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Female-founded Wave Life Secures $6M Investment to Increase Mental Health Access for Gen Z Wave Life, a mental health platform aimed at supporting Gen Z, has secured a $6M seed investment led by Santé Ventures, with participation from Hannah Grey, Joyance Capital, Gaingels, and Telocity Ventures. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

In a Luxury-Home Market Obsessed With Wellness, the ‘Shaman Is Another Level Altogether’ Luxury concierges, expected to go to the ends of the Earth to satisfy residents, may have to tread even further in their latest role. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Non-linear workdays A new work day centered in mental wellness is showing promise for worker capacity and creative output. The pandemic forced companies and their employees to reformat where they could and should work each day. Now that flexible workplaces and hybrid office scheduling are more common, some companies are reconsidering when their employees might be most productive as well. Read More from the Global Wellness…

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OpenAI’s 37-year-old CEO bet $180 million on a little-known biotech startup that’s trying to help people live 10 years longer From Jeff Bezos to Jack Dorsey, billionaires are using their wealth to fight aging. According to a report by MIT Technology Review, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is among the group. Altman has quietly funded a longevity startup with $180 million, MIT Technology Review said. Anti-aging…

These devices changed the game for diabetes treatment. Now they’re the latest wellness trend Continuous glucose monitors are the hot new gadget among fitness enthusiasts. Not all doctors are pumped about it. Read the article on Fast Company > Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Hotels Need a Wellness Strategy That Makes Long-Term Sense No investment analyst has thought about how hotels can play the wellness trend as much as Gregory Miller at Truist Securities. Read the article on Skift > Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Homz, the First National Housing Company Dedicated to Standardizing Attainable Rental Housing Communities in the U.S., Raises $50 Million in Pre-Seed Funding DALLAS–()– Homz, the first national housing company in the U.S. developing wellness-centric multifamily housing, today announced it raised $50 million in pre-seed funding. Nanban Ventures, a Dallas-based venture capital firm investing in startups across the U.S. and India that are committed to making…

6 Wellness Retreats That Promise High-Tech Healing Yoga classes and beach massages? That’s so 2019. Since the pandemic, hotels and resorts around the world have embraced services like comprehensive blood tests, IV infusions and 3-D scans. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Read More from the Global Wellness…

WeightWatchers Moves Into the Ozempic Market With Telehealth Deal WW International Inc., known as WeightWatchers, is buying digital health company Sequence, marking the diet company’s move into the hot market for diabetes and obesity drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy. Sequence is a subscription service that offers telehealth visits with doctors who can prescribe the drugs. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™