Virgin Group Fund Elevates 23AndMe $3.5Bn IPO

23andMe is teaming up with blank check company VG Acquisition Corp to go public, making the move into personalized health care.

OTC genetic-testing developer 23andMe, Inc. will become a publicly traded US company through a merger with an investment group backed by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson in a deal that values the company at $3.5bn, including debt.

As part of the agreement with the VG Acquisition Corp., which is Virgin's special purpose acquisitions company (SPAC), 23andMe will receive proceeds of $759m

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