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Viome raises $86.5M Series C and partners with CVS to sell $179 at-home Full Body Intelligence gut test in 200 stores

Seattle-area health tech startup Viome Life Sciences raised an $86.5 million Series C and struck a deal to sell its $179 at-home Full Body Intelligence gut microbiome test in 200 CVS stores and online. Founded by Naveen Jain, Viome analyzes stool, saliva and blood samples and counts investors including Marc Benioff and Khosla Ventures, though some scientists question clinical utility of microbiome kits.

Viome Life Sciences raises $67M Series C to expand at-home gut, immune and cancer screening tests

Bellevue-based Viome Life Sciences raised over $67 million in Series C funding to expand its at-home health screening test business, bringing total capital raised to more than $150 million. Founder and CEO Naveen Jain said the company plans to grow headcount from about 150 to ~200 and will hire more scientists, researchers, and engineers while keeping lab and supplement manufacturing automated.

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