Holmes launched Theranos in 2003, when she was just 19, after dropping out of Stanford University. Silicon Valley, media outlets and prominent figures quickly pegged her as “one to watch”, helping her attract numerous high-profile investors, including the Walton family, founders of Walmart; media magnate Rupert Murdoch; and former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
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