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Viome

Viome is a United States biotech company that provides at-home gut and immune system tests and offers tests for oral and throat cancer...

Facts

HQ
Bellevue, Washington, US
Sectors
Wellness and Fitness Services
Founded
2016
Employees
101
Total raised
$161.5M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
Last round
$25.4M · Aug 2024 SEC Form D
Founders
Naveen Jain

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.

Nordstrom to sell Viome’s $199 Health Intelligence microbiome test online and in select stores in 2022

Nordstrom will sell Viome Life Sciences’ Viome Health Intelligence microbiome test for $199 online and in select stores in 2022, with the kit requiring a stool sample. Viome sequences RNA to profile gut microbes and offers AI-driven diet/supplement recommendations plus a $149/month supplement service, though its clinical claims rely on non–peer-reviewed data and have drawn outside skepticism.

Former Tech Leaders Join Biotech: Isilon Founder Sujal Patel, Ex-Microsoft Terry Myerson and Others Lead AI-Driven Life Sciences Startups

Several former software and tech executives are moving into biotech and life sciences startups, bringing AI, machine learning, and tech-style business models to companies that analyze proteins, microbes, and medical records. Their tech backgrounds are reshaping product development and funding approaches at firms such as Nautilus Biotechnology, Truveta, insitro and Viome.

Viome Life Sciences splits into Viome Consumer Services and Viome Health Sciences to separate products from diagnostics and therapeutics

Viome, now Viome Life Sciences, has split into two divisions: Viome Consumer Services for individualized diet and supplement products, and Viome Health Sciences to develop diagnostics, predictive biomarkers and therapeutics for chronic disease and cancer. The Bellevue startup, led by CEO Naveen Jain and backed by investors including Marc Benioff, has over 200,000 customers and expects $100 million in revenue next year.

People

  • Brad Younggren
    Brad Younggren Founder, Physician; President, Viome Pro; Co-founder of Circulate
  • Naveen Jain
    Naveen Jain Founder, Executive Officer, Director

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