Wellness & Fitness Startups

Freeplay is a subscription app that gives members access to 100+ partner gyms and fitness studios across Utah — including yoga studios, CrossFit boxes, climbing and boxing gyms, and rec centers — for a flat monthly fee with no contracts. It also offers corporate accounts for companies and in-app unlimited upgrades for individual gyms.

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Cartwheel makes lice treatment products for children, using ingredients it describes as natural and tested for safety and effectiveness. The consumer brand markets its products to parents dealing with head lice.

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Frendie is a Finnish digital friendship platform that helps people build authentic connections with like-minded individuals. The company offers free consumer features and paid organizational services (Frendie PRO and Frendie WORK) focused on preventing loneliness and promoting social well-being.

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Frido is a consumer brand offering ergonomic and comfort products such as insoles, footwear, cushions, pillows, mattress toppers, and maternity and baby care items, sold direct to consumers and in bulk to businesses. It also provides ergonomic solutions for corporate wellness, hospitality, and fleet management in India.

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Friendly Shoes designs and sells fashionable, accessible footwear with a patented zipper system and custom outsoles to make dressing independently easier for people with mobility challenges. The company serves individuals across all ages and abilities who need functional, comfortable shoes that are easy to put on and take off.

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FromBio is a South Korean company that sells health and wellness consumer products through its online store.

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FroPro makes high-protein, lower-calorie frozen foods including protein pizzas, popcorn chicken, dim sims, pies, dumplings, lava cakes and low-calorie sauces. The products are sold through Australian retailers such as Woolworths and Coles.

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Fulton makes cork-based orthotic insoles with custom arch support, a deep heel cup, and cushioning foam designed to provide foot stability and relieve foot, knee, hip, and back pain. The direct-to-consumer footwear brand sells insole bundles for various shoe types and positions its product as an over-the-counter alternative to custom orthotics.

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Functional Formularies makes organic, plant-based whole-food nutrition products designed for tube-fed patients, built on a "food as medicine" model. Its products use certified organic, GMO-free ingredients selected for clinical nutrition benefits to support overall health.

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FURDI ("ファディー") operates women-only fitness gyms in Japan offering unlimited access, AI-assisted personalized workout programs, trainer form-checks, and periodic counseling on diet and lifestyle. It targets women, including exercise beginners, seeking convenient ongoing fitness and health management.

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Furtuna Skin produces skincare products made from botanical bioactives extracted through a low-temperature acoustic wave process it calls Soundbath, which avoids heat, solvents, and over-processing. The company positions itself in the natural skincare and beauty category.

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Futura is a digital dental laboratory solution that provides dentists with an intraoral scanner, clinical management portal, and lab services with training and support. It serves dental practices seeking to digitize their operations and improve patient care efficiency.

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FutureFit is a personal training service that pairs members with human coaches who build and continuously adjust individualized workout programs, with progress check-ins and a video exercise library. It is a subscription-based consumer fitness product available through a mobile app.

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Future Salad publishes blog content about nutrition and healthy eating, covering topics such as dietary fiber and gut health.

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FutureYou Health develops natural dietary supplements—such as magnesium, NAD+, and turmeric formulations—focused on bioavailability and health areas like energy, healthy ageing, and gut health. Based in Cambridge, UK, the company develops products with input from a scientific advisory board and ties to University of Cambridge research institutions.

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Galen AI develops a mobile health application that aggregates medical records from healthcare providers and wearable devices, then uses AI to provide personalized health insights and recommendations for patients managing multiple conditions.

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Galen Clinic is a premium healthcare clinic serving both adults and children, offering family-doctor-style diagnostics and individualized treatment for entire families.

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Galventa develops patented drug delivery systems and galenic formulations, with each technology validated through human clinical trials and third-party testing. The company works with sleep scientists, galenics experts, and neuroscientists to create consumer health products.

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Game Theory operates sports facilities offering unlimited coaching classes in multiple sports including badminton, basketball, pickleball, table tennis, squash, swimming, and padel for both kids and adults in India.

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Gay City is Seattle's LGBTQ+ center, offering health and wellness services, a resource library, arts and culture programming, and youth education for the local LGBTQ community. It also maintains the AIDS Memorial Pathway and runs community connection projects.

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Gelesis develops an oral superabsorbent hydrogel platform (OHS) built from naturally derived materials that works locally in the GI tract to influence satiety signals and support metabolic health. Its product Plenity is a clinically studied aid for weight management in overweight or obese adults with a BMI of 25 to 40 when combined with diet and exercise.

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Gemma builds a robotics-based device that airbrushes skincare, makeup, and wellness treatments onto the face, mapping the user's face and custom-mixing products in real time. It targets women who need to stay camera-ready for work and daily life, positioned in the beauty and wellness category.

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Generation Environment is a fintech platform that enables individuals to make tax-deductible donations to vetted environmental nonprofits while building community around modern environmentalism. The company channels philanthropic funds toward climate, nature, and environmental restoration initiatives.

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