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Re:Attorneys say Elizabeth Holmes isn’t paying them by paxys on Saturday October 05, 2019 @02:11AM (#21164078)
Theranos was a supposed Silicon Valley "darling" that couldn't actually convince any Silicon Valley VC firms to invest in it. It was given its credibility and lofty valuation by Betsy DeVos, The Waltons, Rupert Murdoch, The Cox Family, Carlos Slim, George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, James Mattis and more.

I'd personally call that a Silicon Valley success story.

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Re:Attorneys say Elizabeth Holmes isn’t paying them by adventured on Saturday October 05, 2019 @03:05AM (#21164193)
> couldn't actually convince any Silicon Valley VC firms to invest in it

There were three in fact.

Tim Draper invested the first money into Theranos due to a family connection to Holmes. His firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, put early money into them. ATA Ventures and Tako Ventures (Larry Ellison) also invested into them.

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