Failed 2023

    Outcome Health

    Fabricating advertising metrics to justify $500M in investment is fraud.

    Founded → Closed

    2006 → 2023

    Funding Raised

    $500M

    Industry

    Healthcare/AdTech

    Country

    USA

    IdeaProof AI Failure Score

    82/100
    Market Fit RiskBurn Rate RiskFounder Risk
    Market Fit Risk
    50
    Burn Rate Risk
    60
    Founder Risk
    95

    What Happened: The Timeline

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    2006

    Founded as ContextMedia by Rishi Shah

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    2017

    Raises $500M at $5.5B valuation from Goldman Sachs

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    2017

    Wall Street Journal exposes overbilling and fake screens

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    2023

    Both co-founders convicted of fraud, sentenced to prison

    Root Causes

    Fraud
    Overbilling
    Fake Metrics
    Founder Misconduct

    Outcome Health placed screens in doctor's offices to display health-related advertising. The Chicago company raised $500M at a $5.5B valuation. But co-founders Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal were convicted of defrauding investors by overbilling pharmaceutical clients and fabricating screen installation numbers. Both founders were sentenced to prison in 2023.

    Sources & References

    Wall Street Journal

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