The 23ndme DNA test company submitted a request for bankruptcy, and announced that the co -founder and CEO, Ann Wujiki, resigned from an immediate impact.
The company will now try to sell itself under the supervision of the court.
23andme He said in a press release He plans to continue working during the sale and that “there are no changes in the way that the company is stored, managed or protects customer data.”
On Friday, the California Employee's General Prosecutor in the state of California, who advises customers to delete their data from the site in view of the “financial distress reported to the company.
The 23ndme test programs based on saliva were celebrated between customers and investors, who helped pay the company's value to 6 billion dollars (4.6 billion pounds).
But it was Struggle to stay In recent months.
In September, the company settled a lawsuit claiming to have failed to protect the privacy of nearly seven million customers whose personal information was revealed in a 2023 data breach.
Two months later, Cut 200 employeesIt reaches 40 % of the workforce.
The financing chief, Joe Silsavag, will take over the position of temporary CEO.
She added that Mrs. WojCICKI will continue to work as a member of the Board of Directors.
