23AndMe Founder Aims to Restart Auction With Major Corporate Backing

Attendees visit the 23andMe booth at the RootsTech annual genealogical event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Feb. 28, 2019. George Frey/Reuters

The founder of 23andMe, Anne Wojcicki, has asked a U.S. judge to reopen an auction for the genetic testing company, saying she has the support of a Fortune 500 company with a current market capitalization of more than $400 billion.

Wojcicki did not name the Fortune 500 company in court filings.