The word \u201clongevity\u201d derives from Latin, and more or less means \u201clong life\u201d or \u201cgreat age.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each translation is informative at a time when people are simultaneously living longer than ever, and gathering increasingly personalized health data through wearables, devices, and tests. Longevity has become a banner industry in recent years, bolstered by the expansive cultural influence of entrepreneur Bryan Johnson and his famous slogan, \u201cDon\u2019t Die.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, we\u2019re all slated to die at some point. However, there\u2019s a salient question and pursuit at the center of the longevity boom\u2014if we\u2019re living longer lives, what does it mean to live out those years fully? If we monitor our health thoughtfully throughout our lives, can we have more years that are high-quality, active, and independent? It\u2019s a question that Generation Lab, a startup providing personalized epigenetic testing, seeks to answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re aiming to add 20 extra healthy years to your life\u2014more years where you can play tennis, run around, travel,\u201d said Alina Su, Generation Lab cofounder and CEO. \u201cWe\u2019re not talking about living forever, we\u2019re talking about living healthier for a longer time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Generation Lab\u2014started in 2023 by Su, Berkeley\u2019s Dr. Irina Conboy, and Michael Suswal\u2014is so named because the cofounding team spans three generations: Conboy\u2014regarded as the \u201cmother of longevity\u201d for her decades of cell regeneration work\u2014is a Baby Boomer, while Suswal is a millennial whose previous company was unicorn Standard AI. Su, Gen Z and effusive, chased down Conboy while an undergraduate at Berkeley. The three believe we\u2019re on the cusp of an \u201cageless generation,\u201d where people will be defined by their ability to be active for longer periods and linger around a \u201cbiological 30.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If this seems a touch far-fetched, consider: Generation Lab is now Accel\u2019s first bet in the longevity space. The Silicon Valley stalwart has led Generation Lab\u2019s $11 million seed round, Fortune has exclusively learned. Samsung<\/a> Next also participated, plus an array of celebrity investors including Steve Aoki\u2019s Aoki Labs, Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s BYL Ventures, and Simu Liu\u2019s Markham Valley Ventures. This round brings the company\u2019s total funding so far to $15 million.<\/p>\n \u201cLongevity\u2019s going to be one of the biggest markets of our generation,\u201d said Accel partner Kerry Wang, adding that: \u201cAs people start spending more money on [longevity] treatments, they\u2019re not just spending it on things that don\u2019t matter\u2026 there needs to be a trusted eval for longevity.\u201d<\/p>\n Generation Lab\u2019s product is its SystemAge report, which starts with a blood draw. The blood test analyzes 460 different biomarkers across 19 organs and systems, then provides a detailed breakdown of how quickly each part of your body is aging. (I took the test myself\u2014thrilled to report my cardiac and auditory systems are aging in reverse, while my blood and vascular system needs some work.) The goal: Pinpointing health signals and potential problems before symptoms appear. Right now, the test is rolled out as an option for more than 300 clinic partners in 18 countries, Kim Kardashian\u2019s doctor among them. The test costs $490, with additional options for subscription-based testing.<\/p>\n That\u2019s cost-prohibitive for most, but Suswal has been thinking about societal downstream possibilities for Generation Lab\u2019s tests, especially in relation to public health: \u201cImagine if everyone in the country took the test, we could have predicted issues like the Flint Water Crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n Conboy pointed out something to me that I\u2019ve been pondering since we met: Much in the same way we all experience time differently, aging also isn\u2019t linear: It happens in fits and starts, plateaus and accelerations. (No one, for example, grows exactly one grey hair each day.) Aging also continuously evolves around technological and societal advancement.