I've been talking to people about this today. I've heard from two separate sources that it's not actually buyable right now, though I haven't yet gotten a straight answer as to why not.
Probably regulatory concerns, given what the Cal DA is saying and how people are deleting data in response to news that it might be sold.
I've just received an email from 23andMe, saying that in July, it, in effect, acquired itself[1]. This is from their email:
In July 2025, 23andMe, Inc. was successfully acquired by 23andMe Research Institute, a newly established nonprofit founded by Anne Wojcicki, Co-Founder of 23andMe, Inc.
And this is their press release. It identifies the acquiring organisation as TTAM Research Institute, founded by Anne Wojcicki. Presumably TTAM is an abbreviation for Twenty Three And Me.
I have no idea how that works, just passing on their public statement.
This is at best a whimsical description of the process. If anyone wants to set out exactly what happened, go right ahead. ↩︎
It seems the company has gone bankrupt and wants to be bought and you can probably get their data if you buy it. I'm not sure how thorough their transcription is, but they have records for at least 10 million people (who voluntarily took a DNA test and even paid for it!). Maybe this could be useful for the embryo selection/editing people. This is several times cheaper than last April.
The market cap is presently $19.5M but I'm not sure how that relates to the sale price.