Lifespan is a recent hot trend in Silicon Valley, driving increasing interest in preventing illness through regular testing, especially among the wealthy.
The new player, Biograph, was born out of stealth and was co-founded by Dr. Peter Attia, one of the biggest names in longevity science. Attia is a Canadian-American doctor best known as the author of the bestselling “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.”
The CEO of Biograph and other co-founder is John Hering, a well-known Silicon Valley figure. Haring, the founder of Cybersecurity, who notoriously scanned celebrity phones at the 2005 Academy Awards, is best known as Elon Musk's biggest backer through his role as a partner at VY Capital. So Herring poured billions into MUSK's startups and following his WSJ profile, donating $500,000 to Pro Trump's Super PAC before the election.
The biography is called the world's “most advanced” preventive health and diagnostic clinic. According to a announcement on the website, there are currently plans to open in Silicon Valley in New York City, and will eventually expand globally.
The startup says it will collect over 1,000 data points across 30 or more ratings to draw an overall picture of someone's health and optimize lifespan. It's not cheap. Core membership costs $7,500 a year, while Premium Black membership (written as providing “deepest insights”) is $15,000.
The biography is supported by Vy Capital, Human Capital, Alpha Wave and WNDRCO, along with Angel Investors, including Balaji Srinivasan, the startup spoke to TechCrunch. The Biograph refused to specify how much funding it raised.
In a statement, Herring said the cancer diagnosis of his VY capital partner and friend Alexander Tamas inspired him to co-found the biographer. Tamas posted on X that a test in his late 30s led to an early diagnosis of thyroid cancer, which probably saved his life.
Biograph claims that over 15% of its members report discovering “urgent or translife health” insights through its services. According to the Linkedin profile of executive medical director Michael D'Nee, the company has been running quietly since 2020, according to the profile of Michael D'Nee, a doctor with a long life background.
The Biograph announcement is not mentioned in AI, but the company is currently looking for founding AI engineers to build AI-powered assistants, according to Careers Page.
The biography is part of a quiet boom in startups dedicated to living longer, and the functional health backed by Andreesen Horowitz is seeking a $2 billion valuation this year, while Sam Altman-backed retro bioscience raised $1 billion last month.