Wellness & Fitness Startups

Starwood Hotels is a luxury hospitality company that develops and operates hotels, resorts, and branded residences with a focus on sustainability and wellness. It runs several brands and properties across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

1 investor

Status Health offers at-home lab tests measuring over 300 biomarkers to identify chemical exposure from everyday sources like water, cosmetics, and household products. The company provides personalized digital reports with actionable recommendations to reduce exposure.

1 investor

Status Health offers at-home lab testing kits that use mass spectrometry to measure 313 chemical biomarkers from agricultural, industrial, household, and personal care sources. Customers receive a digital report with personalized insights and action plans to reduce their environmental chemical exposure.

1 investor

Stebby is a wellness service platform that enables employees to manage wellness benefits, including tickets, compensation accounts, and personalized wellness programs. The platform serves organizations in the Baltic region looking to support employee health and wellbeing.

1 investor

The Stellenbosch Academy of Sport is a training facility located in South Africa that provides preparation and training services for athletes, featuring both outdoor and indoor sports infrastructure.

1 investor

Stem Health offers membership-based proactive primary care that pairs patients with a dedicated care team, diagnostics and imaging, and ongoing coordination between visits. It serves individuals seeking primary care plus annual health assessments, as well as employers offering it as a team benefit.

1 investor

StepSetGo is a fitness app that rewards users for walking and staying active, aiming to boost motivation by paying users for their steps. It also runs an in-app marketplace called Bazaar featuring brand deals and offers.

1 investor

StimScience develops Somnee, a non-invasive smart sleep headband that delivers personalized transcranial neurostimulation in 15-minute pre-bed sessions to help users fall asleep faster and sleep more soundly. The consumer sleep-wellness device is clinically validated and sold direct to consumers with a subscription-based membership.

1 investor

StimuSIL is a medical device company developing subdermal photobiomodulation technology that uses patented methods to deliver light-based stimulation beneath the skin's melanin layer for dermatology and aesthetics indications. Its lead preclinical candidate targets androgenetic alopecia (hair loss), with a research pipeline covering vitiligo, psoriasis, wrinkles, cellulite, and acne scars.

1 investor

Stitch is a community platform for adults over 50 that facilitates companionship, social connections, and shared activities through interest groups, events, and virtual engagement. The platform serves mature adults seeking friendship and community connections both in-person and online.

1 investor

STRAFFR makes a smart resistance fitness band paired with a mobile app that guides and tracks strength workouts for home and travel exercisers. The German consumer fitness product is used by several thousand people across more than 30 countries.

1 investor

Straloo runs a clinical musculoskeletal (MSK) care program combining licensed physiotherapists, orthopedic specialists, and an app plus WhatsApp support to steer workers toward conservative treatment and reduce surgeries and work absences. It serves Brazilian corporate health payers (operadoras, self-managed plans, funds) and employers, offering NR-1 compliance, FAP management, and auditable clinical governance dashboards.

1 investor

Norwegian sports and fitness platform that rewards users for physical activity on behalf of partner brands.

1 investor

STREAM Studio builds AI-powered fitness and lifestyle applications, including a push-up habit-building app and a discontinued K-pop dance studio service. The company targets fitness enthusiasts and habit-building audiences.

1 investor

A consumer beauty brand that produces hair care products, specifically detangling and styling solutions for children and families with various hair types.

1 investor

Stressie is an employee wellness program tailored for shift-based teams in hospitality and other frontline industries, offering stress management tools and rewarding workers for prioritizing health to reduce turnover and improve operational metrics.

1 investor

Stretch Zone operates stretch studios offering practitioner-assisted stretching, where certified staff use a patented strapping system and proprietary tables to isolate and stabilize muscles and increase clients' active range of motion. It serves general consumers as well as athletes seeking improved posture, circulation, mobility, and flexibility.

1 investor

Stretch*d offers one-on-one assisted stretching sessions and facial lymphatic drainage massage (Face*ssage), plus add-on recovery treatments like compression boots and LED therapy, delivered by certified bodywork practitioners at physical studio locations. It serves busy professionals, athletes, and general consumers seeking flexibility, muscle recovery, and wellness.

1 investor

Stridist offers an online course builder platform that enables fitness and nutrition professionals to create and deliver educational content such as video lessons, written materials, quizzes, and resources to their clients. The platform provides automation features and integrates with workout tracking, messaging, and client progress monitoring tools designed specifically for fitness and nutrition coaching businesses.

1 investor

Struct Club provides ready-made class templates for fitness studios and clubs, including workouts and playlists with detailed cueing, to reduce programming time and improve instruction quality.

1 investor

Styku provides 3D body scanning hardware, analytics software, and mobile app services for health and wellness businesses to track client body composition and progress. The platform serves fitness facilities, weight loss clinics, spas, and medical practices seeking to improve client engagement and retention.

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John Masters Organics is a beauty and skincare company that produces organic and plant-based cosmetic products, including the Phytosolution Refining Essence—a multi-use facial toner formulated with plant extracts and scientific ingredients to address complex skin concerns.

1 investor

StyleBee is a marketplace that connects clients with vetted beauty professionals for on-demand hair and make-up services delivered wherever the client is. It serves a range of consumers, from working parents and professionals to celebrities.

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SugarbearPRO sells consumer wellness and beauty products, including hair vitamin gummies, sleep gummies, and lash and brow care serums. The products are marketed directly to consumers focused on hair health, sleep, and lash/brow growth.

1 investor