Butterfly Health
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Butterfly Health (butterfly.com) was a Los Gatos, California-based consumer health company whose main product was Butterfly Body Liners - a personal hygiene product designed to provide secure protection for accidental bowel leakage, a condition affecting millions of individuals over 40. Investors included Canaan Partners, HealthTech Capital, Domtar and the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, and the company raised about $14.7 million. In June 2016 it was acquired by Domtar Corporation.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded in Los Gatos
Butterfly Health was founded in Los Gatos, California, developing butterfly body liners for accidental bowel leakage.
- Acquired by Domtar
Domtar Corporation acquired Butterfly Health in June 2016, ending its run as an independent company.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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