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BetterNight Raises $33M in Growth Financing BetterNight, a San Diego, CA-based provider of sleep care through its virtual care platform, raised $33M in Growth funding. The round was led by NewSpring with participation from existing investors HCAP Partners and Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) via its Impact Fund II. Read the article on Finsmes > Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Health Optimization Fuels Sleep Tourism People want better rest, wherever they sleep. What’s happening: With more consumers wanting to rest and recharge, sleep tourism has become an essential part of wellness travel. From meditation retreats to mindfulness content and smart mattresses to sleep coaches, health optimizers are paying a premium for better shut-eye. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Starwood and AJ Capital launch hospitality brand targeting outdoor enthusiasts | spabusiness.com news Private investment firm Starwood Capital Group and real estate and hospitality company, Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital), have unveiled a new outdoor-focused hotel group called Field & Stream Lodge Company. Field & Stream is an existing American brand established in 1871. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Soylent acquired by Starco Brands as nutrition company shifts into its ‘natural next stage’ Soylent, which is profitable and had been growing over the past few years, is Starco Brands’ third acquisition in six months. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Holistic Health Apps Offer Alt-Solutions to Break Bad Habits Despite the expected 82.5% growth in spending on mental health apps in 2022 (Statista, 2022), 65% of Americans feel they don’t exercise enough, and 52% think they sleep too little (YouGov, 2022). Cue holistic health apps leveraging techniques like hypnosis to create better habits. Read the article on Stylus > Read More from the Global Wellness…

Healium Raises $3.6M To Advance Mental Wellness Technology Mental health has become a talking point in nearly every industry. Stress, trauma, insomnia, and other circumstances can drastically affect the way a person’s brain functions. As entrepreneurs, we’re often told to look for signs of burnout and stress in our employees and ourselves. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

The founders of SoulCycle are back with Peoplehood, a Maveron-backed community platform for people to work on their relationships Good morning, Broadsheet readers! U.K. companies favor the four-day work week, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) has entered California’s Senate race, and SoulCycle’s founders launch a new startup with some lessons from their first. – Community class. Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler founded SoulCycle together 17 years…

New Trends for Wellness in Meetings Move over yoga. New wellness trends like forest bathing, sound healing, and equine experiences are becoming part of today’s meeting agendas. Layoffs, continued anxiety ignited by Covid, and economic uncertainty, this is a stress-inducing time. Business events are a massive investment, so planners should strive to keep attendees healthy and engaged. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

The Glossy Wellness Industry Is Getting a Dose of Gen Z Realness There’s a huge gap between the green-juice-slinging, athleisure-pushing $4.4 trillion wellness industry and the actual concept of being well. The former projects the illusion that if only you have enough privilege-you’re thin, white, and rich enough-you can buy your way to better well-being with pricy products and services. Read More from the Global…

Minu knows financial, employee wellness are connected, so it built 30 gamified benefits Two years after profiling minu, the company has over 300 enterprise customers and its revenue grew more than five times between 2021 and 2022. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™