Global Wellness Summit

Personalized Nutrition Startup AHARA Launches with $10M+ in Funding Personalized nutrition platform AHARA has announced its beta launch, bolstered by a $10.25M seed funding round led by Greycroft. Additional investors include Headline, SHAKTI, Dr. Samuel Jampolis, Co-founder Wainwright, and Sandy Sholl. AHARA, co-founded by physician nutritionist Dr. Melina Jampolis and tech entrepreneur Julie Wainwright, uses multiple data inputs to generate individualized nutrition recommendations. Read More…

Ready for a Nice, Soothing Bath? Just Head to the Backyard. Cheaper than pools and more private than hot tubs, the bathtub is leaving the bathroom and has designs on your garden, or even your treehouse. Leah Chisolm-Allison, an autopsy technician, relaxes by adding a floral bath tea to her outdoor bathtub in the garden of her home in Tampa, Fla. Read More from the…

Why Is It So Hard for the Beauty Industry to Get Wellness Right? When Lindsay Ullman, a former Sephora executive, launched the retailer’s wellness category around eight years ago with Gabriella Giron, another former Sephora executive, the industry mainly looked to Gwyneth Paltrow’s burgeoning Goop empire for inspiration. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Femtech is set to be worth $1 trillion by 2027. But taboos are holding it back The “taboo” nature of women’s health and gender imbalances in investment are providing obstacles. A $300 million investment into improving female health could generate around $13 billion for the global economy. “If there was some more homework done by some of these investors, they’d understand why this is an…

PEAR launches AI-driven personal trainer for its Aaptiv app SmartCoach aims to tailor and constantly adapt personalized workout plans to each user’s goals, preferences and fitness level. Read the article on Globe Newswire > Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Apple Unveils New Health Features for Watch, VR Headset Apple’s health hub just got some new spokes. The latest: The tech giant made a series of product announcements during the keynote address at its annual WWDC conference – with consumer health as the theme that tied everything together. New headspace. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Indian AI-powered fitness app HealthifyMe raises $30 million Their platform blends fitness and diet coaching and AI, enriched with users’ health data, Now, with generative AI, their goal is to “healthify” a billion people. Read the article on The Hindu Businessline > Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

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 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 ™