HealthTech in news: Issue 04

Hi folks,

Here’s what you need to know this week:

⌚️ Wearables

• New Garmin sleep monitor: Garmin is set to release the Index Sleep Monitor, an arm-worn, screenless tracker dedicated to sleep analysis. - Link

• Helio strap Whoop-style tracker: Leaked Amazfit Helio Strap hints at a Whoop-like tracker with a hidden display, focusing on health metrics. - Link

💻️ Health platforms

• MAXIOM launches AI coach: MAXIOM introduces the world's first human-centered AI coach, focusing on personalized health, performance, and longevity insights. - Link

• HYBRD out of private-beta: HYBRD, now public on iOS, unifies cardio, strength, and wearable data for a complete performance view for modern athletes. - Link

🏋️‍♂️ Fitness & wellness business

• Strava valued over $2B: Strava secures fresh funding, valuing it at $2.2B, and acquires cycling app The Breakaway to enhance user features. - Link

🍿 What to watch and read

• HBOT boosts longevity biomarkers: Bryan Johnson's 90-day hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) showed significant biomarker improvements, including longer telomeres and reduced inflammation. - Link

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