This chapter explores the purpose of age one and the previous accelerator program that led to successful companies. It also discusses the size of the fund, investments made, and the concept of having a younger mentor. The chapter concludes with a conversation about the speaker's background and their interest in aging influenced by growing up in Maine.
The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Alex Colville, co-founder of Age1, to talk about funding longevity science (3:15), studying the biology of ageing (5:10), the snake oil problem (11:05), the rise of “geroscience” (15:15), healthspan (23:05), the ageing hypothesis (26:55), the potential of metformin (30:05), working on an anti-ageing treatment (34:15), and how long he thinks we’ll live (38:45).
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