Elizabeth Holmes Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Investments
  • 1

  • Exits
  • 1

Exits

Elizabeth Holmes General Information

Description

Ms. Elizabeth Holmes is an Angel Investor. Ms. Holmes co-founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board at Theranos. Ms. Elizabeth Holmes Founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer at Theranos. Earlier, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of Theranos. She founded Theranos in 2003 to shift America's health care paradigm from one focused on reactive care to one in which early detection and prevention become a reality. In 2015, Ms. Holmes worked with leaders in Arizona to pass the first law that expressly recognizes individuals' right to directly access laboratory tests without first obtaining an order, which often requires justifying a health concern or relying on insurance eligibility. Ms. Holmes is a named inventor on 31 U.S. and 134 foreign patents, serves as a U.S. Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, and is a member of the Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows and the CSIS Board of Trustees. Ms. Holmes left Stanford University's School of Engineering to build Theranos around her belief that access to health information is a basic human right.

Business Details

Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Palo Alto, CA
  • United States

Elizabeth Holmes Investments (1)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
ShowGizmo 01-Mar-2012 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue

Elizabeth Holmes Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
ShowGizmo 01-Mar-2023

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Elizabeth Holmes FAQs

  • Who is Elizabeth Holmes?

    Elizabeth Holmes is an angel Investor who has made 1 investment.

  • What kind of investor is Elizabeth Holmes?

    Elizabeth Holmes is an angel investor.

  • What does Elizabeth Holmes do?

    As an angel investor, Elizabeth Holmes invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Elizabeth Holmes invested in?

    Elizabeth Holmes has invested in ShowGizmo within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

  • What has Elizabeth Holmes invested in recently?

    Elizabeth Holmes's latest investment was on 01-Mar-2012 in ShowGizmo, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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