2X Founder 1X Exit| Building @FOXOclub - Longevity Operating System for India |Co-Founder @OGclubDAO | Prev Co-Founder and CEO @skillenza EIR @BlumeVentures
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Hi Everyone,
@bryan_johnson is in India. And longevity is the new buzzword.
Only one of these statements is true.
In 2020, I realised my body was older than I could’ve comprehended. And that's where my story begins.
In July 2020, I got COVID. A full body check-up that year revealed a few things –
High cholesterol
High triglycerides
Low B12 (126 pg/ml)
Low D3
And pre-diabetic.
I took the first steps – reduced my alcohol consumption and focused on nutritious meals.
Despite the LOW FODMAP diet, my stomach issues escalated.
Another round of tests (endoscopy and ultrasound) told me that I was a walking store of diseases.
A bacterial infection H. Pylori.
Ulcer.
Fatty liver.
GERD.
Villous atrophy.
The standard protocol for H Pylori infection is to take 14 days of antibiotics, four antibiotics every day. I did that. And I felt better for some time.
Until I lost 11 KGs in 1 month is not. While having 3 large meals and 2 snacks. No calorie deficit of any kind.
I did another round of tests to rule out Tuberculosis and the deadly C word.
The tests came out negative and my gut was in very good shape. The doctor said it was in my head.
Anti-depressants were an option (took them for 3 days) but I still felt miserable.
I needed answers.
This was when I came across systems biology (I was clear that it was the future of health care).
Did a metabolomics test and -
Mitochondrial dysfunction
Lactate of pyruvate ratio was 338 (it should be 10-20)
IBS diarrhoea.
Low platelet levels and a rate of decline of 10K X 10^3/ uL per month
The traditional sickcare model was failing me.
So I went back to studying. And got in touch with a functional medicine expert in India.
For the first time in 18 months, I was equipped with more data and a personalised protocol that looked VERY different from 4 nutritionists and 5 doctors I worked with.
Cut to 2023, my biomarkers were in the optimal range (and continue to be today).
I stopped taking most of my supplements.
My stomach was healed.
My absorption started to get better.
My B12 – 432 pg/ml.
The “personal” spilled into work. And this time, it wasn’t a sabbatical but the second stint of life.
I met my co-founders @gehani and @sanmaya , and we set out to find a deeper thesis on what it will take to build a world-class longevity startup out of India.
In the last few months, we’ve run pilots with real users by getting them to do blood tests on 150+ biomarkers and working closely with them to understand their issues. Majority of the users?
Diabetes.
Gut issues.
Auto-immune conditions.
Cardio-vascular issues.
It told us one thing – 30s are the new 50s.
Today, we’re designing a system for a long life. Only for the people who know they want to live a long life and are here to find out how.
Thanks to @bryan_johnson, the world is ready for this!
P.S. He is in India this week and speaking in Mumbai today with @deepigoyal.
Not a better day than this to launch FOXO and make Indians live longer and unlock Life++.
It’s a must try!
We're going against OpenAI.
We built something miles ahead of Dots & Space, and it's open source.
OpenAI's dot cannot:
→ Work with your whole team. Only you work with your dot
→ Learn from everyone on your team
→ Be the same teammate everyone reaches on Slack, WhatsApp or email
→ Work behind the agentic apps and automations your team needs for the job: a CRM, a ticket desk, a hiring board, a returns tracker and more
A Lemma teammate does all of this. And it's open source and free to start. 🧵
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Thanks @vaibhavbetter for the kind words and one of the apt description of what we are building at @FOXOclub
I just upgraded my annual blood test with FOXO Primer and got more than I imagined.
Because of an autoimmune issue, I’ve had to do more “understanding” of my blood tests than most people, who often look at ranges, underlines, and move on. My annual tests were already more than standard packages, and I had learned to understand inflammation trackers and other markers earlier than I would have liked :)
But I knew there was more to know.
The challenge was that going beyond standard or expanded tests was either too expensive, too fragmented, or missing the most important layer: someone looking at everything holistically and giving advice that worked across systems.
Over the last few years, this has changed globally. Access to extensive biomarker testing has become easier, cheaper, and increasingly paired with medical professionals who know how to correlate results.
FOXO brought this to India with FOXO Primer, a comprehensive 200+ biomarker assessment that combines clinical history, system-level analysis, and practical guidance to help you understand how your body is functioning and what you can do to improve it.
I was genuinely impressed by the overall experience.
We invested in FOXO at the founding stage because we had been clear on this opportunity for a while. But hearing founder Subhendu’s personal journey of “fixing his health”, the journey that led to FOXO, made the mission feel even more real. Nothing drives mission orientation like a personal story, and I could relate to his too.
I believe the future of preventive healthcare will be driven by companies like FOXO: helping us understand our health earlier, act sooner, and hopefully avoid many reactive doctor visits later.
Think of them as our future “pre-GPs.”
Worth exploring if you’ve been curious but sitting on the sidelines:
foxo.club/primer
@AmazonHelp @amazonIN @amazon
Why is the quality of the service going down? The delivery timelines are not getting met and we have to wait for them as if I don’t have any work on weekend.
Why can’t I cancel my order now?
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Hello Xverse,
I want to get connected to the best of the best personal trainers in India.
If you know anyone please tag them here.
Repost for good karma!
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It’s been a year since we announced @FOXOclub .
And about 9 months since we started working closely with our first set of members.
40 people. Founders. VCs. Health enthusiasts. Corporate athletes.
People who came to us tired, stuck, confused - but hopeful.
