Michael Harrop
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https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2024/09/10/viome-funding-microbiome-khosla-benioff-groupon.html
Kal Raman spent more than six years at Samsung Electronics, where he was chief digital officer, and was a senior vice president at Amazon in the mid-2000s.
On Tuesday, Viome announced it has raised a $25 million Series D round and hired former Samsung and Amazon executive Kal Raman as chief operating officer. Viome founder and CEO Naveen Jain said the company has about 140 to 145 employees, most of whom are based in the Seattle area.
Viome, founded in 2016, makes at-home gut, oral health and full-body health tests that the company says can help identify root causes for issues with heart health, mood, digestive health and the immune system, among others. The company sends tailored supplements, such as pills and powders, meant to boost customers' health. Viome also sells lozenges and toothpaste, and it sells an at-home oral and throat cancer test.
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