{"id":320156,"date":"2025-12-17T02:50:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/320156\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T02:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:50:12","slug":"lucis-closes-8-5m-seed-round-for-preventive-healthcare-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/320156\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucis closes $8.5M seed round for preventive healthcare in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucis.life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lucis<\/a>, a French startup<br \/>\nfocused on expanding access to preventive health testing, has closed an $8.5<br \/>\nmillion seed round led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.generalcatalyst.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">General Catalyst<\/a>, with participation from Y<br \/>\nCombinator, Kima Ventures, Motier Ventures, Circle.Co, and North South<br \/>\nVentures.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maximeberthelot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Maxime Berthelot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bdebever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Baptiste Debever<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maxguerois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Max Guerois<\/a>, Lucis offers a platform that<br \/>\ntranslates blood test results into a set of indicators tracked every six to 12<br \/>\nmonths. It provides a structured view of more than 180 biomarkers, covering<br \/>\nareas such as cardiometabolic health, hormones, inflammation, liver and kidney<br \/>\nfunction, and selected micronutrients, with the aim of helping users identify<br \/>\npotential imbalances and early signals associated with chronic disease. <\/p>\n<p>The company positions<br \/>\nLucis as a preventive tool to support understanding and monitoring of health,<br \/>\nand notes that it does not replace medical consultation, diagnosis, or<br \/>\nprescribing.<\/p>\n<p>Our mission is to empower<br \/>\nindividuals to take ownership of their health by giving them a clear view of<br \/>\nkey indicators before symptoms even appear, and providing practical guidance to<br \/>\nimprove their well-being, without replacing physicians,<\/p>\n<p>said Maxime Berthelot,<br \/>\nCEO and co-founder of Lucis.<\/p>\n<p>Members complete check-ups<br \/>\nthrough certified medical biology laboratories across Europe. Results are<br \/>\nreviewed by a multidisciplinary medical team, with AI used to help surface key<br \/>\nsignals and track changes over time. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of receiving a<br \/>\nstatic report, users access a dashboard and a prioritised action plan organised<br \/>\naround five areas: nutrition, supplements, physical activity, sleep and<br \/>\nrecovery, and mental health. Lucis positions this model as an extension of broader<br \/>\nconsumer health tracking, adding biological markers and clinical oversight to<br \/>\nsupport a more structured, public health\u2013aligned approach.<\/p>\n<p>The new funding will be<br \/>\nused to accelerate rollout in France, the UK, Ireland, and Portugal and into<br \/>\nadditional markets, expand its network of partner laboratories and clinicians,<br \/>\nand further develop its AI-enabled preventive analysis and support platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lucis, a French startup focused on expanding access to preventive health testing, has closed an $8.5 million seed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-320156","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}