution systems, regulatory systems, and commercial infrastructures. Entering new international markets is expensive, our ability to successfully gain market acceptance in any particular market is uncertain, and the distraction of our senior management team to focus on international expansion could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Economic uncertainty or downturns, particularly as it impacts particular industries, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In recent years, the United States and other significant markets have experienced cyclical downturns and worldwide economic conditions remain uncertain, particularly as a result of inflation and related market and macroeconomic responses, the ongoing conflict arising out of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the hostilities and conflict in the Middle East, and impacts from tariffs, economic sanctions and trade restrictions. Economic uncertainty and associated macroeconomic conditions, including geopolitical tensions, inflation, trade and supply chain issues and the availability and cost of credit in the United States and other countries have contributed to increased market volatility or market declines, make it extremely difficult for our partners, suppliers, and us to accurately forecast and plan future business activities, could cause our customers to slow spending on our offerings, and could limit the ability of our Partner Pharmacies, the Facilities, and/or Manufacturing Suppliers to purchase sufficient quantities of products from suppliers, which could adversely affect our ability to fulfill customer orders and attract new customers or Providers.
A significant downturn in the domestic or global economy may cause our customers to pause, delay, or cancel spending on our platform or seek to lower their costs by exploring alternative providers or our competitors. To the extent purchases of our offerings are perceived by customers and potential customers as discretionary, our revenue may be disproportionately affected by delays or reductions in general health and wellness spending. Also, competitors may respond to challenging market conditions by lowering prices and attempting to lure away our customers.
We cannot predict the timing, strength, or duration of any economic slowdown or recession, or any subsequent recovery generally, or any industry in particular. If the conditions in the general economy and the markets in which we operate worsen from present levels, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
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If we are unable to deliver a rewarding experience on mobile devices, whether through our mobile website or our mobile applications, we may be unable to attract and retain customers.
We believe that current and prospective customers are increasingly interested in accessing telehealth offerings through mobile devices. Developing and supporting our mobile websites and mobile applications across multiple operating systems and devices requires substantial time and resources. Despite devoting significant time and resources to developing mobile solutions, we may not be able to develop mobile solutions that meet the needs of our customers or consistently provide a rewarding customer experience. As a result, our ability to attract new customers could be impaired, and customers we meet through our mobile websites or mobile applications may not choose to use our offerings at the same rate as customers we meet through our websites.
As new mobile devices and mobile operating systems are released, we may encounter problems in developing or supporting our mobile websites or mobile applications for them. Developing or supporting our mobile website or mobile applications for new devices and their operating systems may require substantial time and resources. The success of our mobile websites and mobile applications could also be harmed by factors outside of our control, such as:
•increased costs to develop, distribute, or maintain our mobile websites or mobile applications;
•changes to the terms of service or requirements of a mobile application store that requires us to change our mobile application development or features in an adverse manner; and
•changes in mobile operating systems, such as Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, that disproportionately affect us, degrade the functionality of our mobile websites or mobile applications, require that we make costly upgrades to our technology offerings, or give preferential treatment to competitors’ websites or mobile applications.
If our customers experience difficulty accessing or using, or if they elect not to use, our mobile websites or mobile applications, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Our business depends on continued and unimpeded access to the internet and mobile networks.
Our ability to deliver our internet-based and mobile application-based services depends on the development and maintenance of the infrastructure of the internet by third parties. This includes maintenance of a reliable network backbone with the necessary speed, data capacity, bandwidth capacity, and security. Our services are designed to operate without interruption. However, we may experience future interruptions and delays in services and availability from time to time. In the event of a catastrophic event with respect to one or more of our systems or those of our service providers, we may experience an extended period of system unavailability, which could negatively impact our relationship with customers, Providers, partners, and suppliers. To operate without interruption, both we and our service providers must guard against:
•damage from power loss, natural disasters (such as earthquakes, fires, floods, tsunamis and other extreme weather), and other force majeure events outside our control;
•communications failures;
•software and hardware errors, failures, and crashes;
•security breaches, computer viruses, hacking, denial-of-service attacks, and similar disruptive problems; and
•other potential interruptions.
We also rely on software licensed from third parties in order to offer our services. These licenses are generally commercially available on varying terms. However, it is possible that this software may not continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Any loss of the right to use any of this software could result in delays in the provisioning of our services until equivalent technology is either developed by us, or, if available, is identified, obtained and integrated. Furthermore, our use of additional or alternative third-party software would require us to enter into license agreements with third parties, and integration of our software with new third-party software may require significant work and require substantial investment of our time and resources. Also, any undetected errors or defects in third-party software could prevent the deployment or impair the functionality of our software, delay new updates or enhancements to our solution, result in a failure of our solution, and injure our reputation. The occurrence of any of the foregoing events could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Our business could be disrupted by catastrophic events and man-made problems, such as power disruptions, data security breaches, and terrorism.
Our systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption from the occurrence of any catastrophic event, including climate-related disasters or other extreme weather events such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, snow or ice storms, tornadoes or tsunamis, power loss, telecommunications failure, software or hardware malfunction, cyber-attack, war, terrorist attack, or incident of mass violence, which could result in lengthy interruptions in access to our platform. If a climate-related disaster or other extreme weather event occurred in the locations of our Facilities, we could experience fulfillment and distribution delays, among other things, that could have an adverse impact on our results of operations. In addition, acts of war or terrorism, including malicious internet-based activity and supply chain attacks, could cause disruptions to the internet or the economy as a whole. Further, even if our systems are not interrupted or our Facilities are not affected by a catastrophic event, catastrophic events have the potential to impact our employees’ and service providers’ abilities to commute to work or to stay connected effectively while working remotely.
Even with our disaster recovery arrangements, access to our platform could be interrupted. If our systems or those of our vendors or suppliers, including the Pharmacies, were to fail or be negatively impacted as a result of a climate-related disaster or other catastrophic event, our ability to deliver our platform to our customers would be impaired or we could lose critical data. If we are unable to develop adequate plans to ensure that our business functions continue to operate during and after a disaster, and successfully execute on those plans in the event of a disaster or emergency, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed. We have implemented a disaster recovery program that allows us to move website and mobile application traffic to a backup site in the event of a catastrophe. This allows us the ability to move traffic in the event of a problem, and the ability to recover in a short period of time. However, to the extent our disaster recovery program does not effectively support the movement of traffic in a timely or complete manner in the event of a catastrophe, our business and results of operations may be harmed.
We do not carry business interruption insurance sufficient to compensate us for the potentially significant losses, including the potential harm to our business, financial condition and results of operations, that may result from interruptions in access to our platform as a result of system failures.
Any disruption of service at Amazon Web Services, Partner Pharmacies, or other third-party service providers could interrupt access to our platform or delay our customers’ ability to seek treatment.
We currently host our platform, serve our customers and support our operations in the United States using Amazon Web Services (“AWS”), a provider of cloud infrastructure services, and through Partner Pharmacies, Manufacturing Suppliers, and other third-party service providers, including shipping providers and contract manufacturers. We do not have control over the operations of the facilities of AWS, Partner Pharmacies, or other third-party service providers. Such facilities are vulnerable to damage or interruption from earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, cyber security attacks, terrorist attacks, power losses, telecommunications failures, and similar events. The occurrence of any such event, a decision to close the facilities without adequate notice, or other unanticipated problems could result in lengthy interruptions in our ability to generate revenue through customer purchases on the platform. The facilities also could be subject to break-ins, computer viruses, sabotage, intentional acts of vandalism, and other misconduct. Our platform’s continuing and uninterrupted performance is critical to our success. Because our platform is used by our customers to engage with Providers who can diagnose, manage, and treat medical conditions, and pharmacies that can fulfill and ship prescription medication, it is critical that our platform be accessible without interruption or degradation of performance. Customers may become dissatisfied by any system failure that interrupts our ability to provide our platform or access to the products and services offered through our platform to them. Outages and pharmacy closures could lead to claims of damages from our customers, Providers on our platform, partners, suppliers, and others. We may not be able to easily switch our AWS operations to another cloud provider if there are disruptions or interference with our use of AWS. Sustained or repeated system failures could reduce the attractiveness of our offerings to customers and result in contract terminations, thereby reducing revenue. Moreover, negative publicity arising from these types of disruptions could damage our reputation and may adversely impact use of our platform. We may not carry sufficient business interruption insurance to compensate us for losses that may occur as a result of any events that cause interruptions in our platform. Thus, any such disruptions could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
None of our call centers, Partner Pharmacies, shipping providers, contract manufacturers, AWS, or other third-party service providers has an obligation to renew their agreements with us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we are unable to renew our agreements with these third-party service providers on commercially reasonable terms, if our agreements with these
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providers are prematurely terminated, or if in the future we add additional data, call center, or pharmacy providers, we may experience costs or downtime in connection with the transfer to, or the addition of, such new providers. If these third-party service providers were to increase the cost of their services, we may have to increase the price of our offerings, and our results of operations may be adversely impacted.
We depend on a number of third parties to perform functions critical to our ability to operate our platform, generate revenue from customers, and to perform many of the related functions.
We depend on the Affiliated Medical Groups and their Providers to deliver quality healthcare consultations and services through our platform. We conduct fulfillment and distribution activities through a combination of our Facilities and Partner Pharmacies, and therefore depend on such Partner Pharmacies to provide efficient fulfillment and distribution of prescription medication and other products and services. Finally, we depend on our relationships with Manufacturing Suppliers to supply and/or manufacture certain of our products or product ingredients, including compounded GLP-1s, to the Pharmacies. We cannot control the timing, or ensure the availability, of any such offerings.
Any interruption in the availability of a sufficient number of Providers or supply from our Partner Pharmacies, our Facilities or Manufacturing Suppliers could materially and adversely affect our ability to satisfy our customers and ensure they receive consultation services and any medication that they have been prescribed. If we were to lose our relationship with one of the Affiliated Medical Groups, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to ensure access to a sufficient network of Providers. Similarly, if we were to lose our relationship with one of our Partner Pharmacies or Manufacturing Suppliers, are unable to obtain access for customers to low cost pharmaceutical products through our Partner Pharmacies, Facilities, or Manufacturing Suppliers, or one of our Partner Pharmacies, Facilities or Manufacturing Suppliers was subject to regulatory or legal enforcement, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to find, perform due diligence on, and engage with one or more replacement partners in a timely manner. Our ability to service customer requirements could be materially impaired or interrupted in the event that our relationship with an Affiliated Medical Group, Partner Pharmacy or Manufacturing Supplier is terminated, or any Affiliated Medical Group, Partner Pharmacy, or Manufacturing Supplier experiences a disruption in operations, including as the result of regulatory or legal enforcement. We also depend on cloud infrastructure providers, payment processors, suppliers of prescription and non-prescription products and packaging, shipping and delivery services, and various others that allow our platform to function effectively and serve the needs of our customers. Difficulties with our significant partners and suppliers, regardless of the reason, could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Disruption in our global supply chain, supply chain concentration, and changes to tax or trade policy could negatively impact our business.
The products we sell on our platform and through retailers are sourced from a wide variety of domestic and international vendors, and any future disruption in our supply chain or inability to find qualified vendors and access products that meet requisite quality and safety standards in a timely and efficient manner could adversely impact our business. Our ability to offer access to branded GLP-1 offerings is subject to supply chain constraints, which we expect to continue for the foreseeable future. Our compounded GLP-1 offerings may also be subject to periodic supply chain constraints. Certain of our weight loss offerings are primarily fulfilled by one supplier. If this supplier stops fulfilling purchase orders, it could significantly slow our ability to fulfill these orders until new suppliers are identified and fully onboarded and/or our internal manufacturing capabilities are expanded, which could adversely impact our results of operations and business. While we have not experienced material supply chain issues to date, the loss or disruption of such supply arrangements for any reason, including as a result of ongoing conflict arising out of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the hostilities and conflict in the Middle East, other acts of war or terrorism, trade sanctions, inflation, health epidemics or pandemics, labor disputes, loss or impairment of key manufacturing sites, inability to procure sufficient raw materials, quality control issues, ethical sourcing issues, a supplier’s financial distress, natural disasters, looting or other external factors over which we have no control, could interrupt product supply and, if not effectively managed and remedied, have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. From time to time, our Facilities have also experienced batch failures. While these failures have not caused a material interruption to our supply arrangements to date, a future material interruption could cause reputational damage and have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Additionally, any major changes in tax or trade policy, such as the imposition of additional tariffs or duties on imported products, or trade sanctions, between the U.S. and countries from which we source merchandise, directly or indirectly, could require us to take certain actions, such as raising prices on our offerings or seeking alternative sources of supply from vendors with whom we have less familiarity, which could adversely affect our reputation, revenue, and our results of operations. U.S.
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trade policies continue to be in flux, and trade policies implemented by the second Trump administration, or the consequences of such policies, could have an adverse effect on our business.
Our payments system depends on third-party service providers and is subject to evolving laws and regulations.
We engage third-party service providers to perform underlying card processing, currency exchange, and identity verification for our payments system. If these service providers do not perform adequately or if our relationships with these service providers were to terminate, our ability to accept orders through our platform could be adversely affected and our business could be harmed. In addition, incorrect identity verification data with respect to our current or potential customers received from third-party service providers, including as a result of an individual customer providing untruthful or inaccurate information, has in the past and may in the future result in us inadvertently allowing access to our offerings, including treatments and medications, to individuals who should not be permitted to access them, or otherwise inadvertently denying access to individuals who should be able to access our offerings, in each case based on inaccurate identity determination. These risks may subject us to disciplinary action, fines, lawsuits, and our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. Further, if any of these third-party service providers increase the fees they charge us, our operating expenses could increase and if we respond by increasing the fees we charge to our customers, we could lose some of our customers.
