Would You Fund It?

2013 · Seed

Would you have funded uBiome?

Mail-in gut microbiome tests

A crowdfunded startup sequences your gut bacteria from a mail-in sample and shows what's living inside you.

  • Crowdfunded launch
  • Consumer genetics market
Show what happened

💥 Bust

uBiome It filed for bankruptcy in 2019 after an FBI raid; the SEC later charged two co-founders with defrauding investors.

Venture investors backed it.

Sources: UBiome (Wikipedia)

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