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Theranos Inc. (/ ˈ θ ɛr. ə n. oʊ s /) was an American privately held corporation [5] that was touted as a breakthrough health technology company. Founded in 2003 by then 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos raised more than US$700 million from venture capitalists and private investors, resulting in a $9 billion valuation at its peak in 2013 and 2014.
Elizabeth Holmes was born on February 3, 1984, in Washington, D.C. [12] Her father, Christian Rasmus Holmes IV, was a vice president at Enron, an energy company that later went bankrupt after an accounting fraud scandal.
In late 2015, Carreyrou began a series of investigative articles on Theranos, published in The Wall Street Journal on the blood-testing startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes. The articles questioned the company's claim to be able to run a wide range of lab tests from a tiny sample of blood from a finger prick .
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, center, arrives at federal court with her father, Christian Holmes IV, at trial in 2022. (Associated Press)
At its peak, Theranos, which Holmes managed as CEO and promised would revolutionize healthcare, was valued at $9 billion, making Holmes at the time the world’s first self-made female billionaire.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes married William "Billy" Evans secretly in 2019. The couple had their son, William, in 2021 and daughter, Invicta, in 2023. Elizabeth Holmes’s Husband Billy ...
Ian Gibbons (March 6, 1946 – May 23, 2013) was a British biochemist and molecular biology researcher who served as the chief scientist of the American company Theranos, which was founded by Elizabeth Holmes.
Theranos promised that a drop of blood could yield many health secrets. RapidEye/E+ via Getty ImagesOne of the most high-profile trials of the year is underway to decide whether Theranos founder ...