The laws and regulations related to payments are complex and vary across different jurisdictions in the United States and globally. As a result, we are required to spend significant time and effort to comply with those laws and regulations. Any failure or claim of our failure to comply, or any failure by our third-party service providers to comply, could cost us substantial resources, could result in liabilities, or could force us to stop offering third-party payment systems. As we expand the availability of payments via third parties or offer new payment methods to our customers in the future, we may become subject to additional regulations and compliance requirements.
Further, through our agreement with our third-party credit card processor, we are indirectly subject to payment card association operating rules and certification requirements, including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. We are also subject to rules governing electronic funds transfers. Any change in these rules and requirements could make it difficult or impossible for us to comply. Any such difficulties or failures with respect to the payment systems we utilize may have an adverse effect on our business.
Our pricing decisions may adversely affect our ability to attract new customers, Providers, and other partners, or may otherwise impact our revenue and profitability.
We have limited experience determining the optimal prices for certain of our offerings. As competitors introduce new solutions that compete with our offerings, we may be unable to attract new customers, Providers, or other partners at the same price or based on the same pricing models as we have used historically. Pricing decisions may also impact the mix of adoption among the products and services that we make available and negatively impact our overall revenue. As a result, in the future we may adjust our prices to offer more options for our customers or for other strategic reasons. Any pricing decisions including those mentioned above could adversely affect our financial position, including our revenue, gross profit, profitability, and cash flows.
Our success depends on the continuing and collaborative efforts of our management team, and our business may be severely disrupted if we lose their services.
Our success depends largely upon the continued services of our key executive officers. These executive officers are at-will employees and therefore they may terminate employment with us at any time with no advance notice. We rely on our leadership team in the areas of marketing, legal and regulatory compliance, telehealth, operations, finance, public policy and government relations, people operations, investor relations, communications, and other general and administrative functions. From time to time, there have been and may in the future be changes in our executive management team resulting from the hiring or departure of executives, which could disrupt our business. The replacement of one or more of our executive officers or other key employees would likely involve significant time and costs and may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives.
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We depend on our talent to grow and operate our business, and if we are unable to hire, integrate, develop, motivate, and retain our personnel, we may not be able to grow effectively.
Our success depends in large part on our ability to attract and retain high-quality management in marketing, engineering, operations, healthcare, regulatory, legal, finance, accounting, and support functions. Competition for qualified employees is intense in our industry, and the loss of even a few qualified employees, or an inability to attract, retain, and motivate additional highly skilled employees required for the planned expansion of our business could harm our results of operations and impair our ability to grow. To attract and retain key personnel, we use various measures, including an equity incentive program for key executive officers and other employees. These measures may not be enough to attract and retain the personnel we require to operate our business effectively.
As we continue to grow, we may be unable to continue to attract or retain the personnel we need to maintain our competitive position. In addition to hiring new employees, we must continue to focus on retaining our best talent. Competition for these resources, particularly for engineers with expertise in areas like machine learning and artificial intelligence, is intense.
We may need to invest significant amounts of cash and equity to attract new and existing employees and we may never realize returns on these investments. If we are not able to effectively increase and retain our talent, our ability to achieve our strategic objectives will be adversely impacted, and our business will be harmed. The loss of one or more of our key employees, and any failure to have in place and execute an effective succession plan for key employees, could seriously harm our business. Employees may be more likely to leave us if the shares of our capital stock they own or the shares of our capital stock underlying their equity incentive awards have significantly changed in value.
We also have a remote-first policy that permits most of our employees to work remotely should their particular positions allow. While we believe that most of our non-fulfillment operations can be performed remotely, there is no guarantee that we will be as effective while working remotely because our team is dispersed and many employees may have additional personal needs to attend to or distractions in their remote work environment. To the extent our current or future remote work policies result in decreased productivity, harm our company culture, or otherwise negatively affect our business, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
A significant portion of our inventory is stored in our Facilities, and from time to time with third party logistics providers, and any damage or disruption at any Facility or with any third party logistics provider may harm our business.
Our Facilities, and from time to time certain third-party logistics providers, collectively hold a significant portion of our inventory. From time to time, we order inventory with sufficient lead time in order to ensure our ability to fulfill anticipated customer demand for supply chain, seasonality, or other reasons. We store this inventory at some or all of the previously mentioned facilities, and we may have a significant level of inventory in storage during certain quarters. A natural disaster, fire, power interruption, work stoppage, or other calamity at any of these facilities would significantly disrupt our ability to deliver our products and operate our business, particularly if we had a significant level of inventory stored in a damaged or unusable facility. If a material amount of any facility, machinery, or inventory were damaged or unusable for any reason, we would be unable to meet our obligations to customers and wholesale partners, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Risks Related to Laws and Regulations
From time to time, we are subject to legal and regulatory proceedings and inquiries, any of which may be time-consuming and costly to defend and could materially harm our business and results of operations.
From time to time, we are subject to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business and have faced allegations, lawsuits, and regulatory inquiries, audits, and investigations regarding data privacy, security, labor and employment, consumer protection, investor protection, telehealth, pharmaceuticals, intellectual property infringement, including claims related to privacy, patents, publicity, trademarks, copyrights, and other rights, as well as other areas of law related to our business. Lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, audits, investigations and other legal proceedings can be expensive and disruptive to normal business operations. A portion of the technologies we use incorporates open-source software, and we may face claims claiming ownership of open-source software or patents related to that software, rights to our intellectual property, or breach of open-source license terms, including a demand to release material portions of our source code or otherwise seeking to enforce the terms of the applicable open-source license. We have faced and in the future may face allegations, regulatory inquiries, or litigation related to our acquisitions, securities issuances, or business practices, including public disclosures about our business.
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We offer access to compounded pharmaceutical products that are in some cases compounded, fulfilled, and distributed through the Pharmacies, and we, as well as the Pharmacies, Affiliated Medical Groups, and Providers, have faced and in the future may face allegations, litigation, and regulatory investigations under foreign, federal or state laws related to the marketing, fulfillment, distribution, and/or sale of these products.
Litigation, regulatory inquiries, and regulatory proceedings, particularly those involving healthcare, pharmaceuticals, consumer protection, data privacy, securities, or class actions, could be protracted and expensive, and their outcomes are inherently difficult to predict. For example, in October 2023, the FTC issued to us a Civil Investigative Demand requesting information regarding the Company's privacy, advertising, subscription, and cancellation practices as part of a non-public investigation related to the FTC Act and ROSCA. In July 2026, the FTC, along with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection and Los Angeles County on behalf of the People of the State of California, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company alleging violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and certain provisions of ROSCA and analogous state statutes seeking a permanent injunction, monetary relief for an unspecified amount, civil penalties, and other relief as determined by the court. As of June 30, 2026, we had recorded an accrual of approximately $60 million for estimated probable losses in connection with this matter. The amount of the accrual may decrease or increase materially in future periods as the litigation progresses and additional information becomes available. There can be no assurance that we will prevail in the litigation or otherwise achieve a favorable outcome, and the defense or resolution of this matter could involve significant monetary costs or penalties and could materially adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations, or business. In addition, any non-monetary remedies or compliance obligations imposed in connection with the resolution of this matter could adversely affect our business operations. Additionally, in February 2026, we received a letter from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, notifying us that it had opened an investigation and requesting that we preserve certain documents and information concerning our public statements and disclosures regarding compounded semaglutide and related business relationships (the “SEC Investigation”). We are cooperating with the SEC Investigation but are unable to predict when or how this matter will be concluded, including any financial impact.
Certain litigation and regulatory matters may include speculative claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts of damages and include claims for injunctive relief. Additionally, our litigation costs could be significant. Adverse outcomes with respect to litigation or any of these legal proceedings may result in significant settlement costs or judgments, penalties and fines, require us to modify our platform or business practices or require us to stop offering certain features, products, or services, any of which could negatively impact our acquisition of customers and revenue growth. We may also become subject to periodic audits, which could likely increase our regulatory compliance costs and may require us to change our business practices, which could negatively impact our revenue growth. Managing legal proceedings, including litigation, regulatory inquiries, investigations and audits, even if we achieve favorable outcomes, is time-consuming and diverts management’s attention from our business.
The results of legal proceedings, including litigation, regulatory inquiries, investigations and audits cannot be predicted with certainty, and determining reserves for pending litigation and other legal, regulatory, and audit matters requires significant judgment. There can be no assurance that our expectations will prove correct, and even if these matters are resolved in our favor or without significant cash settlements, the time and resources necessary to litigate or resolve them could harm our reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our pharmacy business subjects us to additional healthcare laws and regulations beyond those we face with our core telehealth business, and increases the complexity and extent of our compliance and regulatory obligations.
The operations of our Pharmacies, Partner Pharmacies and any affiliated pharmacies are subject to extensive regulation in the United States and internationally. Such statutes and regulations govern various aspects of the pharmacy business, including the distribution of drugs; operation of mail order pharmacies; licensure of facilities and professionals, including pharmacists, technicians, and other healthcare professionals; compounding of prescription medications; packaging, storing, distributing, shipping, and tracking of pharmaceuticals; repackaging of drug products; labeling, medication guides, and other consumer disclosures; interactions with prescribing professionals; counseling of patients; prescription transfers; advertisement of prescription products and pharmacy services; security; and reporting to various enforcement or regulatory authorities.
Many states in the United States have laws and regulations requiring out-of-state mail-order pharmacies to register with that state’s board of pharmacy. In addition, the FDA inspects facilities in connection with procedures to effect recalls of prescription drugs. The Federal Trade Commission also has requirements for mail-order sellers of goods. The U.S. Postal Service (the “USPS”) has statutory authority to restrict the transmission of drugs and medicines through the mail to a degree that may have an adverse effect on our mail-order operations. The USPS historically has exercised this statutory authority only with respect to
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controlled substances. However, if the USPS restricts our ability to deliver drugs through the mail, alternative means of delivery are available to us, though such alternative means of delivery could be significantly more expensive. The U.S. Department of Transportation has regulatory authority to impose restrictions on drugs inserted into the stream of commerce. These regulations generally do not apply to the USPS and its operations.
In the United Kingdom, pharmacies, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians are regulated by the General Pharmaceutical Council (the “GPhC”), which sets standards for the safe and effective provision of pharmacy services, including those provided at a distance (such as online and mail-order pharmacies). Pharmacies must be registered with the GPhC and are subject to regular inspections to ensure compliance with pharmacy standards, including those relating to the storage, dispensing, labeling, and distribution of medicines, as well as patient counseling and record-keeping. UK pharmacies may promote their pharmacy services, including online services, but are strictly prohibited from promoting prescription-only medicines to the general public. Advertising of pharmacy services must comply with the guidance of the GPhC and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (the “MHRA”). Any promotion of prescription medicines must be directed only to healthcare professionals.
In Canada, pharmacies, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians are regulated at the provincial and territorial level by pharmacy regulatory authorities. These authorities set standards for the safe and effective provision of pharmacy services, including services provided at a distance, such as online and mail‑order pharmacies. Pharmacies must be licensed or accredited by their provincial or territorial regulator and are subject to inspection to ensure compliance with applicable standards, including those relating to the storage, preparation, dispensing, labeling, distribution of medicines, patient counseling, and record‑keeping. Canadian pharmacies may promote their pharmacy services, including online services, but are prohibited from advertising prescription drugs to the general public. Any promotion of prescription medicines must be directed only to healthcare professionals and must comply with Health Canada’s advertising requirements and applicable provincial and territorial professional conduct rules.
Failure to successfully expand our capabilities, the loss, suspension or other limitation of any license held by a Pharmacy, or any failure or perceived failure by us or the Pharmacies to comply with any applicable federal, state, or local law or regulation, and equivalent foreign law, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and may expose us to civil and criminal penalties.
If we fail to comply with applicable healthcare and/or other laws and governmental regulations, we could face substantial penalties, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected, and we may be required to restructure our operations.
The healthcare and technology industries are subject to changing political, economic and regulatory influences that may affect companies like ours. During the past several years, the industries in which we operate have been subject to an increase in governmental regulation as well as legislative attention and activity, and subject to potential disruption due to such regulation and legislative initiatives, as well as judicial interpretations thereof. While these regulations may not directly impact us or our offerings in every instance, they have and will affect these industries and may impact customer use of the services we offer on our platform. The healthcare industry in general is also subject to numerous foreign, federal, state, and local laws and regulations that carry substantial criminal and civil fines and penalties.
As an example, under our current business model, in most jurisdictions where we operate, we accept payments only from our customers, and not from any third-party payors, such as government healthcare programs or health insurers. Because of this approach, we are not currently subject to many of the laws and regulations that impact many other participants in the healthcare industry. However, if we begin accepting reimbursement from insurance providers or other third parties in these jurisdictions, or if the government asserts broader regulatory control over companies like ours, the complexity of our operations and our compliance obligations will materially increase. Failure to comply with any applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Even within the narrowed band of applicable healthcare laws and regulations, because of the breadth of these laws and the narrowness of available statutory and regulatory exemptions, it is possible that some of our activities could be subject to challenge under one or more of such laws. Any action brought against us for violations of these laws or regulations, even if successfully defended, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and divert our management’s attention from the operation of our business.
