Blood-Testing “Vampires” Want To Take Down Theranos, Says Investor Tim Draper

Troubled blood-testing startup Theranos still has one big, vocal fan: the guy that invested the seed money to get the company started, famed investor Tim Draper.

Draper tells Business Insider that of all the startups out there, Theranos is among those he’s most excited about.

“I like Theranos. I’m behind that company 100 percent. I think they’re great and are doing a great thing,” he says. “I don’t want vampires. I want a company that takes two drops of blood from my finger in a micro-fluid test. I don’t want someone who takes a quart of blood from me and runs two tests.

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