Over the last 9 months, we’ve spent a lot of time in the trenches with them. Looking at their data. Listening to their stories. Running experiments. Iterating.
In the process, we’ve added something meaningful to their lives.
Not just better reports or protocols but clarity, confidence, and momentum.
We’ve helped people detect issues early before they turned into diagnoses.
We’ve helped people understand why they felt the way they did — why energy was low, recovery was poor, weight wouldn’t move, or digestion felt broken.
For some, fixing gut infections changed how they woke up every morning.
For others, becoming metabolically flexible removes the constant anxiety around food.
And for many, improving recovery meant better sleep, better workouts, and better days.
What stood out wasn’t just biomarkers moving in the right direction though they did.
It was the shift in mindset.
People stopped feeling helpless about their health.
They stopped guessing.
They started trusting their bodies again.
Health became something they could work with, not fight against.
That sense of control brought positivity - more stable energy, better moods, fewer crashes, more consistency.
This is what we’ve been building towards: helping people move closer to their peak vitality - physically, cognitively, emotionally.
And we’re just getting started.
We’re now ready to bring more people into this journey.
If you’ve been thinking about taking your health seriously not reactively, but proactively, you can join our waitlist.
We’re onboarding in small batches so we can go deep with every member.
CC: @gehani @sanmaya @BlumeVentures @jatinmadhra @arpiit
@peakbengaluru moment!!!
Auto driver is a budding gamer and asks his passengers to subscribe to his YouTube channel.
He shares QR code for his YT channel before showing QR code for GPAY.
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Just wrapped up a powerful @NDTVProfitIndia panel yesterday on whether longevity is the next trillion-dollar business - and honestly, the timing couldn’t be more perfect.
With @JeffBezos, @sama , and @Google's founders betting billions on aging science, it’s clear: this is no
longer fringe.
But here’s what most people miss.
It’s not about living longer. It’s about living better.
I spoke about this on the panel too. India is the diabetes capital of the world. Most of us cross 45–50 and spend the next 20 years managing pills, symptoms, and diseases.
We’ve normalised surviving, not thriving.
The real opportunity isn’t lifespan.
It’s healthspan.
- Can you be disease-free at 80?
- Can you stay symptom-free and pill-free?
- Can you remain at your physical and mental peak for decades?
What we do at @FOXOclub also answers these very questions.
Here are my three takeaways from the discussion:
1. Early detection is everything.
We can now measure biological age through blood, urine, DNA, and gut microbiome tests - even new epigenetic “aging clocks.”
2. Lifestyle drives 49% of health outcomes.
Genes and healthcare matter, but habits are in your control. .
So the challenge isn’t knowing what to do - it’s doing it consistently.
3. Data + personalisation = the future.
AI can interpret biomarkers to create hyper-personalized plans.
But health isn’t a collection of parts - it’s a system. You can’t optimize one thing in isolation.
The longevity market will start with India’s top 1% but will become mainstream within a decade.
And the winners won’t be selling biohacks or shortcuts - they’ll build lifelong systems that blend science, data, and human care.
Grateful to share the stage with @MickeyMehta , Dr. Kostum Mahajan, Priti Rao, and @arpiit from @BlumeVentures - the debate between ancient wisdom and modern science was pure energy.
And of course, the common belief that longevity is not a destination, but a journey.
The link to the panel discussion is in comment section
Longevity is about to explode!
For years, it sat in the corner—too scientific for wellness, too philosophical for medicine. But now, it’s becoming the next big wave, the way fitness was in the 2000s and mindfulness in the 2010s. The science has caught up, the data is visible, and the market is hungry for something deeper than “just health.”
People don’t just want to live longer; they want to stay young longer—with sharper minds, stronger bodies, and clearer purpose. Epigenetic clocks, biological age tracking, and AI-driven health twins are making that dream measurable. Once something becomes measurable, it becomes actionable—and that’s when industries transform.
Governments will push it. Brands will build around it. And individuals will compete over their healthspan the way they once did over steps or followers.
Longevity isn’t just a movement—it’s the next operating system for how humans will think about time, value, and self-optimization. It’s not about delaying death; it’s about extending vitality. And once people experience that shift, there’s no going back.
We at @FOXOclub are just building that.
The global race to outsmart aging has arrived in India. Tech founders are investing millions in “longevity as a service,” even as science and regulation lag behind. Startups promise to cut your biological age—at a premium.
How much would you pay to live longer? Watch 📹
@_jesthetic | @arpiit | @skipiit | @iamsajeev
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Hola Xverse,
Looking for SnC & Yoga trainers in Mumbai.
DM me or tag them here.
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@bryan_johnson will be happy!
I'm a D2C Founder.
I help my wife in the kitchen.
I spend time with my kids daily.
I play pickle-ball with my friends weekly.
And, I also work 10-12 hrs a day.
This is my idea of work-life balance.
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Knew this about @peakbengaluru traffic from day 1.
Never drove for 14 years +
Take Uber and sleep
More and more friends have stopped driving in Bangalore. Just out of a need to protect their mental space and physical exhaustion
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Couldn’t agree more!
Desi way of dealing with diabetes:
- swap sugar for jaggery/honey
- swap wheat/rice for millets
- random herbal pills
- some jadi-buti in the morning
- light walks & half-hearted yoga
Scientific way of dealing with diabetes:
- protein-centric meals
- strength training 3-4x a week
- earn your carbs
- walk after every meal
- mindfulness/yoga, breathwork for stress
- 7-8 hours of quality sleep
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