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8/25/22: Issue #15
Issue #15
August 25, 2022 | Issue #15
Good evening
. And welcome to the 49 new subscribers who have joined us since our
! As a reminder, we're hosting our first-ever event in San Diego, CA, on
October 7th
. For more details, continue reading below.
In this week's newsletter:
🤝 Software + Longevity
đź“… Mark your calendars
đź’¸ Funding roundup
Life Extension Ventures Opens $100 Million Fund
Life Extension Ventures (also called LifeX Ventures) is a New York-based venture capital firm that came out of stealth this past week, boasting $100 million in its coffers.Scanning their website, you’ll find that Life Extension Ventures has a mission to “transform the future for people and the planet.”Saving the planet… extending life... Either of these would be an audacious enough goal. But Life Extension Ventures is looking to solve both. How they plan on doing this, on the other hand, is where things get interesting.In our latest post, we explore the team behind the fund and their ambitious goals to support today's changing climate, software, and the accelerating field of longevity. Continue Reading >>
Mark your calendars: Spannr is pleased to announce that we'll be putting on our first-ever event, dubbed Leveraging Longevity. Here's all that you need to know for now...
When? Friday, 7–9PM, October 7, 2022
Where? San Diego, California
Join us on a special night to learn more about investment opportunities, cutting-edge science, and some of the new startups set to change the way humanity ages. We're inviting everyone (that's you!) on this list in hopes of bringing together the industry's top entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists pushing the limits on human aging.Please keep an eye out for another email that should be arriving in the coming days related to the event.In the meantime, please do us a favor and reply to this email, simply letting us know whether you're interested in joining us. Again, more details to follow soon...
Senda Biosciences Announces Close of $123 million Series C Financing
Emtora Awarded $16.9 million Grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas
Remedium Bio announces successful $2.3 million Expanded Seed raise
Love Health raises $7.5 million at a $180 million valuation to launch the Love DAO
Mable raises $3.2 million in seed round
Invest in Longevity - There Are 8 Billion Reasons (Cody Shirk)
Techbio Taxonomy (Not Boring)
These 5 investors are betting on helping you live longer and better (TechCrunch)
Can We Stop the Heart From Aging? This Landmark Genetic Study Is a Start (Singularity Hub)
Harlan Band’s Descent Started With an Easy Online Adderall Prescription (WSJ)
U.S. life expectancy saw the biggest drop since World War II (Fortune)
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