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May 25, 2023 | Issue #52
Hello. Thank you for being a part of the Spannr community! What do you think will be the most important "picks and shovels" services within the longevity industry? Read below, and then let us know!In this week's newsletter:🍎 Whole Foods co-founder launches new longevity telehealth company💸 The decline of digital health funding stabilizes, finally🌐 Multivitamins slow cognitive aging?
Whole Foods Co-Founder Launches New Longevity Telehealth Company
When it comes to embodying the longevity lifestyle, there are few who are as prolific (and successful) as John Mackey.
As co-founder and CEO from 1980-2022, Mackey sold Whole Foods Market to Amazon in 2017 for $13.7 billion. While the sale of the grocery chain is still noteworthy, his position at the head of the company for 43 years is even more impressive - talk about longevity!
Mackey, who
about his business activities and healthy lifestyle, has been an inspiration for many entrepreneurs. His ability to bring health products and services to mainstream consumers is something that many niche health and wellness companies have struggled with for decades.
As he turns 70 this year, Mackey is launching a new company called
. The aim of his new company is to provide, "a new approach to healthcare that’s focused on the prevention, treatment, and in many cases, reversal of chronic disease."
is nothing new for the longevity industry, but Mackey's approach may hit a new audience who have not been a part of the longevity biotech community.
Although Love.Life Telehealth isn't the first company to offer personalized health consultations with specialized doctors, the company does offer a new connection to a broader audience interested in longevity.
Many longevity companies - ranging from tiny startups to large public companies - will need help reaching their consumers. While some longevity entrepreneurs and investors are focused on laboratories, there will be
for companies focused on the 'picks and shovels' services of longevity.
Next week, we'll be revealing a new way to visualize the longevity company ecosystem. Maybe you'll be able to find some opportunities from gaps in the market? Stay tuned...!
Global digital health funding holds steady at $3.4B in Q1’23 after plummeting for 4 straight quarters.
Lifeforce, the first comprehensive, clinically integrated health optimization platform, announced the close of its $12 million Series A funding round, co-led by M13 and Peterson Ventures. The oversubscribed round also includes participation by Ridgeline Ventures, Rosecliff Ventures, and Seaside Ventures.
Multivitamins Linked to Better Memory and Slower Cognitive Aging (Neuroscience News)
Tech titans who are trying to live forever might soon have new ammunition: Next-gen anti-aging pills (Insider)
"I just met the founders of a would-be longevity state" (MIT Technology Review)
African Killifish holds secrets to reversing muscle aging in humans (Earth)
Tech tycoon who spends $2 million per year to retain youth uses teen son as ‘blood boy’ (NY Post)
Walking for longevity: Just 8,000 steps, once or twice a week, cuts mortality risk (WION)
The Diets Most Closely Linked to Longevity Prioritize Flavor—Not Nutritional Value—Says a World Leader in Healthy Aging (Well + Good)
Doctor explains how to do a simple physical test that can predict your longevity; People who fail are more likely to die in six years. (Upworthy)
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