In the United States, our compounding activities are subject to FDA and state oversight, and we may face regulatory, compliance, or enforcement risks in connection with our compounded offerings. For instance, compounding pharmacies and
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503B outsourcing facilities have been subject to increased scrutiny of their compounding activities by the FDA and state governmental agencies. In December 2025, our Outsourcing Facility received a warning letter noting the failure to submit an adverse event report and a deficiency with the Outsourcing Facility’s procedures for reporting adverse events in violation of Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the “FDCA”), to which we timely responded. While we do not expect this inquiry will have a material impact on our business or operations, there can be no assurance that the FDA will be satisfied with the adequacy of our responses.
In particular, the regulatory landscape applicable to compounded GLP-1s continues to rapidly evolve, which could result in penalties, changes to our business practices or other adverse consequences. We began offering certain compounded GLP-1 offerings in May 2024 as part of our U.S. weight loss offering. We currently only use 503A compounding pharmacies for the fulfillment and dispensing of compounded GLP-1 products. In February 2026, the FDA issued a statement indicating that the agency intends to restrict GLP-1 active pharmaceutical ingredients intended for use in non-FDA-approved compounded drugs that are being mass-marketed as similar alternatives to FDA-approved drugs. We were directly named in the FDA Statement. Also in February 2026, the General Counsel of HHS issued a statement on X indicating that HHS had referred us to the DOJ for investigation for potential violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and applicable Title 18 provisions. At this time, it is unclear what actions the FDA, HHS, or DOJ may take; however, any such actions could require significant resources to address and may result in reputational harm, operational disruptions, or increased costs.
In March 2026, we announced a strategic shift for our U.S. weight loss offering. As a result, we evolved our United States weight loss offering to match our global approach towards providing access to branded GLP-1 medications, and offering access to compounded GLP-1 products through the platform on a limited scale. In addition, we launched a membership program for our weight loss offerings. In connection with the strategic shift and membership program, we face risks related to customer acquisition, pricing, and retention. Customers who previously accessed compounded alternatives may be unwilling or unable to transition to branded therapies, which could adversely affect demand, conversion rates, and revenue. In addition, our margins may be impacted by the cost of procuring branded medications and limitations on our ability to pass through price increases. We may also experience operational and financial variability during this transition, including changes in customer behavior, increased churn, or reduced engagement. Further, our reliance on third-party manufacturers and supply chains for branded GLP-1 products exposes us to potential supply disruptions, pricing changes, and contractual limitations outside of our control. Governmental inquiries or actions or litigation brought against us, a Partner Pharmacy, Pharmacy or other Facility, or Manufacturing Supplier relating to our compounding activities, including with respect to GLP-1 products, whether or not such inquiry, action or litigation ultimately results in penalties, changes to our business practices or other consequences, could have an adverse effect on our brand, reputation and business.
Many of the compounded drugs available through our platform are produced by our Pharmacies, and the promotion and advertising of these compounded drugs is subject to FDA regulation. In particular, we rely on, or have relied on, exemptions from FDA’s premarket approval and certain labeling requirements to market our compounded products, which requires or has required us to comply with the conditions in the exemptions set forth in Sections 503A and 503B of the FDCA. In addition, FDA will object to any promotional activity that is false or misleading, including the failure to disclose material facts. For example, FDA will expect adequate substantiation for an efficacy claim and some information related to the product’s risks. Failure by us or any third-party collaborators (including social media influencers) we contract with to comply with these requirements may result in enforcement by the FDA, such as warning letters requiring that remedial measures be taken, or state authorities. This could result in adverse publicity and may affect our ability to promote or sell our products, which could have material adverse impacts on our business. In addition, FDA findings of misleading promotional statements and practices can lead to private litigation under federal and state consumer protection and unfair trade practices laws, such as the Lanham Act or similar state laws.
Further, in February 2025, we acquired a peptide manufacturing facility (and related assets). This is an operational area where we have not operated previously as an organization. As an FDA-registered API manufacturer, we are subject to regulatory requirements, including provisions governing FDA-registered API manufacturers, as well as federal regulations regarding cGMP applicable to API manufacturers. We are also subject to California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) Food & Drug Branch oversight as a CDPH-registered drug manufacturer and are required to comply with certain rules and regulations from the departments of health, boards of pharmacy, or other regulatory authorities of other states to which we ship or otherwise introduce API.
Additionally, we began offering laboratory testing services in November 2025, which subjects us to licensure and certification requirements and federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to laboratory testing, including the FDCA, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (the “CLIA”), and similar state laws. This also results in additional oversight by various
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regulatory agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (the “CMS”) and the FDA within HHS on the federal side, as well as state and local departments of health responsible for regulating clinical laboratory testing within the jurisdictions where we will conduct laboratory testing or from which we receive specimens. We may also become subject to additional state licensure requirements applicable to entities engaging in the distribution of prescription medical devices and products depending on how we integrate the laboratory testing services into our current customer offerings.
Furthermore, we may also become subject to certain FDA premarket review requirements relating to laboratory testing products, including sample collection kits and related components, that are used in the laboratory testing services, including but not limited to 510(k) clearance, de novo classification, premarket approval, and others. Certain sample collection kits may be regulated as medical devices, may be considered prescription devices, or may require 510(k) clearance, de novo classification, premarket approval, or other FDA authorization. In some cases, it may be unclear whether the kits we use—or kits sourced from third-party suppliers—require such authorization or are being used in a manner consistent with their cleared, exempt, or authorized intended use. If the FDA or state regulators determine that any such kits or components require premarket review or are being used outside the scope of an existing authorization, we could be required to seek new or supplemental marketing authorization, modify our workflows or labeling, suspend or discontinue use of certain kits, or identify and validate alternative suppliers. Replacement kits may not be readily available, may require their own FDA review, or may be difficult or costly to integrate into our testing operations. If we are unable to comply with the regulatory regime, we may be subject to fines, enforcement actions, or other regulatory orders, which may adversely affect our business.
In addition, as a result of international acquisitions and expansion, we currently have operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Canada, and the European Union (in Germany, the Republic of Ireland, France, and Spain). The foregoing jurisdictions impose varying legal and regulatory requirements relating to, among other things, the provision of telehealth services and pharmacy services, the advertising of prescription products, compounding, and data protection. Failure to appropriately manage compliance across these jurisdictions could result in consequences such as enforcement actions, reputational harm, or limitations on our ability to operate or expand in these markets, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Although we have adopted policies and procedures designed to comply with applicable laws and regulations and conduct internal reviews of our compliance with these laws, our compliance is also subject to governmental review. The growth of our business and sales organization and our continued expansion outside of the United States may increase the potential of violating these laws or our internal policies and procedures. The risk of our being found in violation of these or other laws and regulations is further increased by the fact that many have not been fully interpreted by the regulatory authorities or the courts, and their provisions are open to a variety of interpretations. Any action brought against us for violation of these or other laws or regulations, even if we successfully defend against it, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and divert our management’s attention from the operation of our business. If our operations or those of the Pharmacies or Affiliated Medical Groups are found to be in violation of any of the federal, state, and foreign laws described above or any other current or future fraud and abuse or other healthcare laws and regulations that apply to us, we may be subject to penalties, including significant criminal, civil and administrative penalties, damages and fines, disgorgement, additional reporting requirements and oversight, imprisonment for individuals, and exclusion from the ability to participate in government healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as contractual damages and reputational harm. We could also be required to curtail or cease our operations. Any of the foregoing consequences could have a material adverse effect on our business and our financial condition.
Our ability to offer access to our products and services internationally is subject to the applicable laws governing the sale of such products and services, including remote care and the practice of medicine in the applicable jurisdiction. Each country’s interpretation and enforcement of these laws is evolving and could vary significantly. We cannot provide assurance that we have accurately interpreted each such law and regulation. Moreover, these laws and regulations may change significantly as this manner of providing products and services evolves. New or revised laws and regulations (or interpretations thereof) could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We have been, and in the future may be, subject to actions and public statements by U.S. federal and state government officials and agencies, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and reputation.
We have recently been, and in the future may be, the subject of public statements and actions by U.S. government officials and agencies. For instance, in September 2025, we received warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with respect to statements on our websites regarding compounded semaglutide products and the statements’ compliance with the
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, in February 2026 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a statement on X indicating that it had referred us to the Department of Justice for investigation for potential violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and applicable Title 18 provisions, and in February 2026 the FDA issued a statement, directly naming our company, that the agency intends to restrict GLP-1 active pharmaceutical ingredients intended for use in non-FDA-approved compounded drugs that are being mass-marketed as similar alternatives to FDA-approved drugs.
We cannot predict the timing, scope or outcome of any investigation, enforcement action or other proceeding that results from, or is related to, such public statements and actions. Any such investigation, enforcement action or other proceeding could require significant management attention and resources, result in substantial legal fees and other costs, and divert attention from our business operations. In addition, the public nature of statements by U.S. government officials and agencies and the pendency of any investigation, enforcement action or other proceeding related thereto may prompt additional regulatory scrutiny, including investigations, enforcement actions, or other proceedings, by other governmental officials and agencies at the federal or state level. These investigations, enforcement actions, and other proceedings by other state and federal governmental officials and agencies could be broader in scope than public statements and actions currently suggest and impact other parts of our business and operations. Further, such public statements and the pendency of any investigation, enforcement action or other proceeding related thereto may negatively affect our public reputation and relationships with customers, healthcare providers, investors, and business partners. If any investigation, enforcement action, or proceeding results in findings adverse to us, we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties, fines, injunctions, consent decrees, restrictions on our ability to operate our business, exclusion from participation in certain programs, or other sanctions. Any such outcome could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Furthermore, the public nature of these government statements may encourage additional regulatory scrutiny of our business, inspire private litigation, or prompt negative media coverage, any of which could harm our reputation and adversely affect our stock price. Even if we are ultimately able to resolve these matters favorably, the uncertainty created by these government actions and statements may continue to have a negative impact on our business and stock price for an extended period.
FDA has issued warning letters related to specimen-collection kits, and similar enforcement activity directed at our products or suppliers could materially and adversely affect our business.
The FDA has taken the position that many specimen-collection kits used for at-home collection of biological samples—such as dried blood-spot cards, saliva tubes, urine collection devices, and stool collection tools—are in vitro diagnostic (“IVD”) medical devices that require FDA clearance, approval, authorization, or compliance with other device requirements. FDA has issued warning letters alleging that companies distributed such specimen-collection kits without required marketing authorization. For example, in 2025, FDA issued two warning letters alleging that manufacturers were distributing specimen-collection kits without clearance or approval, including a warning letter to Blackfly Investments, LLC d/b/a Molecular Testing Labs, in which FDA stated that an HIV dried blood-spot self-collection kit was being offered without the necessary premarket authorization and rejected the company’s claims that the product was exempt from premarket review.
Certain workflows offered through our platform rely on at-home sample collection kits, including kits used for the collection of blood specimens. Depending on their design, components, labeling, and intended use, these kits may be considered medical devices subject to FDA regulatory requirements, and in some circumstances may require 510(k) clearance, de novo classification, premarket approval, or other authorization. It may not always be clear whether a particular kit used by us or by third-party suppliers requires such authorization or is being used in a manner consistent with its cleared, exempt, or authorized intended use. If FDA were to determine that any sample-collection kits used in connection with our testing services require premarket review, or that we or our suppliers are distributing or using such kits without required authorization, FDA could issue warning letters, request corrective actions, or require us or our suppliers to seek clearance or approval, discontinue distribution, modify labeling or instructions for use, or undertake additional validation.
Such FDA enforcement directed at any of the collection kits used by us or our suppliers could require us to identify and qualify alternative suppliers, update laboratory workflows, or modify instructions to customers. Suitable alternatives may not be immediately available, may require FDA review, or may be costly or operationally disruptive to implement.
Any enforcement action relating to specimen-collection kits—whether directed at us or at our suppliers—could delay or limit our ability to offer certain diagnostic testing services, increase compliance costs, negatively affect customer experience, disrupt laboratory operations, or otherwise materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
FDA regulation of laboratory developed tests (“LDTs”) and regulation by other countries of diagnostic offerings could materially and adversely affect our business.
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The operations of our recently launched laboratory business could subject us to additional and evolving regulatory requirements. The FDA has regulatory authority over instruments, test kits, reagents, sample-collection devices, and other articles used by clinical laboratories, and enforces laws governing the development, testing, manufacturing, performance, labeling, advertising, marketing, distribution, and post-market surveillance of diagnostics. The FDA also inspects and reviews the manufacturing processes and performance of such diagnostics.
Historically, high-complexity clinical laboratories have offered LDTs under the CLIA regulatory framework administered by CMS without FDA premarket clearance or approval. On April 29, 2024, the FDA released a final rule seeking to phase out its long-standing enforcement discretion for LDTs over a multi-year period, asserting that LDTs are medical devices subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act’s premarket review and quality-system requirements. On March 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the rule, concluding that LDTs developed and used within a single clinical laboratory fall outside FDA’s statutory authority. FDA did not appeal, and the final rule was rescinded on September 19, 2025. It remains uncertain whether and how FDA may seek to regulate LDTs that are developed across multiple laboratories, used outside traditional clinical settings, or offered through digital-health or direct-to-consumer channels.
