Counsyl
acquired by Myriad GeneticsFounded 1991 · 2,925 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Acquired by Myriad Genetics July 2018 · $375M · source ↗
Counsyl was a clinical genetic-screening company offering DNA carrier screening for family planning, prenatal screening, and inherited cancer risk tests, processed in its own CLIA-certified lab. Co-founded in 2007 with Balaji Srinivasan as CTO, it screened hundreds of thousands of patients before Myriad Genetics acquired it for $375 million in 2018.
Founders & leadership
Counsyl was founded in 1991 by Balaji Srinivasan.
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Balaji Srinivasanin𝕏Co-founder & CTOformerHe previously served as CTO of Coinbase and as a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, co-founded Earn.com, Teleport, and Coin Center, and holds BS/MS/PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Counsyl do?
- Counsyl was a clinical genetic-screening company offering DNA carrier screening for family planning, prenatal screening, and inherited cancer risk tests, processed in its own CLIA-certified lab. Co-founded in 2007 with Balaji Srinivasan as CTO, it screened hundreds of thousands of patients before Myriad Genetics acquired it for $375 million in 2018.
- Who founded Counsyl?
- Counsyl was founded by Balaji Srinivasan in 1991.
- Who are Counsyl's investors?
- Counsyl's investors include WP Global Partners, Goldman Sachs.
- Who acquired Counsyl?
- Counsyl was acquired by Myriad Genetics.

