Upkeep, a new on-demand beauty app, raises $2 million in seed funding Booking Botox is about to become much easier. On Tuesday, a new on-demand booking app for aesthetic services called Upkeep raised $2 million in seed funding, led by Anthemis Female Innovators Lab Fund and 1517 Fund. Upkeep works by allowing users to view and book neurotoxin and filler services, such as Botox and…
Athlete-backed Will Ventures closes second fund with $150 million to invest in sports, health and wellness technologies
Will Ventures closes second fund with $150M to invest in sports technologies Venture capital funds focusing on niche sectors are “in,” and Will Ventures is here for it. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Calm unveils clinical mental health app
Calm Unveils Clinical Mental Health Programs Moving the business beyond mindfulness, Calm is pushing further into healthcare. What’s happening: Launching a new app early next year, Calm Health aims to address the full spectrum of mental health needs with condition-specific programs, medication tracking, and more. Available to health insurers, care providers, and employers, the service hopes to “bridge the gap” between mental and physical health…
Viome raises another $67 million and it’s a good sign for at-home diagnostics
Viome Life Sciences’s $67M Extension Round Is A Good Sign For Diagnostics When the Biden Administration began sending out at-home COVID-19 testing kits, the vision was to keep a stock of easy-to-use diagnostic tools in the medicine cabinet alongside bandages and bottles of pain relief drugs. That led to a slew of startups entering the little-known diagnostics world . Read More from the Global Wellness…
VC fund V3 Ventures launches to invest $100 million directly in health and wellness, beauty and food consumer startups
V3 Ventures launches to put €100M into startups in health, beauty and food V3 Ventures launches to put €100M into startups in health, beauty and food Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Trend: The Rise of Menopause Retreats
Trend: The Rise of Menopause Retreats Menopause, an inevitable transition affecting half the world’s population that can bring serious physical and emotional challenges, has been criminally ignored in culture, medicine, and yes, wellness. Now it’s bursting out of the cultural closet, there is a rising storm of menopause-focused solutions, and on the travel front, more destinations are launching menopause retreats where women come together…
Trend in the News – Oct. 19, 2022
TREND: Menopause Retreats Week of October 19th, 2022 The rise of the menopause vacation–The Wall Street Journal Provides a good overview of the trend, looking at a number of resorts, wellness destinations, and individual practitioners rolling out menopause retreats–and the diverse approaches their programs consist of. Interviews doctors on the evidence for what can help from the wellness space (stress reduction, education, some nutritional changes,…
On the Agenda: The Future of Travel, Hospitality and Spa
The Future of Travel, Hospitality and Spa With wellness travel the big tourism gainer post-pandemic, high-profile execs take centerstage at the 2022 Global Wellness Summit to predict the future of travel, hospitality and spa; and insights from the first big data study on wellness travel activities, destinations and emerging trends will be shared. LEARN MORE | REGISTER NOW | PRE-ORDER ON DEMAND
High design: The revolution taking over cannabis dispensaries
High Design: The Revolution Taking Over Cannabis Dispensaries As cannabis legalization has become more widespread, retailers are getting increasingly serious about the design and branding of their shops. At Wyllow, a weed store in Los Angeles, a goal is to create a multi-sensory shopping experience that includes a cannabis terpene scent installation and custom LED-lighting that evolves from day to night. Read More from the…
How a diabetes drug became the talk of Hollywood, tech and the Hamptons
How a Diabetes Drug Became the Talk of Hollywood, Tech and the Hamptons At least once a day, Nancy Rahnama’s clinical nutrition practice in Beverly Hills, Calif., gets a call from a patient looking for a diabetes drug that they’ve heard can help them lose weight fast. “They specifically say, ‘How much is it to get Ozempic?’” Dr. Rahnama said. Read More from the Global…