Jeff Bezos, Marc Benioff Invest In Doctor Reservation Service ZocDoc (AMZN, CRM)

Eric Krangel | October 1, 2008 8:00 AM

docs_img.jpgYet more funding for Tribeca-based ZocDoc, the opentable-for-doctors service that lets you make medical appointments via the Web: Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos and Salesforce.com (CRM) founder Marc Benioff are investing around $3 million in the startup in new contributions to the company's Series A.

ZocDoc isn't disclosing the total amount they've raised, but CEO Cyrus Massoumi tells SAI the new funding is "in the ballpark" of Zocdoc's $3 million Series A, led by Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla in August.

"We're looking for wealthy individuals to invest and not just institutional money," Massoumi said. Looks like he found the right man in Bezos, whose recent investments include gaming company Kongregate, Facebook app company Social Gaming Network, and maybe software company Aviary.

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8 Comments

velvet said:
This may be a good idea. Doctor's offices can be pretty bad at answering the phone and such. Will the doctors be willing to pay for the service?

There is a bigger idea here too which is to chip away at the poorly automated health care world in micro sized chunks.
wakey said:
great idea for private docs and for private label sale to hmos. suspect benioff is investing because its a simple front end to salesforce overtime. strange than bezos also investing as their visions for cloud computing completely compete.
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Marc Benioff complained about my appointment book years ago...said I should do it online. But it's not like an airline seat...we need to know pts insurance(do we take it...does it require a "gatekeeper/hmo referral")How urgent is the problem(bleeding mole versus rash for years)how much time to allow(Restylane cosmetic injection versus acne followup). I forsee big hurdles for ZocDoc. Peter Webb MD
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