Additionally, the legal framework governing LDTs remains in flux. Legislative proposals—such as prior versions of the VALID Act—have sought to expressly grant FDA statutory authority over LDTs. If Congress were to enact legislation providing FDA with clear jurisdiction over LDTs, our laboratory operations could become subject to new premarket review requirements, manufacturing and quality-system obligations, adverse-event reporting rules, or other device-related controls. Such legislation could require us to obtain FDA authorization for tests currently offered as LDTs, modify or discontinue certain testing services, incur significant compliance costs, or adjust our diagnostic service offerings. Failure to comply with applicable or newly imposed requirements, or disruptions associated with required changes to our diagnostic products or laboratory workflows, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Regulation of diagnostic offerings outside the United States may also affect our laboratory operations. For example, the European Union In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (EU IVDR) establishes a new classification system and imposes enhanced conformity-assessment, quality-system, and post-market obligations for in vitro diagnostic devices. Where applicable to our services, these requirements may increase compliance costs, limit the types of diagnostic services we can provide, or result in administrative or legal actions.
If any of the sample collection kits we use are considered prescription medical devices, we may be required to obtain additional state licenses to distribute such devices, and failure to obtain or maintain these licenses could adversely affect our operations.
Certain sample collection kits used in connection with our laboratory testing services may be classified as prescription medical devices depending on their design, components, intended use, labeling, and claims. Many states regulate the distribution, shipment, or sale of prescription medical devices and require distributors, third-party logistics providers, manufacturers, or repackagers of such devices to obtain and maintain state-issued device distribution licenses, permits, or registrations. State requirements vary widely and may apply regardless of whether devices are dispensed directly to consumers, shipped to laboratories, or distributed through affiliated or third-party facilities.
To the extent any of our sample collection kits are deemed prescription medical devices, we may be required to obtain state device-distribution licenses in multiple jurisdictions in order to lawfully store, ship, or distribute these kits to customers or to our laboratory. In addition, if our third-party manufacturers or suppliers are required to hold state device-distribution licenses, but fail to obtain or maintain them, we may be unable to continue sourcing certain kits from those suppliers without disruption. Licensing requirements may impose obligations relating to facility standards, recordkeeping, reporting, personnel qualifications, inspection preparedness, and ongoing compliance. Some states also require separate licenses for each physical location involved in device distribution activities.
If we fail to obtain or maintain any required state device-distribution licenses, or if regulators determine that our distribution activities fall within licensing categories for which we are not registered, we could be subject to fines, penalties, cease-and-desist orders, or other enforcement actions. We may also be prohibited from distributing certain collection kits in specific states until the appropriate licenses are obtained. Additionally, delays or denials in licensure, or the need to establish new licensed distribution channels, may increase our operational costs, impede our ability to provide certain diagnostic testing services, or
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require changes to our fulfillment and logistics workflows. Any such developments could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
If our business practices are found to violate federal or state anti-kickback, physician self-referral, or false claims laws, we may incur significant penalties and reputational damage that could adversely affect our business.
In the United States, the healthcare industry is subject to extensive federal and state regulation with respect to kickbacks, physician self-referral arrangements, false claims, and other fraud and abuse issues. For example, the Anti-Kickback Law prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting, receiving, or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in exchange for or to induce or reward either the referral of an individual, or the furnishing, arranging for, or recommending of an item or service that is reimbursable, in whole or in part, by a federal healthcare program. “Remuneration” is broadly defined under the Anti-Kickback Law to include anything of value, such as, for example, cash payments, gifts or gift certificates, discounts, or the furnishing of services, supplies, or equipment. The Anti-Kickback Law is broad, and it prohibits many arrangements and practices that are lawful in businesses outside of the healthcare industry.
The penalties for violating the Anti-Kickback Law can be severe. Violations of the Anti-Kickback Law may be established without proving specific intent to violate the statute, and may be punishable by civil, criminal and administrative fines and penalties, damages, imprisonment, and exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs. Many states have adopted laws similar to the Anti-Kickback Law, and some apply to items and services reimbursable by any payor, including private insurers.
In addition, the federal ban on physician self-referrals, commonly known as the “Stark Law,” prohibits, subject to certain exceptions, physician referrals of Medicare patients to an entity providing certain “designated health services” if the physician or an immediate family member of the physician has any financial relationship with the entity. A “financial relationship” is created by an investment interest or a compensation arrangement. Penalties for violating the Stark Law include the return of funds received for all prohibited referrals, fines, civil monetary penalties, and exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs. In addition to the Stark Law, many states have their own self-referral bans, which may extend to all self-referrals, regardless of the payor.
The federal False Claims Act (the “False Claims Act”) generally prohibits anyone from knowingly and willingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment of federal funds, or knowingly making, or causing to be made, a false record or statement to get a false claim paid. A claim resulting from a violation of the Anti-Kickback Law constitutes a false or fraudulent claim. The False Claims Act also permits a private individual acting as a “whistleblower” to bring actions on behalf of themselves and the federal government alleging violations of the statute and to share in any monetary recovery. Penalties for violating the False Claims Act include substantial monetary penalties and fines, the imposition of a corporate integrity agreement and exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs. Many states have adopted laws similar to the False Claims Act.
In the United States, because we do not accept payments from third-party payors, our current operations are not subject to the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Law, or the False Claims Act. If the scope of any of the Anti-Kickback Law, the Stark Law, or the False Claims Act changes or a state analog of any of the Anti-Kickback Law, the Stark Law, or the False Claims Act includes a broader spectrum of activities than the respective federal statute, or if we change our business model to accept payments from third-party payors such as a government program, our failure to comply with such laws, or an allegation that we have not complied, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
State-based laws governing kickbacks and physician self-referrals can apply in some cases regardless of whether it is a third-party payor or the customer paying. The interpretation, application, and enforcement of these laws by governmental authorities is a developing area, and there is little precedent to determine how these laws would be applied to companies like ours. Moreover, the safe harbors and exceptions to these laws are often not as well developed as they are at the federal level. Our business practices and marketing activities include certain components that are common among e-commerce and other technology companies, such as the use of social media influencers. While we have structured our business practices and marketing activities in ways that we believe comply with state laws governing kickbacks and physician self-referrals and the policies behind those laws, given the lack of healthcare regulatory precedent specific to these practices, a governmental authority could disagree with our position. If a governmental authority alleged or determined we are not in compliance with these laws, or if new laws or changes to these laws created additional limits on our business practices or marketing activities,
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we could face fines or other penalties or damages and we may need to modify or terminate certain arrangements, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Legislative and regulatory changes specific to the area of telehealth or pharmacy law may present the Affiliated Medical Groups and/or the Pharmacies with additional requirements and state compliance costs, which may create additional operational complexity and increase costs.
The Affiliated Medical Groups and their Providers’ ability to provide telehealth services to patients in a particular jurisdiction is dependent upon the laws that govern the provision of remote care, professional practice standards, and healthcare delivery in general in that jurisdiction. Likewise, the ability of the Pharmacies to fulfill prescriptions and distribute pharmaceutical products, including compounded pharmaceutical products, is dependent upon the laws that govern licensed pharmacies and the fulfillment and distribution of prescription medication and other pharmaceutical products, which include in some cases requirements relating to telehealth. Laws and regulations governing the provision of telehealth services and the compounding, fulfillment, and/or distribution of pharmaceutical products are evolving at a rapid pace and are subject to changing political, regulatory, and other influences. Some states’ regulatory agencies or medical boards may have established rules or interpreted existing rules in a manner that limits or restricts Providers’ ability to provide telehealth services or for physicians to supervise nurse practitioners and physician assistants remotely. Additionally, there may be limitations placed on the modality through which telehealth services are delivered. For example, some states specifically require synchronous (or “live”) communications and restrict or exclude the use of asynchronous telehealth modalities, which is also known as “store-and-forward” telehealth. However, other states do not distinguish between synchronous and asynchronous telehealth services. Similarly, the FDA as well as certain other regulatory agencies or pharmacy boards have established rules or interpreted existing rules in a manner that limits or restricts the manner in which prescription medications, including compounded products, can be marketed, dispensed, and sold.
Because these are developing areas of law and regulation, we monitor our compliance in every jurisdiction in which we operate. However, we cannot be assured that our or the Affiliated Medical Groups’, Providers’, or Pharmacies’ activities and arrangements, if challenged, will be found to be in compliance with the law or that a new or existing law will not be implemented, enforced, or changed in a manner that is unfavorable to our business model. We cannot predict the regulatory landscape for those jurisdictions in which we operate and any significant changes in law, policies, or standards, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, could occur with little or no notice. The majority of the consultations provided through our platform are asynchronous consultations for customers located in jurisdictions that permit the use of asynchronous telehealth (noting that in the United Kingdom, asynchronous consultations are permissible, but additional safeguards are required when prescribing certain prescription medicines). If there is a change in laws or regulations related to our business, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, that adversely affects our structure or operations, including greater restrictions on the use of asynchronous telehealth or remote supervision of nurse practitioners or physician assistants, or limitations on the ability to develop or distribute compounded pharmaceutical products, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Evolving government regulations and enforcement activities may require increased costs or adversely affect our results of operations.
In a regulatory climate that is uncertain, our operations may be subject to direct and indirect adoption, expansion or reinterpretation of various laws and regulations. This risk is especially acute in the healthcare industry given the level of government spending, oversight, and control over the industry as a whole. Compliance with these evolving laws, regulations, and interpretations may require us to change our practices at an indeterminable and possibly significant initial monetary and annual expense. These additional monetary expenditures may increase future overhead, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
There could be laws and regulations applicable to our business that we have not identified or that, if changed, may be costly to us, and we cannot predict all the ways in which implementation of such laws and regulations may affect us.
Due to uncertainty and other factors in the regulatory environment, certain states, federal agencies or other national regulatory agencies may determine that we are in violation of their laws and regulations. If we must remedy such violations, we may be required to modify our business and services in a manner that undermines our platform’s attractiveness to customers, we may become subject to fines or other penalties or, if we determine that the requirements to operate in compliance in certain states are
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overly burdensome, we may elect to terminate our operations in such states or eliminate certain products or services. In each case, our revenue may decline and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Additionally, the introduction of new products, services or solutions to our platform may require us to comply with additional, yet undetermined, laws and regulations. Compliance may require obtaining appropriate federal, state, or local or national licenses or certificates, increasing our security measures and expending additional resources to monitor developments in applicable rules and ensure compliance. The failure to adequately comply with these future laws and regulations may delay or possibly prevent our products or services from being offered to customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Changes in public policy, including those that mandate or enhance healthcare coverage, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, and results of operations.
Our mission is to help the world feel great through the power of better health. It is reasonably possible that our business operations and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by public policy changes at the federal, state, or local level, which include mandatory or enhanced healthcare coverage. Such changes may present us with new marketing and other challenges, which may, for example, cause use of our products and services to decrease or make doing business in particular states less attractive. If we fail to adequately respond to such changes, including by implementing effective operational and strategic initiatives, or do not do so as effectively as our competitors, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
We cannot predict the enactment or content of new legislation and regulations or changes to existing laws or regulations or their enforcement, interpretation or application, or the effect they will have on our business or results of operations, which could be materially adverse. Even if we could predict such matters, we may not be able to reduce or eliminate the potential adverse impact of legislative or enforcement changes that could fundamentally change the dynamics of our industry.
Changes in insurance and healthcare laws in the United States, as well as the potential for further healthcare reform legislation and regulation, have created uncertainty in the healthcare industry and could materially affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, each enacted in March 2010, generally known as the “Health Care Reform Law,” significantly expanded health insurance coverage to uninsured Americans and changed the way healthcare is financed by both governmental and private payors. Since then, the Health Care Reform Law has prompted legislative efforts to significantly modify or repeal it, which may impact how the federal government responds to lawsuits challenging the Health Care Reform Law. We cannot predict what further reform proposals, if any, will be adopted, when they may be adopted, or what impact they may have on our business. While we currently only accept payments from customers—not any third parties or insurance providers—if we were to start accepting reimbursement from insurance providers or other third parties in the future, our business model could be impacted by healthcare reform whether or not we begin taking reimbursement or payments from third parties other than customers. If we are required to comply with the Health Care Reform Law and fail to comply or are unable to effectively manage such risks and uncertainties, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Failure to comply with anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering laws could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences.
We are subject to the FCPA and other anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and anti-money laundering laws in the jurisdictions in which we do business, both domestic and abroad. These laws generally prohibit us and our employees from improperly influencing government officials or commercial parties in order to obtain or retain business, direct business to any person, or gain any improper advantage. The FCPA and similar applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws also prohibit our third-party business partners, representatives, and agents from engaging in corruption and bribery. We and our third-party business partners, representatives, and agents may have direct or indirect interactions with officials and employees of government agencies or state-owned or affiliated entities. We may be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of these third-party business partners and intermediaries, our employees, representatives, contractors, channel partners, and agents, even if we do not explicitly authorize such activities. These laws also require that we keep accurate books and records and maintain internal controls and compliance procedures designed to prevent any such actions. While we have policies and procedures to address
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compliance with such laws, we cannot assure that our employees and agents will not take actions in violation of our policies or applicable law, for which we may be ultimately held responsible. Our exposure for violating these laws will increase as we continue to expand internationally and as we commence sales and operations in foreign jurisdictions. Any violation of the FCPA or other applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering laws could result in whistleblower complaints, adverse media coverage, investigations, imposition of significant legal fees, loss of export privileges, severe criminal or civil sanctions, or suspension or debarment from U.S. government contracts, substantial diversion of management’s attention, drop in stock price, or overall adverse consequences to our business, all of which may have an adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The products we sell and our third-party suppliers are subject to FDA regulations and other international, federal, state and local requirements and if we or our third-party suppliers fail to comply with international, federal, state, and local requirements, our ability to fulfill customers’ orders through our platform could be impaired.