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSee, on a long enough timescale, everyone\u2019s survival rate becomes zero,\u201d Conboy laughs. \u201cThe question is, how long is the timeline?\u2026 The directional goal of longevity in academia\u2014or in a company\u2014is to expand [quality of life in our final years]. Remember, 100 years ago, 40 years of age was very old, people died then. Then, we invented antibiotics, sanitation, and then vaccines. And now we move on to the next breakthrough.\u201d<\/p>\n See you tomorrow,<\/p>\n Allie Garfinkle Joey Abrams curated the deals section of today\u2019s newsletter. Subscribe here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Venture Deals<\/p>\n – Findem<\/a>, a Redwood City, Calif.-based AI-powered hiring platform, raised $51 million in funding. SLW led the round and was joined by Wing Ventures and others.<\/p>\n – ROLLER<\/a>, an Austin, Texas-based venue management platform, raised $50 million in funding. Insight Partners led the round and was joined by J.P. Morgan.<\/p>\n – Starbridge.ai<\/a>, a New York City-based AI-powered sales platform designed for the public sector, raised $42 million in Series A funding. Craft Ventures led the round and was joined by others.<\/p>\n – Pave Bank<\/a>, a Singapore and Tbilisi, Georgia-based commercial bank designed for integration with digital assets, raised $39 million in funding. Accel led the round and was joined by Tether Investments, Quona Capital, Wintermute, Helios Digital Ventures, and others.<\/p>\n – Sumble<\/a>, a San Francisco-based sales intelligence platform, raised $38.5 million across seed and Series A rounds led by Canaan Partners and Coatue, joined by Square Peg Capital, Zetta Venture Partners, Bloomberg Beta, and others.<\/p>\n – CurbWaste<\/a>, a New York City-based operating system for waste hauling, raised $28 million in Series B funding. Socium Ventures led the round and was joined by Flourish Ventures, TTV Capital, B Capital Group, and SquarePoint Capital.<\/p>\n – VitriVax<\/a>, a Boulder, Colo.-based vaccine formulation technology company, raised $17.3 million in Series B funding. Adjuvant Capital and RA Capital Management led the round.<\/p>\n – SenseNet<\/a>, a North Vancouver, Canada-based developer of wildfire detection platform, raised $14 million in Series A funding. Stormbreaker led the round and was joined by Thin Line Capital, Fusion Fund, Plaza Ventures, FOLD36 Capital, and B Current Impact Investment.<\/p>\n – Gimlet Labs<\/a>, a San Francisco-based applied AI research and product company, raised $12 million in seed funding. Factory led the round and was joined by angel investors.<\/p>\n – roclub<\/a>, a Berlin, Germany-based teleoperation platform for medical technology, raised $11.7 million in Series A funding. Smedvig Ventures and YZR led the round and were joined by Speedinvest and angel investors.<\/p>\n – Acoru<\/a>, a Madrid, Spain-based fraud detection platform, raised \u20ac10 million ($11.6 million) in Series A funding. 33N Ventures led the round and was joined by Adara Ventures and Athos Capital.<\/p>\n – Casium<\/a>, a Seattle, Wash.-based platform designed to accelerate and simplify immigration processes, raised $5 million in seed funding. Maverick Ventures led the round and was joined by A12 Incubator, GTfund, Success Venture Partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n – Coolant<\/a>, a San Francisco-based company using 3D vision and AI for environmental intelligence, raised $4.3 million across seed and pre-seed rounds. General Catalyst led the seed round and Floodgate led the pre-seed round.<\/p>\n – Pavewise<\/a>, a Bismarck, N.D.-based road construction technology company, raised $2.5 million in seed funding. C2 Ventures led the round and was joined by Connetic, Service Provider Capital, and others.<\/p>\n Private Equity<\/p>\n – Chroma Color Corporation, backed by Arsenal Capital, acquired Ferco Color<\/a>, a Chino, Calif.-based custom colorants manufacturer. Financial terms were not disclosed.<\/p>\n – Southern Home Services, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, acquired Nick\u2019s Plumbing & Air Conditioning<\/a>, a Houston, Texas-based plumbing, heating, and air conditioning services company. Financial terms were not disclosed.<\/p>\n Exits<\/p>\n – Mammoth Brands agreed to acquire Coterie<\/a>, a New York City-based baby care brand, from American Pacific Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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