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23andMe Holding Co. is an American personal genomics and biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California. [1] It is best known for providing a direct-to-consumer genetic testing service in which customers provide a saliva sample that is laboratory analysed, using single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping, [2] to generate reports relating to the customer's ancestry and genetic ...
Anne E. Wojcicki (/ w uː ˈ tʃ ɪ t s k i / woo-CHITS-kee; [2] born July 28, 1973) is an American entrepreneur who co-founded and is CEO of the personal genomics company 23andMe. She founded the company in 2006 with Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza. She is a co-founder and board member of the Breakthrough Prize.
In March 2006 Avey, Anne Wojcicki, and Paul Cusenza founded 23andMe, [8] [9] [10] "one of the first, and only, [clarification needed] companies to offer genetic profiles directly to consumers, rather than through doctors or researchers". [11] Avey left the company in 2009. [12] Cusenza had left the company in 2007. [citation needed]
23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki co-founded the company in 2006 with biologist Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza, who previously worked at the now-defunct Perlegen Sciences, which was a biotech startup that ...
Founder Anne Wojcicki still thinks the startup is savable. Lila MacLellan. Updated November 1, 2024 at 7:31 AM. Anne Wojcicki, CEO of 23andMe, has operated in "founder mode" for 18 years, say past ...
23andMe co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki, pictured in 2020. - Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for MAKERS/File. Its core consumer product, an at-home DNA testing kit, offers “personalized genetic ...
All seven independent directors of 23andMe’s board resigned on Tuesday, citing disagreements over the chief executive’s plan to take the company private. ... Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded the ...
Bill Maris (born William J. Maris) is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist focused on technology and the life sciences. Bill Maris's investments have to date resulted in over 150 exits and more than 50 companies that have grown to over $1B in value, including: Nest (acquired by Google), Uber (NASDAQ: UBER), Crowdstrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), 23andme, Flatiron ...