The products available through our platform, and the third-party suppliers and manufacturers of these products, including our Manufacturing Suppliers, are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA and international, federal, state and local authorities, including prescription drug products, over-the-counter drugs, prescription medical devices, over-the-counter medical devices, cosmetics and dietary supplements. These authorities can enforce regulations related to methods and documentation of the testing, production, compounding, control, safety, quality assurance, labeling, packaging, sterilization, storage, shipping, marketing, and sale of products. Government regulations specific to pharmaceuticals and medical devices are wide ranging and govern, among other things: the ability to bring a pharmaceutical to market, the conditions under which it can be compounded, the conditions under which it can be sold, the conditions under which it must be manufactured, and permissible claims that may be made for such product. Failure to meet, or changes to any international, federal, state, or local requirements attendant to the testing, compounding, production, distribution, labeling, packaging, handling, sales and marketing, continued safety and/or other aspects of a regulated product, including any changes to the interpretation or enforcement of such requirements or any exemptions from such requirements, could result in enforcement actions, impede our ability to provide access to affected products, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operations.
We may be subject to fines, penalties, and injunctions if we are determined to be promoting the use of products for unapproved uses, unapproved drugs, or in a false or misleading manner, or if the FDA determines that any of our compounded products do not meet the requirements for exemption under Section 503A or Section 503B of the FDCA, as applicable.
The prescription drug and medical device products available through our platform require approval or authorization by the FDA (and equivalent regulatory authorities in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Canada) and are subject to the limitations placed by the FDA (or equivalent regulatory authorities in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Canada) on the approved or authorized uses in the product prescribing information. FDA has the authority to impose significant restrictions on approved drug products and medical devices through regulations on advertising, promotional and distribution activities. Some of these products are prescribed by Providers on the platform for “off-label” uses. While we believe our product promotion is conducted in material compliance with FDA and other regulations, if the FDA determines that our product promotion constitutes promotion of an unapproved use of an approved product or of an unapproved product, or is otherwise inconsistent with applicable FDA laws and regulations, the FDA could request that we modify our product promotion or subject us to regulatory and/or legal enforcement actions, including the issuance of a warning letter, injunction, seizure, civil fine, and criminal penalties.
It is also possible that other federal, state, or foreign enforcement authorities might take action if they consider the product promotion to constitute promotion of an unapproved use of an approved product or of an unapproved product, or with respect to the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Canada, the promotion of prescription only medicines to the general public (which is prohibited), and could result in significant fines or penalties under other statutes, such as laws prohibiting false claims for reimbursement or local advertising requirements in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Canada. In addition, certain of the products available through our platform are compounded drug products under Section 503A of the FDCA. While we believe the compounded drug products available through our platform meet the requirements for exemption under Section 503A of the FDCA, if the FDA determines that such products do not meet the requirements for exemption, the FDA could subject us, our Facilities, Partner Pharmacies, Affiliated Medical Groups, Providers, or Manufacturing Suppliers to regulatory and/or legal enforcement actions, such as the issuance of a warning letter, injunction, seizure, civil fine, and criminal penalties. Our product offerings include proprietary product formulas that we market as cosmetic products. In recent years, the FDA has issued warning letters to several cosmetic companies alleging improper claims regarding their cosmetic products, and we could
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similarly be subject to enforcement action if we market our cosmetic products using drug claims or otherwise promote them for non-cosmetic purposes. Other federal, state, or foreign enforcement authorities might also take action against us or our Facilities, Partner Pharmacies, Affiliated Medical Groups, Providers or Manufacturing Suppliers if they determine that compounded drug products available through our platform do not meet applicable legal or regulatory requirements. In addition, Section 503A requires the pharmacy to obtain individual prescriptions establishing that the compounded drug is necessary for each drug prescribed for each of our customers, and also limits compounded drugs that are “essentially copies” of commercially available FDA-approved drugs, including those with the same route of administration. These restrictions create limitations on our ability to market compounded drugs that have the same active ingredients and route of administration as FDA-approved drugs.
Further, we previously sourced certain compounded GLP-1 products that we provided access to on our platform from 503B outsourcing facilities, which was permitted based on a previous shortage with respect to FDA-approved injectable semaglutide. A 503B outsourcing facility must meet certain conditions under Section 503B of the FDCA that are in some cases more stringent than under Section 503A of the FDCA. Following resolution of the shortage, we currently only use 503A compounding pharmacies for the fulfillment and dispensing of compounded GLP-1 products. In March 2026, we announced a strategic shift for our U.S. weight loss offering. As a result, we evolved our United States weight loss offering to match our global approach towards providing access to branded GLP-1 medications, and offering access to compounded GLP-1 products through the platform on a limited scale. Although we believe our products meet the applicable requirements of the FDCA, additional changes to the regulatory requirements for compounding GLP-1 products may adversely impact our financial conditions and business operations, and we cannot predict such changes.
In addition, FDA regulates all labeling and advertisements for prescription and over-the-counter drugs and medical devices. FDA prohibits false or misleading promotional statements and has broad authority to determine whether a communication is “false or misleading”, including taking into account whether a communication fails to disclose material facts in light of the representations made. These restrictions may be more limiting for compounded products as compared with FDA-approved products regarding efficacy and safety claims, which may impact our ability to compete against the sale of comparable FDA-approved products. If the FDA determines that our product promotion or a communication is “false or misleading”, or is otherwise inconsistent with applicable FDA laws and regulations, the FDA could request that we modify our product promotion or subject us to regulatory and/or legal enforcement actions, including the issuance of a warning letter, injunction, seizure, civil fine, and criminal penalties. While we believe our product promotion is in material compliance with FDA and other regulations, we have previously received warning letters from FDA related to promotion of our compounded products and could be subject to other actions by the FDA or other federal, state, or foreign enforcement authorities in the future. See the risk factor titled “—If we are unable to expand or maintain the scope of our offerings, including the number and type of products and services that we offer, the number and quality of Providers serving our customers, and the number and types of conditions capable of being treated through our platform, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.”
Any regulatory or legal enforcement actions by the FDA or other federal, state, or foreign enforcement authorities against us, our Facilities, Partner Pharmacies, Manufacturing Suppliers, Affiliated Medical Groups or Providers could result in lawsuits, which even if unfounded can be costly and distracting, harm our reputation, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We face the risk of product liability claims and may not be able to maintain or obtain insurance.
Our business involves third-party Providers performing medical consultations and prescribing medication to our customers, as well as the fulfillment and distribution of pharmaceuticals, including compounded pharmaceuticals, by the Pharmacies and Partner Pharmacies. This activity, as well as the sale of other products on our platform, exposes us to the risk of product liability claims. In addition, the products that we sell could become subject to contamination, product tampering, mislabeling, recall or other damage, and errors in the dispensing and packaging of drugs and consuming drugs in a manner that is not prescribed could lead to serious injury or death. We may be subject to product liability claims if products obtained or prescribed through our platform cause, or merely appear to have caused, an injury. Claims may be made by customers, third-party service providers or manufacturers of products and services we make available. Although we have product liability insurance that we believe is appropriate, this insurance is subject to deductibles and coverage limitations. Our current product liability insurance may not continue to be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all, and, if available, the coverage may not be adequate to protect us against any future product liability claims. If we are unable to obtain insurance at an acceptable cost or on acceptable terms with adequate coverage or otherwise protect against potential product liability claims, we will be exposed to significant
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liabilities, which may harm our business. A product liability claim, recall or other claim with respect to uninsured liabilities or for amounts in excess of insured liabilities could result in significant costs and significant harm to our business.
We may be subject to claims against us even if the apparent injury is due to the actions of others or misuse of the prescribed medication or other product. These liabilities could prevent or interfere with our growth and expansion efforts. Defending a suit, regardless of merit, could be costly and could divert management attention, and any product liability claims, recalls or suits, even if without merit or limited in scope and operational impact, may result in adverse publicity or result in reduced acceptance of our platform and offerings.
Perceptions regarding the safety, efficacy, and quality of compounded drugs may significantly harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Compounded drug products, unlike FDA approved drugs, are exempt from certain FDA premarket review for safety, efficacy, or quality. As a result, healthcare professionals, patients, policymakers, and the media may perceive compounded drugs, including our products, as presenting greater safety or efficacy risks than FDA‑approved alternatives. These perceptions may arise from the inherent nature of compounding, from adverse events associated with compounded drugs generally, or from safety concerns involving us or other market participants, even if unrelated to our operations. In addition, negative perceptions can arise from other matters related to us or other developments in the industry, including recent communications issued by the FDA and HHS. See the risk factor titled “We may be subject to fines, penalties, and injunctions if we are determined to be promoting the use of products for unapproved uses, unapproved drugs, or in a false or misleading manner, or if the FDA determined that any of our compounded products do not meet the requirements for exemption under Section 503A or Section 503B of the FDCA, as applicable.” Heightened scrutiny of compounded drugs, which could stem from FDA safety alerts, adverse event reports, product recalls, contamination incidents at compounding facilities, or publicized enforcement actions, whether related to us, our products or otherwise, may lead to reduced physician and patient confidence in compounded products. This could decrease demand for our compounded offerings, including our GLP-1 products, or prompt customers to transition to FDA‑approved drugs.
Negative perceptions regarding compounded drugs may also increase the likelihood of regulatory inquiries by the FDA or other federal or state government agencies, inspections, or enforcement actions, as well as civil product liability or consumer litigation. Perceptions regarding these or other matters, including the recent communications issued by the FDA and HHS, have led and may continue to lead to increased scrutiny, inquiries, or adverse action by our business partners or third-party service providers, even where no deficiency exists in our practices or the practices of a Partner Pharmacy, Pharmacy or other Facility, or Manufacturing Supplier. If negative perceptions regarding compounded drugs or the recent FDA and HHS communications persist or intensify, our ability to maintain existing customer relationships, acquire new customers, or expand our compounded drug portfolio could be materially impaired, which would significantly harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The information that we provide to Providers, customers, and our partners could be inaccurate or incomplete, which could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We collect and transmit healthcare-related information to and from our customers, Providers on our platform, Pharmacies and Partner Pharmacies in connection with the telehealth consultations conducted by the Providers and prescription medication fulfillment by the Pharmacies and our Partner Pharmacies, which may be assisted by artificial intelligence tools in certain instances. If the data or suggestions that we provide to our customers, Providers on our platform, Pharmacies or Partner Pharmacies, which may be aided by artificial intelligence tools, are incorrect or incomplete or if mistakes are made in the capture or input of such data, our reputation may suffer and we could be subject to claims of liability for resulting damages. While we maintain insurance coverage, this coverage may prove to be inadequate or could cease to be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. Even unsuccessful claims could result in substantial costs and the diversion of management resources. A claim brought against us that is uninsured or under-insured could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Our use, disclosure, and other processing of personal information, including health information, is subject to federal, provincial, state, and foreign privacy and security regulations, and our failure to comply with those regulations or to adequately secure the information we hold could result in significant liability or reputational harm and, in turn, a material adverse effect on our customers, the Affiliated Medical Groups and/or their Providers, the Pharmacies, our revenue, our business, and/or our financial condition.
Numerous U.S. federal, state, provincial, and foreign laws and regulations govern the collection, dissemination, use, privacy, confidentiality, security, availability, integrity, and other processing of health information and other types of personal data or personal information. We have developed and maintain policies and procedures with respect to health information and personal information that we use or disclose in connection with our operations, including the adoption of administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect such information. As our business operations continue to develop, including through the launch of new product offerings or the development of new services, we may collect additional sensitive health and personal information from our customers that could create additional compliance obligations and may increase our exposure to compliance and regulatory risks regarding the protection and dissemination of such information.
In the United States, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), which establishes a set of national privacy and security standards for the protection of protected health information by health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and certain healthcare providers, referred to as covered entities, and the business associates with whom such covered entities contract for services. We believe that, because of our operating processes, in relation to our customers, we are not a covered entity or a business associate under HIPAA. However, to the extent we begin accepting payment from third parties or insurance providers, we may become subject to HIPAA in relation to our customers and could face penalties and fines if we fail to comply with applicable requirements of HIPAA and its implementing regulations. Regardless of whether or not we meet the definition of a covered entity or business associate under HIPAA, we have executed business associate agreements with certain other parties and have assumed obligations that are based upon HIPAA-related requirements.
In addition to HIPAA, numerous other federal, state, and foreign laws and regulations protect the confidentiality, privacy, availability, integrity, and security of health information and other types of personal information. These laws establish differing requirements regarding, among other things, the collection, use, disclosure, retention, safeguarding, breach notification, cross-border transfer, and other processing of personal information, including health information. This complex, dynamic legal landscape regarding privacy, data protection, information security, and, in particular, artificial intelligence creates significant compliance burdens for us, the Affiliated Medical Groups, the Pharmacies, and the Providers, and potentially exposes us to additional expense, adverse publicity, and liability. For example, in July 2026, the FTC filed a complaint against the Company alleging violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and certain provisions of ROSCA and analogous state statutes with respect to the Company's privacy, advertising, subscription, and cancellation practices. The defense or resolution of this matter could materially adversely affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or business.
While we have implemented data privacy and security measures in an effort to comply with applicable laws and regulations relating to privacy and data protection, some health information and other personal or confidential information is transmitted to us by third parties, who may not implement adequate security and privacy measures, and it is possible that laws, rules, and regulations relating to privacy, data protection, or information security may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our practices or those of third parties who transmit health information and other personal or confidential information to us. If we or these third parties are found to have violated such laws, rules, or regulations, it could result in government-imposed fines, orders requiring that we or these third parties change our or their practices, or criminal charges, which could materially and adversely affect our business. Complying with these various laws and regulations could cause us to incur substantial costs or require us to change our business practices, systems, and compliance procedures in a manner adverse to our business.
