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堪比乐视找到融创?Theranos获一亿美元“救命钱”

2017-12-26 Fortress Fortress

Theranos从擅长投资不良资产的Fortress处获得最新融资这1亿美元,创始人Holmes表示,她预计这笔贷款将为Theranos提供2018年“足够的流动性”。

墙倒众人推是人的本性,押注“下狗”,从来都不是投资人的惯常做派。因此,Theranos最新的这笔融资几乎让所有人都惊掉了下巴。


Theranos目前的办公地点:一家废弃工厂内

如果要举个例子,如今投资Theranos的风险基本就相当于今年有人说要投钱给乐视。不过和乐视一样,Theranos还真找到了自己的孙宏斌。

12月24日,《华尔街日报》等财经媒体爆料,美国血检公司Theranos获得了一亿美元的新融资。金主是FortressInvestmentGroup。《财富》杂志调侃:“堪称是圣诞奇迹,虽然是比较反常乖张那种。”

Theranos曾经是硅谷最出色的创业公司之一,其技术号称只需从手指头采样几滴指血,就能替代传统抽血检验。短短数年时间总融资额超过9亿美元,最高估值高达100亿美元。2013年更是抱上了全美最大的连锁药店Walgreens的大腿,开始在Walgreens的连锁药店内向公众开放检测。不过2015年10月,《华尔街日报》的记者JohnCarreyrou报道Theranos公司严重夸大了自己的技术能力,涉嫌欺诈公众和投资人,这点燃了导火索,推倒了多米诺,只用了短短两年时间,这家公司就几乎轰然倒塌。


Theranos创始人Elizabeth Holmes

在之后Theranos受到了一系列打击。CMS禁止Theranos的创始人ElizabethHolmes拥有或经营临床检验实验室两年时间;有多名投资者和前合伙人以欺诈为由展开了和Theranos的集体诉讼;美国证券交易委员会也在对Theranos公司展开调查。今年五月,Theranos宣布聘用前雅培诊断公司的高管CassGrandone来领导其产品开发。不过仅仅半年,Cass就在今年十一月份辞职。

有报道称,截至2016年底,Theranos手头依然有两亿美元的现金储备。但鉴于一系列丑闻和诉讼,作为一家创业公司,Theranos在投资人眼中无异于是一个黑洞。鲜有投资人会把真金白银投向这家不知道明天在哪里的公司。为了节省资金,Theranos最近甚至搬迁了总部,将其所有员工和业务从加州帕洛奥图搬迁到纽瓦克附近的一家工厂内。因此,来自Fortress的这笔融资真的相当于雪中送炭。

Fortress的专长之一是投资不良资产。更为重要的是,Fortress背后还有实力更为雄厚的金主。今年二月,日本软银集团宣布以约33亿美元现金收购了Fortress。Holmes在电子邮件中告诉投资者,此次Fortress将获得Theranos4%的股权,同时来自Fortress的贷款将由Theranos的专利进行抵押担保。Holmes表示,她预计这笔贷款将为Theranos提供2018年“足够的流动性”。

在被迫关闭加州和亚利桑那州的检验实验室之后,Theranos重新调整了自己的商业战略。从一个医疗服务公司转型为一家医疗设备制造商。化大为小,化繁为简依然是Theranos的卖点。目前其主要业务方向是将实验室检验设备小型化至一个盒子大小的设备中,这个产品被称为miniLab。不过这款设备同样需要FDA的批准,从目前来看,miniLab的上市还遥遥无期。

看到乐视今天的满地狼藉,如果时间能够倒回今年一月,融创不知道会不会后悔投资乐视。同样,Fortress这一亿美元会不会是打水漂,也只有时间才知道。

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