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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
TechCrunch's @sarahbuhr just scooped their recent funding in the amount of $20m. From the article:
"But are Elysium’s pills really the fountain of youth? Elysium claims its Basis product can do anything from helping you sleep better to repair your DNA, all leading up to a longer, healthier life. But the ingredients in these pills — a combination of nicotinamide riboside (NR) and pterostilbene — are not proprietary. For one they occur naturally in blueberries and milk, and for another you can actually buy both ingredients used in Elysium’s pills in separate bottles on Amazon for around $19 for a 30-day supply of NR and $12 for a 60-day supply of pterostilbene.
The site describes them as pills that make you feel young, not necessarily anti-aging pills. This is a wild space that's getting more attention, from VC's and founders, bringing to question science, morality, and sci-fi futures. 😱
Update: The team just announced this statement, clarifying their Series B backed by General Catalyst.
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joshua bradley
@airjoshb · Celebrating people, making life better.
@rrhoover the funny thing about many of these supplements is the base ingredients are often patented and available from multiple sources making it a marketing game. Thorne Research is doing/has done some solid research in this space and has a good product I've been using for several months made from the same patented NR ingredient for a lot less.
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