For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Rights Act require, among other things, covered companies to provide certain disclosures to California consumers and afford such consumers abilities to opt-out of certain sales of personal information. Similar legislation has been proposed or adopted in other states.
In Australia, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), together with applicable health information, cybersecurity, and consumer protection laws, governs the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of personal information, including health information, which is afforded additional protections under Australian law. These laws impose obligations relating to governance, transparency, security, accountability, and breach response, and Australian regulators, including the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (“OAIC”) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”), have broad investigative and
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enforcement powers with respect to privacy and certain consumer protection matters. Actual or alleged noncompliance may result in regulatory investigations, substantial penalties, complaints, class action litigation, increased compliance and operational costs, reputational harm, and restrictions on our ability to collect, use, disclose, or otherwise process personal information in Australia.
In Canada, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”), together with applicable provincial privacy and health information laws, governs the collection, use, disclosure, safeguarding, and, in certain circumstances, breach reporting of personal information, including personal health information. Actual or alleged noncompliance may result in regulatory investigations, fines, penalties, private rights of action, increased compliance costs, and reputational harm.
In the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) imposes strict obligations on the ability to process health-related and other personal data, including in relation to security (which requires the adoption of administrative, physical and technical safeguards designed to protect such information), collection, use and transfer of personal data. These obligations include, without limitation, several transparency requirements relating to communications with data subjects regarding the processing of their personal data, ensuring an appropriate legal basis or condition applies to the processing of personal data, limitations on the retention of personal data, increased requirements pertaining to health data, notification of data processing obligations or security incidents to the competent national data protection authorities and/or data subjects, the security and confidentiality of the personal data, and various rights that data subjects may exercise with respect to their personal data.
The GDPR has been implemented in the United Kingdom as the “UK GDPR” and sits alongside the UK Data Protection Act 2018 which implements certain United Kingdom-specific provisions and derogations to the GDPR into UK law. Under the UK GDPR, companies not established in the United Kingdom but who process personal data in relation to the offering of goods or services to individuals in the United Kingdom, or to monitor their behavior, are subject to the UK GDPR, the requirements of which are (at this time) largely aligned with those under the GDPR and may lead to significant compliance and operational costs.
The EU GDPR and UK GDPR impose strict rules on the transfer of personal data out of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) and the United Kingdom, respectively, to other regions outside the EEA/UK, or third countries, that have not been deemed to offer “adequate” privacy protections by the competent data protection authorities, including the United States in certain circumstances, unless a derogation exists or adequate international transfer safeguards are put in place. Violations of the EU GDPR or UK GDPR may result in significant administrative fines, regulatory investigations, and claims by regulators, data controllers, or data subjects.
In Japan, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (“APPI”) governs the processing of personal information and imposes obligations relating to, among other things, transparency, consent, third-party disclosures, security, breach reporting, and cross-border transfers of personal information. Health and medical information is generally treated as “special care-required personal information” and is subject to heightened protections under the APPI. Actual or alleged noncompliance may require changes to our systems, practices, and privacy disclosures and may result in regulatory action, penalties, and other liability.
We also publish statements to our customers through our privacy policy that describe how we handle health information or other personal information. If federal or state regulatory authorities or private litigants consider any portion of these statements to be untrue, we may be subject to claims of deceptive practices, which could lead to significant liabilities and consequences, including, without limitation, costs of responding to investigations, defending against litigation, settling claims, and complying with regulatory or court orders. Any of the foregoing consequences could seriously harm our business and our financial results. Furthermore, the costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, the laws, regulations, and policies that are applicable to us may limit customers’ use and adoption of, and reduce the overall demand for, our platform. Any of the foregoing consequences could have a material adverse impact on our business and our financial results.
Public scrutiny of internet privacy and security issues may result in increased regulation or enforcement and/or different industry standards, which could deter or prevent us from providing services to our customers, thereby harming our business.
The regulatory framework for privacy and security issues worldwide is rapidly evolving and is likely to remain in flux for the foreseeable future, including the intersection of such issues with the integration of artificial intelligence. Various government and consumer agencies have also called for new regulation and changes in industry practices. Practices regarding the registration, collection, processing, storage, sharing, disclosure, use, and security of personal and other information by
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companies offering an online service like our platform have recently come under increased public scrutiny, and federal and state governmental authorities have increased their enforcement activity and demonstrated varying interpretations of existing laws.
For example, aspects of the California Consumer Privacy Act, the California Privacy Rights Act, and similar state privacy laws continue to evolve through legislative developments, regulatory guidance, and enforcement. These laws and regulations each require particular assessment for compliance, and we may be required to modify our practices in an effort to comply with them, which may impact demand for our offerings.
In Canada, the legal and regulatory framework governing privacy, including health information privacy, is evolving rapidly, particularly with respect to the use of artificial intelligence and digital health technologies. Federal and provincial regulators, as well as consumer advocacy groups, have called for new legislation and amendments to existing laws, increased regulatory oversight and enforcement, and have advanced differing interpretations of current requirements. The expanding and increasingly complex patchwork of Canadian privacy and health privacy laws may increase our compliance obligations and expose us to significant fines, penalties, regulatory investigations, and private rights of action in the event of actual or alleged noncompliance, including breaches or improper handling of personal health information. Compliance with these evolving requirements may require us to modify our business practices, systems, and controls, resulting in increased operational costs, potential limitations on our products and services, and adverse effects on demand for our offerings in Canada.
Additionally, in the European Union and the United Kingdom, the legal and regulatory framework governing privacy, data protection, and international data transfers continues to evolve through legislative developments, judicial decisions, regulatory guidance, and enforcement activity. For example, in July 2023, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision concluding that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EEA to the United States under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (which was followed in October 2023 with the adoption of an adequacy decision in the United Kingdom for the UK-United States Data Bridge). However, the adequacy decision does not foreclose, and continues to face, legal challenges, and the ongoing legal uncertainty may increase our costs and our ability to efficiently process personal data from the EEA or the UK. Under the EU GDPR and UK GDPR, data protection authorities in these territories have the power to impose significant administrative fines for violations, which may also lead to damages claims by data controllers and data subjects.
In Australia, the legal and regulatory framework governing privacy, health information, cybersecurity, consumer protection, and artificial intelligence continues to evolve and has become increasingly enforcement-driven. Recent and proposed reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) have expanded the powers of the OAIC increased available penalties, introduced additional enforcement mechanisms, and strengthened expectations regarding governance, transparency, security, and accountability. Regulators, including the OAIC and the ACCC, are increasingly scrutinizing digital products, customer acquisition channels, online choice architecture, subscription models, profiling, personalized marketing, and the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems. These developments may require us to modify our products, services, systems, or business practices, increase our compliance costs, or subject us to increased regulatory scrutiny, investigations, litigation, penalties, or other liability.
In Japan, the APPI is subject to periodic review and amendment. Most recently, amendments promulgated in July 2026 are expected to strengthen available enforcement measures, including through the introduction of a surcharge regime for certain violations, with additional implementing rules, cabinet orders, and regulatory guidance expected to follow. As these requirements continue to develop, we may be required to modify our systems, products, services, privacy practices, or compliance programs, which could increase our compliance costs or expose us to additional regulatory scrutiny or liability.
Our business, including our ability to operate and to continue to expand internationally, could be adversely affected if legislation or regulations are adopted, interpreted, or implemented in a manner that is inconsistent with our current business practices and that require changes to these practices, the design of our websites, mobile applications, offerings, or our privacy policies. In particular, the success of our business has been, and we expect will continue to be, driven by our ability to responsibly gather and use data from data subjects. Therefore, our business could be harmed by any significant change to, or actual or perceived non-compliance with, applicable laws or regulations (or the interpretation or enforcement thereof), or industry standards or practices, including regarding the storage, use, disclosure, or other processing of data our customers or the Providers on our platform share with us, or regarding the manner in which the express or implied consent of customers or Providers for such collection, analysis, and disclosure is obtained. Such changes may require us to modify our platform, possibly in a material manner, and may limit our ability to develop new offerings, functionality, or features.
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Security breaches, loss of data, and other disruptions could compromise sensitive information related to our business or customers, or prevent us from accessing critical information and expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business and our reputation.
In the ordinary course of our business, we collect, store, use and disclose sensitive data, including health information and other types of personal information. We also process and store, and use additional third parties to process and store, confidential and proprietary information such as intellectual property and other proprietary business information, including that of our customers, the Providers on our platform, and partners. Our customer information is encrypted but not always de-identified. We manage and maintain our platform and data utilizing a combination of managed data center systems and cloud-based computing center systems.
We are highly dependent on information technology networks and systems, including the internet, to securely process, transmit, and store this critical information. Security breaches of this infrastructure, including physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses, attacks by hackers and similar breaches, and employee or contractor error, negligence or malfeasance, can create system disruptions, shutdowns, or unauthorized disclosure or modifications of information, causing sensitive, confidential or proprietary information to be accessed or acquired without authorization, or to become publicly available. We utilize vendors and other third-party service providers for important aspects of the collection, storage, transmission, and verification of customer information and other confidential, and sensitive information, and therefore rely on third parties to manage functions that have material cybersecurity risks. Because of the nature of the sensitive, confidential, and proprietary information that we and our service providers collect, store, transmit, and otherwise process, the security of our and our vendors’ technology platforms and other aspects of our services, including those provided or facilitated by third-party service providers, are important to our operations and business strategy. We take certain administrative, legal, physical, and technological safeguards to address these risks, such as requiring outsourcing subcontractors who handle customer, user, and patient information for us to enter into agreements that contractually obligate those subcontractors to use reasonable efforts to safeguard sensitive, confidential, and proprietary information. Measures taken to protect our systems, those of our vendors or other third-party service providers, or sensitive, confidential, and proprietary information that we or such third-party service providers process or maintain, may not adequately protect us from the risks associated with the collection, storage, and transmission of such information. We and certain of our vendors have experienced security breaches or other disruptions in the past, and we expect that other vendors or third-party service providers will experience such breaches or other disruptions in the future. While no incidents have had a material impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations to date, we cannot guarantee that material incidents will not occur in the future. Although we take steps to help protect sensitive, confidential, and proprietary information from unauthorized access or disclosure, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or viruses, failures or breaches due to third-party action, employee negligence or error, malfeasance, or other disruptions.
Increased global IT security threats and more sophisticated and targeted computer crime pose a risk to the security of our systems and networks and the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of our data. There have been several recent, highly publicized cases in which organizations of various types and sizes have reported the unauthorized disclosure of customer or other confidential information, as well as cyberattacks involving the dissemination, theft and destruction of corporate information, intellectual property, cash, or other valuable assets. There have also been several highly publicized cases in which hackers have requested “ransom” payments in exchange for not disclosing customer or other confidential information or for not disabling the target company’s computer or other systems. A security breach or privacy violation that leads to disclosure or unauthorized use or modification of, or that prevents access to or otherwise impacts the confidentiality, security, or integrity of, sensitive, confidential, or proprietary information we or our vendors or other third-party service providers maintain or otherwise process, could harm our reputation, compel us to comply with breach notification laws, and cause us to incur significant costs for remediation, fines, penalties, notification to individuals and governmental authorities, implementation of measures intended to repair or replace systems or technology, and to prevent future occurrences, potential increases in insurance premiums, and forensic security audits or investigations. As a result, a security breach or privacy violation could result in material increased costs or loss of revenue.
While we have not experienced any material cybersecurity threats or incidents in recent years, there can be no guarantee that we will not be the subject of future threats or incidents. Like other companies, we are subject to cybersecurity threats and cybersecurity incidents from time to time. For example, in early February 2026, we identified a cybersecurity incident (the “Incident”) in which an unauthorized third party gained access to certain of our systems by means of a social engineering attack on two employees. In response to the Incident, we promptly initiated our cybersecurity response plans and took steps to assess, contain, and remediate the unauthorized activity, including isolating the affected systems, launching an investigation with the
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assistance of external cybersecurity advisors, and coordinating with law enforcement. We have completed the required regulatory and individual notifications.
If we are unable to prevent other such security breaches or privacy violations or implement satisfactory remedial measures, or if it is perceived that we have been unable to do so, our operations could be disrupted, we may be unable to provide access to our platform, and could suffer a loss of customers or Providers or a decrease in the use of our platform, and we may suffer loss of reputation, adverse impacts on customer, Provider, and partner confidence, financial loss, governmental investigations or other actions, regulatory or contractual penalties, and other claims and liability. In addition, security breaches and other inappropriate access to, or acquisition or processing of, information can be difficult to detect, and any delay in identifying such incidents or in providing any notification of such incidents may lead to increased harm.
Any such breach or interruption of our systems or any of our third-party information technology partners, could compromise our networks or data security processes and sensitive, confidential, or proprietary information could be inaccessible or could be accessed by unauthorized parties, publicly disclosed, lost, or stolen. Any such interruption in access, improper access, disclosure or other loss of such information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws and regulations that protect the privacy of customer information or other personal information, and regulatory penalties. Unauthorized access, loss or dissemination could also disrupt our operations, including our ability to operate our platform and perform our services, provide customer assistance services, conduct research and development activities, collect, process, and prepare company financial information, provide information about our current and future offerings, and engage in other user and clinician education and outreach efforts. Any such breach or disruption could also result in the compromise of our trade secrets and other proprietary information, which could adversely affect our business and competitive position. We may also not be fully indemnified for the costs we may incur as a result of any such breach at one of our vendors or other third-party service providers.
