The checks
Verdicts reflect the public record at the time of writing. Method: how we check.
Neel Khokhani
Australian founder and investor; the collapse attached to his name happened after he exited. Full claim-by-claim check.
Elizabeth Holmes
The Theranos founder was convicted of defrauding investors in 2022. What the jury found, and what the technology could actually do.
Adam Neumann
WeWork lost most of its value on his watch, but no charges ever followed. The gap between the headlines and the record.
Sam Bankman-Fried
Seven counts, seven convictions, a 25-year sentence. The FTX case is the clearest recent example of personal founder liability.
Melanie Perkins
Canva's co-founder has no adverse findings of any kind. We checked the profitability and valuation claims anyway.
Charlie Javice
She sold Frank to JPMorgan for $175 million on user numbers that did not exist. Civil suit, criminal case, conviction.
Trevor Milton
The Nikola truck in the demo video was rolling downhill. What that led to, from resignation to fraud conviction.
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