Venture investors, luckily, seem to be more upbeat than they have been in years about the future of fitness and wellness. Startup investment in those categories totaled more than $3.6 billion in the first half of this year, putting 2026 on pace to come in about a third higher than 2025, though notably last year marked the lowest sum for wellness-related startup funding in at least six years. Other companies that have raised large rounds this year include senior healthcare provider Devoted Health, which raised a $366 million Series F at the beginning of the year, and Solace, which raised a $130 million Series C from investors including IVP in February. Its platform connects patients with professional healthcare advocates who support them through complex medical journeys like cancer, rare-disease management and substance abuse treatment. Those fundings are markedly different from the hardware plays that received investor attention during the pandemic. For example, connected fitness...
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