While we maintain insurance covering certain security and privacy damages and claim expenses, we may not carry insurance or maintain coverage sufficient to compensate for all liability and in any event, insurance coverage would not address the reputational damage that could result from a security incident. In addition, cyber liability insurance is expensive and insurance premiums may increase significantly and/or we may have trouble obtaining adequate cyber insurance in the future based upon increasing global IT security threats. Any data privacy or security claims made against us or relating to our business that are not fully covered by insurance could be costly to defend against, result in substantial damage awards against us, and divert the attention of our management, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Failure to protect or enforce our intellectual property rights could harm our business and results of operations.
Our intellectual property includes the content of our websites, software code, electronic medical records system, mobile applications, unregistered copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. We believe that our intellectual property is an essential asset of our business. If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, our brand and reputation could be harmed and competitors may be able to use our technologies and erode or negate any competitive advantage we may have, which could materially harm our business, negatively affect our position in the marketplace, limit our ability to commercialize our technology, and delay or render impossible our achievement of profitability. A failure to protect our intellectual property in a cost-effective and meaningful manner could have a material adverse effect on our ability to compete. We regard the protection of our trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, databases, and domain names as critical to our success. We strive to protect our intellectual property rights by relying on federal, state, and common law rights and other rights provided under foreign laws. These laws are subject to change at any time and could further restrict our ability to protect or enforce our intellectual property rights. In addition, the existing laws of certain foreign countries in which we operate may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. We also have a practice of entering into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and contractors, and often enter into confidentiality agreements with parties with whom we conduct business in order to limit access to, and disclosure and use of, our proprietary information. In addition, from time to time we make our technology and other intellectual property available to others under license agreements, including open-source license agreements and trademark licenses under agreements with our partners for the purpose of co-branding or co-marketing our products or services. However, these contractual arrangements and the other steps we have taken to protect our intellectual property rights may not prevent the misappropriation of our proprietary information, infringement of our intellectual property rights, or disclosure of trade secrets and other proprietary information, or
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deter independent development of similar or competing technologies or duplication of our technologies, and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of such misappropriation or infringement.
Obtaining and maintaining effective intellectual property rights is expensive, as are the costs of defending our rights. We make business decisions about when to file applications or registrations to protect our intellectual property and rely upon trade secret protection, and the approach we select may ultimately prove to be inadequate. We are seeking or may seek to protect certain of our intellectual property rights through filing applications for copyrights, trademarks, and domain names in a number of jurisdictions, a process that is expensive and may not be successful in all jurisdictions. Even where we have intellectual property rights, they may later be found to be unenforceable or have a limited scope of enforceability. In addition, we may not seek to pursue such protection in every jurisdiction. In particular, we believe it is important to maintain, protect, and enhance our brand.
Accordingly, we pursue the registration of domain names and our trademarks and service marks in the United States and in some jurisdictions outside of the United States. We may, over time, increase our investment in protecting innovations through investments in filings, registrations or similar steps to protect our intellectual property, and these processes are expensive and time-consuming.
In order to protect our intellectual property rights, we may be required to spend significant resources to monitor and protect these rights. We may not always detect infringement of our intellectual property rights, and defending or enforcing our intellectual property rights, even if successfully detected, prosecuted, enjoined, or remedied, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights, protect our proprietary rights, or determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights claimed by others. Any litigation of this nature, regardless of outcome or merit, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management and technical resources, any of which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. We may also incur significant costs in enforcing our trademarks against those who attempt to imitate our brand and other valuable trademarks and service marks. Furthermore, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims, countersuits, and adversarial proceedings such as oppositions, inter partes review, post-grant review, re-examination, or other post-issuance proceedings, that attack the validity and enforceability of our intellectual property rights. Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential or sensitive information could be compromised by disclosure in the event of litigation. In addition, during the course of litigation, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a substantial adverse effect on the price of our Class A common stock.
If we fail to maintain, protect, and enhance our intellectual property rights, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be harmed.
We are, and may in the future be, subject to claims that we violated intellectual property rights of others, which are extremely costly to defend and could require us to pay significant damages and limit our ability to operate.
Companies in our industry, and other intellectual property rights holders seeking to profit from royalties in connection with grants of licenses, own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, and frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. In addition, intellectual property rights, including use of an individual’s likeness and related trademarks, are a key asset of the influencers we work with and any use by us of such assets is often heavily negotiated. Our future success depends in part on not infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others and being successful in overcoming any claims of infringement brought against us. We have in the past and may in the future receive notices or be subject to lawsuits that claim we have misappropriated, infringed, or otherwise misused other parties’ intellectual property rights. The intellectual property disputes that we face may increase in number and/or materiality as a result of our expansion, product categories, and competitive dynamics. Additionally, we may be unaware of the intellectual property rights of others that may cover some or all of our technology. Because patent applications can take years to issue and are often afforded confidentiality for some period of time, there may currently be pending applications, unknown to us, that later result in issued patents that could cover our technology.
Any intellectual property claim against us or parties indemnified by us, regardless of merit, could be time consuming and expensive to settle or litigate and could divert our management’s attention and other resources. These claims also could subject us to significant liability for damages and could result in our having to stop using technology, content, branding or business
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methods found to be in violation of another party’s rights. We might be required or may opt to seek a license for rights to intellectual property held by others, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Even if a license is available, we could be required to pay significant royalties, which would increase our operating expenses. We may also be required to develop alternative non-infringing technology, content, branding or business methods, which could require significant effort and expense, be infeasible, or make us less competitive in the market. Such disputes could also disrupt our business, which would adversely impact our customer satisfaction and ability to attract customers. Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex patent litigation more effectively than we can because they have substantially greater resources. If we cannot license or develop technology, content, branding or business methods for any allegedly infringing aspect of our business, we may be unable to compete effectively. Additionally, we may be obligated to indemnify our customers in connection with litigation and to obtain licenses or refund subscription fees, which could further exhaust our resources. In the case of infringement or misappropriation caused by technology that we obtain from third parties, any indemnification or other contractual protections we obtain from such third parties, if any, may be insufficient to cover the liabilities we incur as a result of such infringement or misappropriation. Any of these results could harm our results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Results of Operations and Capital Resources
We may not be able to maintain our profitability in any given period.
Fiscal year 2024 represented our first full year of profitability on a net income basis. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we had net income of $128.4 million, and Adjusted EBITDA of $318.0 million, compared to net income of $126.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $176.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain our profitability in any given period. For example, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we had net loss of $86.3 million and $178.4 million, respectively. We have incurred more losses than profits since our inception, and have an accumulated deficit of $292.2 million as of June 30, 2026. We expect our costs will increase in the foreseeable future and we may not be able to maintain profitability in any given period as we expect to continue to invest significant additional funds towards growing our platform, including through acquisitions, growing our Provider network, growing the capabilities of the Pharmacies and enhancing our pharmacy fulfillment system, operating as a public company, increasing our customer base, hiring certain employees, and developing new products and technological capabilities to enhance our customers’ experience on our platform. These efforts may prove more expensive than we currently anticipate, and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue sufficiently to offset these higher expenses. To date, we have financed our operations principally from the sale of equity and convertible debt instruments, revenue from our platform, and the incurrence of indebtedness. While we had positive cash flows from operations for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we may not generate positive cash flows from operations in any given period.
We have encountered and will continue to encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing and highly regulated industries, including increasing expenses as we continue to grow our business. If we are not able to maintain positive cash flow in the long term, we may require additional financing, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all and which may be dilutive to our stockholders. If we are unable to successfully address these risks and challenges as we encounter them, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Our results of operations, as well as the performance of our key metrics, may fluctuate on a quarterly and annual basis, which may result in us failing to meet the expectations of industry and securities analysts or our investors.
Our results of operations have in the past, and could in the future, vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year and may fail to match the expectations of securities analysts because of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control and, as a result, should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance. As a result, we may not be able to accurately forecast our results of operations and growth rate. Any of these events could cause the market price of our Class A common stock to fluctuate. Factors that may contribute to the variability of our results of operations include:
•new developments on our platform or in our product offerings;
•our ability to attract and retain customers and Providers to our platform;
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•changes in our pricing policies and those of our competitors;
•our ability to execute our plans to add treatment options, testing services, and Provider expertise for additional medical conditions;
•long-term treatment outcomes of customers on our platform;
•medical, technological, or other innovations in our industry or in connection with specific products that we make available on our platform;
•our ability to maintain relationships with customers, partners, and suppliers;
•our ability to retain key members of our executive leadership team;
•successful expansion of licensure and capabilities of the Pharmacies, our peptide manufacturing facility and our laboratory testing facility;
•successful expansion into international markets;
•breaches of security or privacy;
•the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures related to the expansion of our business;
•our ability to complete acquisitions on commercially reasonable terms and integrate acquired businesses;
•costs and the diversion of management attention related to litigation, investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, or settlements;
•changes in the legislative or regulatory environment, including with respect to practice of medicine, telehealth, pharmaceuticals or compounding, consumer protection, privacy or data protection, or enforcement by government regulators, including fines, orders, or consent decrees;
•announcements by competitors or other third parties of significant new products or acquisitions or entrance into certain markets;
•our ability to make accurate accounting estimates and appropriately recognize revenue for our platform and offerings for which there are no relevant comparable products;
•instability in the financial markets;
•global economic and trade conditions, including tariffs, economic sanctions, and trade restrictions; and
•political, economic, and social instability, including as a result of ongoing conflict arising out of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the hostilities and conflict in the Middle East, or other war or terrorist activities, and any disruption these events may cause to the global economy.
The impact of one or more of the foregoing and other factors may cause our results of operations to vary significantly. As such, we believe that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our results of operations may not always be meaningful and should not necessarily be relied upon as an indication of future performance.
We rely significantly on revenue from customers purchasing subscription-based prescription products and services in the United States and may not be successful in expanding our offerings.
To date, the significant majority of our revenue in the United States has been, and we expect it to continue to be, derived from customers who purchase subscription-based prescription products and services through our platform. In our subscription arrangements, customers select a cadence at which they wish to receive product shipments and services. Any material decline in the use of such offerings could have a pronounced impact on our future revenue and results of operations, particularly if we are unable to expand our offerings overall. The introduction of competing offerings with lower prices for consumers, fluctuations in prescription prices, changes in consumer purchasing habits, including an increase in the use of mail-order prescriptions, changes in the regulatory landscape, and other factors could result in changes to our contracts or a decline in our subscription revenue, which may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The requirements of being a public company have and may continue to strain our resources, divert management’s attention, and may result in litigation.
As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Complying with
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these rules and regulations has increased and will continue to increase our legal, accounting, and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming, and costly, and place significant strain on our personnel, systems, and resources. As a result of the complexity involved in complying with the rules and regulations applicable to public companies, our management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
In addition, changing laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs, and making some activities more time-consuming. These laws, regulations, and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to continue investing in substantial resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations, and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from business operations to compliance activities.
If our efforts to comply with new or existing laws, regulations, and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be harmed. In addition, pursuant to SEC rules, we are required to make certain cybersecurity disclosures, including related to material cybersecurity incidents and the reasonably likely impact of such an incident. Determining whether a cybersecurity incident is reportable may not be straightforward and any such disclosures could be costly and lead to negative publicity, loss of customer confidence, diversion of management’s attention, and government investigations.
Further, in addition to being costly and time-consuming, any environmental, social and governance (“ESG”)-related disclosures we make may not meet investor expectations or attract additional investments in us, which could result in a decrease in the market price for our Class A common stock.
The rules and regulations applicable to public companies have made it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our Board of Directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee, and qualified executive officers.
As a result of disclosure of information in filings required of a public company, there may be an increased risk of threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If such claims are successful, our business and results of operations could be harmed, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Changes in accounting rules, assumptions, or judgments could materially and adversely affect us.
Accounting rules and interpretations for certain aspects of our financial reporting are highly complex and involve significant assumptions and judgment. These complexities could lead to a delay in the preparation and dissemination of our financial statements. Furthermore, changes in accounting rules and interpretations or in our accounting assumptions or judgments could significantly impact our financial statements. In some cases, we could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in restating financial statements from prior periods. Any of these circumstances could have an adverse effect on our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our plans for funding the Eucalyptus acquisition may be adversely affected to the extent there are lower-than-expected operating results or significant financial market disruptions.
In connection with our acquisition of Eucalyptus, which closed on June 1, 2026, we agreed to pay up to $1.15 billion of aggregate consideration, subject to certain adjustments. The consideration includes deferred payments payable through December 1, 2027 and potential earn-out consideration payable through early 2029. We expect to fund any cash portion of our future payment obligations with cash on hand, including cash generated from future operations, and may choose to obtain additional financing by accessing the capital markets, which may include the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities. We also have the ability, at our option, to satisfy a significant majority of our deferred and earn-out consideration obligations through issuances of equity to certain former Eucalyptus equityholders rather than cash payments. If our operating results are
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lower than expected or significant market disruptions occur, our cash on hand and available liquidity may be insufficient to fund the consideration in cash, or may limit our ability to issue debt or equity securities. In that case, we may choose to issue equity to certain Eucalyptus equityholders to satisfy some of our payment obligations, which would be dilutive to our existing shareholders. See the risk factors titled “Risks Related to Our Business—Acquisitions and investments could result in operating difficulties, dilution, and other harmful consequences that may adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, if we are not able to identify and successfully acquire suitable businesses, our results of operations and prospects could be harmed” and “Risks Related to Our Results of Operations and Capital Resources—We may require additional capital to support business growth, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.”
