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Theranos

Health TechUSAClosed 2018

Total Raised

$945M

Peak Valuation

$9B

Employees

800

Year Collapsed

2018

Business model

Proprietary blood-testing devices sold to retail pharmacies and clinics.

In brief

Claimed its blood-testing device could run hundreds of tests from a single finger-prick, but the technology never worked as described. Years of concealment unraveled after investigative reporting, leading to criminal fraud convictions for its founders.

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Key facts

Founded
2003
Closed
2018
Headquarters
Palo Alto, USA
Industry
Health Tech
Employees
800
Revenue
Undisclosed

Related failures

Often compared with: Abbott Point of Care, Roche Diagnostics, LabCorp.