23andMe Went From a $6 Billion Giant to Bankruptcy. Its Former CEO Won’t Walk Away.
March 26, 2025

(Wall Street Journal) – Anne Wojcicki aims to buy the assets of her failed DNA-testing company after her prior bids were rejected
The company she co-founded, 23andMe, has burned through more than $1 billion and laid off more than half its staff. A board of directors Wojcicki stocked with her friends resigned en masse in September because they couldn’t get on board with her strategy for the maker of at-home DNA tests.
On Sunday night, the company filed for bankruptcy protection, its survival uncertain. Wojcicki immediately vowed to buy it back. (Read More)