23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki On Going Public Through A SPAC Backed By Virgin Group

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A blank-check firm, backed by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, is taking consumer DNA-testing firm 23andMe public in a deal that values the merged entity at $3.5 billion, the companies said on Thursday.

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A blank-check firm, backed by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, is taking consumer DNA-testing firm 23andMe public in a deal that values the merged entity at $3.5 billion, the companies said on Thursday. Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe CEO, and co-founder, speaks with CNBC’s Meg Tirrell about the decision.

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