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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/funkyflowergirlca on 2025-04-14 16:59:35+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes raised $700M claiming her device could run 200+ blood tests from a finger prick. It didn’t work. She & COO Ramesh Balwani misled investors and patients, were convicted of fraud, sentenced to 11 & 13 years, and ordered to repay $452M. Investors lost $100Ms.