Court approves sale of 23andMe to nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki
Los Angeles TimesTuesday, July 1, 2025 at 7:53:21 PM
A bankruptcy court just greenlit the sale of genetic testing company 23andMe to a nonprofit organization headed by its co-founder, Anne Wojcicki. This means the struggling company—once a household name in DNA ancestry kits—will essentially get a second life under Wojcicki’s leadership, but with a nonprofit structure.
Editor’s Note: This isn’t just another corporate shuffle—it’s a rare case of a high-profile tech company pivoting to nonprofit status under its original leader. For customers, it raises questions: Will 23andMe’s services change? What happens to user data? And for the industry, it’s a sign of how tough the direct-to-consumer genetics market has become, even for pioneers.
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