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Theranos fraud

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fraud
Founded2003
Closed2018
CountryUSA
SectorBiotech
Raised$945M
FounderElizabeth Holmes

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Evaluating only Theranos fraud’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Fraud as the #1 likely cause. That’s exactly how it died.

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