Project Ronin Layoffs
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Project Ronin has 1 publicly reported layoff round on record (most recent March 1, 2024). A total of about 150 employees were affected across these rounds.
Layoff history
Project Ronin, the cancer-focused software startup co-founded by Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison, closed on March 1, 2024, laying off all roughly 150 employees. During an all-hands meeting, executives said the company had struggled to win paying customers and simply did not have the finances to keep operating. Ronin's platform was designed to analyze patient data inside electronic medical record systems from Epic and Cerner, surfacing clinical patterns to improve cancer care outcomes. Ellison had pointed to a partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center, claiming the system reduced hospital admissions by 30%, but the results did not translate into broad commercial adoption. The company was originally seeded by Ellison in 2018 and co-founded with oncologist David Agus, who was known for treating Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Neither Ellison nor Ronin issued a public statement on the closure.
Reason: Failed to secure paying customers; ran out of funding
Source: bloomberg.com
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