Function bags $450M to scale far beyond blood testing | First carbon footprint calculator for wellness industry launches | The healthy candy boom

Author : BridgetGWS Date : August 4, 2026

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | August 4th, 2026 Function Lands $450M in Growth Financing from General Catalyst Using diagnostics as a wedge to capture data, Function is building an AI-powered feedback loop that turns health insights into personalized action. Therme launches world’s first carbon footprint calculator for wellness industry Therme Group, the University of Surrey and Innovate UK have launched…

Ultrahuman Emerald Update Ditches Dashboards for AI-Driven Health Coaching

Author : BridgetGWS Date : August 3, 2026

Ultrahuman Emerald Update Ditches Dashboards for AI-Driven Health Coaching Ultrahuman Emerald update launches July 23, 2026, introducing UltraSphere, a smart ring AI engine that turns sleep, heart-rate variability, glucose, and weather data into 60-plus daily health actions. The free update adds Apple Watch and Garmin cross-device support, offline processing, and three Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Rising focus: oral wellness, the mouth is key to longevity | The new diagnostics: toilet-tech | Bain Capital acquires UK supplements giant Vitabiotics for $1.2B

Author : BridgetGWS Date : July 30, 2026

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | July 30th, 2026 Bain Capital to acquire UK vitamins maker Vitabiotics in $1.2 billion deal The private equity firm will back the 55-year-old company’s global expansion, with its Asia team leading growth in India, the Middle East and China Throne Raises $10M to Expand AI Toilet Diagnostics Beyond Gut Health The company will use funding…