GetHarley, a skincare telehealth and consultation platform, raises $52M GetHarley, a platform that connects people with skincare clinicians and related products, has raised $52 million. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Why Beauty Brands Want a Bigger Piece of the $1.5 Trillion Wellness Pie
Why Beauty Brands Want a Bigger Piece of the $1.5 Trillion Wellness Pie The State of Fashion: Beauty finds that brands have a growing opportunity to tap into emerging wellness subcategories – from sleep to sexual intimacy to ingestible beauty – by upgrading existing products or expanding portfolios, provided they do so with credibility and authenticity. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Millionaires Harry Kane and Wayne Gretzky Invest in High-End Fitness System Maker
Millionaires Harry Kane and Wayne Gretzky Invest in High-End Fitness System Maker, Helping Raise Over $45 Million High-end fitness system maker OxeFit continued to find success as they concluded their Series A2 round of fundraising. OxeFit’s co-founder Mohammed Shanableh disclosed their latest fundraiser earned $20 million, pushing their total earning from fundraisers to over $45 million. During the A2 round, millionaires Harry Kane and Wayne…
Why Your Favorite Hotels and Resorts Are Building Spas the Size of Airplane Hangars
Why Your Favorite Hotels and Resorts Are Building Spas the Size of Airplane Hangars In an age when health is wealth, hotel spas have, ironically, become old hat. Next time you fancy a massage on your business trip, odds are that you’ll be escorted to a shiny, sprawling “wellness center” instead. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Unleashing AI: The Potential for Hospitality Brands
Unleashing AI: The Potential for Hospitality Brands Hospitality brands stand to benefit from both the creative possibilities and the efficiency that AI will bring. Here’s how to start thinking about it now. We’ve seen the flood of LinkedIn posts and professionals making confident proclamations about the future of AI. Truth is, this is a stage of learning, observing, and asking a lot of questions. Read…
Functional non-alcoholic spirits brand Aplós raises $5.5M
Functional non-alcoholic spirits brand Aplós raises $5.5M Non-alcoholic spirits company Aplós raised $5.5 million in a Series A funding round, the company said in a statement. The startup said it will use the funding round, led by McCarthy Capital, for distribution expansion in bars, restaurants and retail locations. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Making us thinner will see fatter profits for pharma as Bloomberg’s crystal ball predicts obesity drug sales hitting $44B by 2030
Making us thinner will see fatter profits for pharma as Bloomberg’s crystal ball predicts obesity drug sales hitting $44B by 2030 That would be a major ballooning of a market that was worth just $2.5 billion in 2022. Bloomberg predicts that nearly 70% of sales will stem from the U.S., with a slower ramp-up in Europe, Read the article on Fierce Pharma > Read More from the…
Design untamed
Design untamed Acute awareness of the plight of the planet is inspiring designers and storytellers to imagine a world in which nature is set free and running riot. In March 2023, scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued their final warning to limit global temperature rises to 1.5 degree Celcius. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Singaporean Telehealth Platform ORA Adds $10M in Series A Funding
Singaporean Telehealth Platform ORA Adds $10M in Series A Funding Singapore-based telehealth platform ORA has raised $10M in Series A funding, marking the largest telehealth Series A investment in SouthEast Asia according to the company. The funding round was co-led by TNB Aura and Antler, with participation from Gobi Partners, Kairous Capital, and GMA Ventures. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Ozempic Frenzy Hitting China Has Residents Turning to Scalpers
Ozempic Frenzy Hitting China Has Residents Turning to Scalpers With Chinese social media awash with influencers flaunting their newly trim Ozempic-fueled bodies, demand is surging. Limited by the government to only type-2 diabetes patients, people are turning to scalpers and fake prescriptions to get their hands on the drugs Read the article on Bloomberg > Read More from the Global Wellness News ™