This 21-year-old founder cut open his leg to show off his biotech. Then he raised $4.3 million from Peter Thiel and others

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Pilgrim founder Jake Adler in his startup's lab in Redwood City, Calif.
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Pilgrim founder Jake Adler tested his biotech startup's wound dressing by cutting open his leg on camera.
The startup raised $4.3 million from investors including Cantos VC, Day One Ventures, and Peter…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-08-01 17:01:01.
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