23andMe, the private genomics firm, went public in early 2021 through a merger with a clean verify firm that valued it at $3.5 billion. Then its fortunes started to sink. Fading curiosity in DNA kits – 23andMe’s foremost product – was one driver. So was information final 12 months that hackers stole ancestry information on 6.9 million of its customers.
CEO and co-founder Anne Wojcicki now reportedly needs to take the 18-year-old firm personal. After her personal proposal to purchase it was rebuffed by its board in July, she was given time to wangle one other deal. However its unbiased administrators introduced Tuesday night they’ve misplaced religion that one other proposal is coming, including that due to Wojcicki’s “concentrated voting energy,” they’re executed, efficient instantly.
The corporate’s market cap closed the day at $173 million. Shedding its glittering board – which included Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, amongst 5 others – will doubtless drive its shares down additional. One query is whether or not a shareholder lawsuit may observe.
