The cryptocurrency billionaires who famously battled Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook are now investing in a different kind of future: extended human lifespan. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have joined a high-profile group backing Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint with a $60 million funding round—signaling…
Peter Thiel’s Long Game – Senolytics and the Billionaire Backing “Curing Aging”
While Bezos bets on cellular reprogramming and Google’s founders tackle aging broadly, Peter Thiel has been playing a different—and perhaps more immediate—longevity game: senolytics. The PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist has long viewed death as “the great enemy” and aging as…
Calico Labs – Google’s $2.5 Billion Quest to “Solve Death”
If Altos Labs represents the Bezos-backed assault on aging, Calico Labs (California Life Company) is Google’s moonshot equivalent. Founded in 2013 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin with initial funding exceeding $2.5 billion, Calico operates with a singular, audacious mission: to…