We may require additional capital to support business growth, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
We intend to continue to make investments to support our business growth and may require additional funds to respond to business challenges, including the need to develop new products or services, or enhance our existing platform and associated offerings, enhance our operating infrastructure and acquire complementary businesses and technologies. In order to achieve these objectives, we may make future commitments of capital resources. Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt financings to secure additional funds. For example, in February 2025, we entered into a Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement with certain lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent, which provides for a three-year senior secured revolving line of credit in an amount up to $175.0 million. In May 2025, we issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2030, the total net proceeds from which were $968.7 million. In May 2026, we issued $402.5 million aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2032, the total net proceeds from which were $389.5 million. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences, and privileges superior to those of holders of our Class A common stock. Any other debt financing secured by us in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters. In addition, we may not be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all. The possibility of a significant economic downturn, increased interest rates, or disruptions in the global financial markets may make it more difficult to access available capital and may reduce our ability to secure financing on favorable terms. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited.
Our indebtedness and liabilities could limit the cash flow available for our operations, expose us to risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and impair our ability to satisfy our obligations under the Convertible Notes.
As of June 30, 2026, we had $12.6 million in letters of credit outstanding under our revolving credit facility sub-limit and $1.4 billion principal amount of indebtedness under the Convertible Notes. We may also incur additional indebtedness, including under our revolving credit facility, to meet future financing needs. Our indebtedness could have significant negative consequences for our securityholders and our business, results of operations and financial condition by, among other things:
•increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions;
•limiting our ability to obtain additional financing;
•requiring the dedication of a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to service our indebtedness, which will reduce the amount of cash available for other purposes;
•limiting our flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our business;
•diluting the interests of our existing stockholders as a result of issuing shares of our Class A common stock upon conversion of the Convertible Notes; and
•placing us at a possible competitive disadvantage with competitors that are less leveraged than us or have better access to capital.
Our business may not generate sufficient funds, and we may otherwise be unable to maintain sufficient cash reserves, to pay amounts due under our indebtedness, including the Convertible Notes, and our cash needs may increase in the future. In addition, our revolving credit facility contains, and any future indebtedness that we may incur may contain, financial and other restrictive covenants that limit our ability to operate our business, raise capital or make payments under our other indebtedness. If we fail to comply with these covenants or to make payments under our indebtedness when due, then we would be in default under that indebtedness, which could, in turn, result in that and our other indebtedness becoming immediately payable in full.
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We may be unable to raise the funds necessary to repurchase the Convertible Notes for cash following a fundamental change or to pay any cash amounts due upon maturity or conversion of the Convertible Notes, and our other indebtedness may limit our ability to repurchase the Convertible Notes or to pay any cash amounts due upon their maturity or conversion.
Holders of our Convertible Notes may, subject to limited exceptions, require us to repurchase their notes following a fundamental change at a cash repurchase price generally equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid special and additional interest, if any. Upon maturity of the Convertible Notes, we must pay their principal amount and accrued and unpaid special and additional interest in cash, unless they have been previously repurchased, redeemed or converted. In addition, upon conversion, we will satisfy part or all of our conversion obligation in cash unless we elect to settle conversions solely in shares of our Class A common stock. We may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to repurchase the Convertible Notes or pay any cash amounts due upon their maturity or conversion. In addition, applicable law, regulatory authorities and the agreements governing our other indebtedness may restrict our ability to repurchase the Convertible Notes or to pay any cash amounts due upon their maturity or conversion. Our failure to repurchase Convertible Notes or to pay any cash amounts due upon their maturity or conversion when required will constitute a default under the indentures governing the Convertible Notes. A default under the indentures or the fundamental change itself could also lead to a default under agreements governing our other indebtedness, which may result in that other indebtedness becoming immediately payable in full. We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy all amounts due under the other indebtedness and the Convertible Notes.
If our estimates or judgments relating to our significant accounting policies prove to be incorrect, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP and our key metrics require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and amounts reported in our key metrics. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets, liabilities, and equity and the amount of revenue and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Significant assumptions and estimates used in preparing our consolidated financial statements include those related to valuation and recognition of stock-based compensation expense, initial and subsequent valuation of contingent consideration in business combinations or asset acquisitions, purchase price allocation for business combinations, valuation of assets acquired in an asset acquisition, estimates used in determining the useful lives of intangible assets, valuation of deferred tax assets, estimating the net realizable value of inventory, valuation of refund reserve, and estimates used in the capitalization of website development and internal-use software costs. Our results of operations may be adversely affected if our assumptions change or if actual circumstances differ from those in our assumptions, which could cause our results of operations to fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors.
Adverse tax laws or regulations could be enacted or existing laws could be applied to us or our customers, which could subject us to additional tax liability and related interest and penalties, increase the costs of our offerings, and adversely impact our business.
The application of federal, state, local, and international tax laws to services provided electronically is evolving. New income, sales, use, value-added, or other tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances could be enacted at any time (possibly with retroactive effect) and could be applied solely or disproportionately to services provided over the internet or could otherwise materially affect our financial position and results of operations.
In addition, state, local, and foreign tax jurisdictions have differing rules and regulations governing sales, use, value-added, and other taxes, and these rules and regulations can be complex and are subject to varying interpretations that may change over time. Existing tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances could be interpreted, changed, modified, or applied adversely to us (possibly with retroactive effect). If we are required to collect and pay back taxes and associated interest and penalties, and if the amount we are required to collect and pay exceeds our estimates and reserves, or if we are unsuccessful in collecting such amounts from our customers, we could incur potentially substantial unplanned expenses, thereby adversely impacting our results of operations and cash flows. Imposition of such taxes on our services going forward or collection of sales tax from our customers in respect of prior sales could also adversely affect our sales activity and have a negative impact on our results of operations and cash flows.
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One or more jurisdictions may seek to impose incremental or new sales, use, value added, or other tax collection obligations on us, including for past sales by us or our retail partners and other partners. A successful assertion by a state, country, or other jurisdiction that we should have been or should be collecting additional sales, use, value added, or other taxes on our solutions could, among other things, result in substantial tax liabilities for past sales, create significant administrative burdens for us, discourage users from utilizing our solutions, or otherwise harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Certain U.S. state tax authorities may assert that we have state nexus and seek to impose state and local income taxes which could harm our results of operations.
There is a risk that tax authorities in certain states where we do not currently file a state income tax return could assert that we are liable for state and local income taxes based upon income or gross receipts allocable to such states. States are becoming increasingly aggressive in asserting nexus for state income tax purposes. If a state tax authority successfully asserts that our activities give rise to a nexus, we could be subject to state and local taxation, including penalties and interest attributable to prior periods. Such tax assessments, penalties, and interest may adversely impact our results of operations.
Risks Related to Ownership of our Securities
Our dual class common stock structure has the effect of concentrating voting power with our Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Andrew Dudum, which limits an investor’s ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.
Shares of our Class V common stock have 175 votes per share, while shares of our Class A common stock have one vote per share. Mr. Dudum, our Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Chairman of our Board of Directors, including his affiliates and permitted transferees, hold all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class V common stock. Accordingly, Mr. Dudum holds, directly or indirectly, approximately 90% of the outstanding voting power and will be able to control matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors, amendments of our organizational documents and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets or other major corporate transactions. Mr. Dudum may have interests that differ from yours and may vote in a way with which you disagree and which may be adverse to your interests. This concentrated control may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control, could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their capital stock as part of a sale, and might ultimately affect the market price of shares of Class A common stock.
As a “controlled company” within the meaning of NYSE listing standards, we qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. We have the opportunity to elect any of the exemptions afforded a controlled company.
Because Mr. Dudum controls more than a majority of our total voting power, we are a “controlled company” within the meaning of NYSE listing standards. Under NYSE Listing Rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by another person or group of persons acting together is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with the following NYSE rules regarding corporate governance:
•the requirement that a majority of its board of directors consist of independent directors;
•the requirement to have a nominating and corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors and a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities;
•the requirement to have a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors and a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and
•the requirement of an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees.
Currently, seven of our nine directors have been determined by our Board of Directors to be independent. We also have an independent compensation committee in addition to an independent audit committee. For as long as the “controlled company” exemption is available, our Board of Directors in the future may not consist of a majority of independent directors and may not have an independent nominating and corporate governance committee or compensation committee. As a result, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the NYSE rules regarding corporate governance.
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Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain certain provisions, including anti-takeover provisions, that limit the ability of stockholders to take certain actions and could delay or discourage takeover attempts that stockholders may consider favorable.
Our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) contain provisions that could have the effect of rendering more difficult, delaying, or preventing an acquisition deemed undesirable by our Board of Directors and therefore depress the trading price of our Class A common stock. These provisions could also make it difficult for stockholders to take certain actions, including electing directors who are not nominated by the current members of our Board of Directors or taking other corporate actions, including effecting changes in our management. Among other things, our certificate of incorporation and/or bylaws include provisions regarding:
•Class V common stock that is entitled to 175 votes per share;
•the ability of our stockholders to take action by written consent in lieu of a meeting for so long as Mr. Dudum and his affiliates and permitted transferees beneficially own a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of our capital stock;
•the ability of our Board of Directors to issue shares of preferred stock, including “blank check” preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms of those shares, including preferences and voting rights, without stockholder approval, which could be used to significantly dilute the ownership of a hostile acquirer;
•the limitation of the liability of, and the indemnification of, our directors and officers;
•the requirement that a special meeting of stockholders may be called only by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, the chairperson of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer which could delay the ability of stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or to take action, including the removal of directors;
•controlling the procedures for the conduct and scheduling of Board of Directors and stockholder meetings;
•the ability of our Board of Directors to amend the bylaws, which may allow our Board of Directors to take additional actions to prevent an unsolicited takeover and inhibit the ability of an acquirer to amend the bylaws to facilitate an unsolicited takeover attempt; and
•advance notice procedures with which stockholders must comply to nominate candidates to our Board of Directors or to propose matters to be acted upon at a stockholders’ meeting, which could preclude stockholders from bringing matters before annual or special meetings of stockholders and delay changes in our Board of Directors.
These provisions, alone or together, could delay or prevent hostile takeovers and changes in control or changes in our Board of Directors or management.
In addition, our certificate of incorporation includes a provision substantially similar to Section 203 of the DGCL, which may prohibit certain stockholders holding 15% or more of our outstanding capital stock from engaging in certain business combinations with us for a specified period of time. The indentures governing our Convertible Notes contain certain provisions that could also make a third-party attempt to acquire us more difficult or expensive, including in a transaction that our securityholders may view as favorable.
Our certificate of incorporation designates a state or federal court located within the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, stockholders, employees, or agents.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, employee, agent, or stockholder, (iii) any action arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or our certificate of incorporation or bylaws (as either may be amended from time to time), or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The foregoing provisions will not apply to any claims arising under the Securities Act, and, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States will be the sole and exclusive forum for resolving any action asserting a claim arising under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Article XII of our certificate of incorporation will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability
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or duty created by the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the sole and exclusive forum.
These choice of forum provisions in our certificate of incorporation may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers, or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. There is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provisions, and the enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies’ charter documents has been challenged in legal proceedings. It is possible that a court could find these types of provisions to be inapplicable or unenforceable, and if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in our certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.
The market price of our Class A common stock has been and may continue to be volatile.
The market price of our Class A common stock has fluctuated and may continue to fluctuate due to a variety of factors, including:
•changes in the industries in which we operate;
•variations in our operating performance and the performance of our competitors in general;
•actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly or annual results of operations;
•publication of research reports by securities analysts about us or our competitors or our industry;
•commencement of, involvement in, or public statements with respect to, litigation or governmental action involving us;
•the public’s reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements, statements by our company or our management team, and our filings with the SEC;
•negative publicity and/or short-seller reports that make allegations against us or our Facilities or Affiliated Medical Groups, or our Manufacturing Suppliers, even if unfounded;
•the public’s reaction to the press releases or other public announcements or statements of our competitors or regulators that may or may not directly relate to our business or operations;
•our failure or the failure of our competitors to meet analysts’ projections or guidance that we or our competitors may give to the market;
•additions and departures of key personnel;
•changes in laws and regulations, or enforcement thereof, affecting our business;
•changes in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of debt;
•the volume of shares of our Class A common stock available for public sale; and
•general economic and political conditions such as recessions, interest rates, fuel prices, inflation, foreign currency fluctuations, tariffs, economic sanctions and trade restrictions, social, political and economic risks, pandemics or epidemics, and acts of war or terrorism or other geopolitical conflicts.
These market and industry factors may materially reduce the market price of our Class A common stock regardless of our operating performance.
The sale or the perception of future sales of a substantial number of shares of our Class A common stock could cause the market price of our Class A common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Class A common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our Class A common stock.
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Reports published by analysts, including projections in those reports that differ from our actual results, could adversely affect the market price and trading volume of our Class A common stock.
Securities research analysts have and may continue to establish and publish their own periodic projections for us. These projections may vary widely and may not accurately predict the results we actually achieve. The share price of our Class A common stock may decline if our actual results do not match the projections of these securities research analysts. Similarly, if one or more of the analysts who write reports on us downgrades our stock or publishes inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price could decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of us or fails to publish reports on us regularly, the market price and volume for shares of our Class A common stock could be adversely affected.
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