James Fickel has dedicated $200 million he made betting on Ether to becoming one of the world’s biggest investors in those fields.
Fickel’s involvement with Bexorg is the result of an unlikely career shift. After betting big on cryptocurrencies, he’s quietly become one of the world’s biggest funders of longevity science and advanced brain research. Fickel has invested more than $200 million in a variety of startups and university research laboratories, with the goal of extending humans’ healthy lifespans while preparing people for coexistence with artificial intelligence. He often finds himself investing alongside well-known, deep-pocketed philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt. This is the first time he’s spoken publicly about his work in the field.
During Amaranth’s first 18 months, Fickel’s firm dished out $100 million, 70% of it going to startups and the rest to academic moonshots. In total it has backed about 30 companies and research groups. Fickel’s initial batch of investments included Cellular Longevity Inc., which has created medicines meant to help dogs live longer; Cyclarity Therapeutics Inc., which is working on therapies to reverse the buildup of plaque in arteries and prevent heart attacks; and LIfT BioSciences, which is working to develop new types of cells that can destroy cancerous tumors. Today he’s the largest backer of 年龄1 , a longevity-focused venture fund co-founded by Colville and Laura Deming, a well-known investor in the field.
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We truly need more people like him. Good for Mr. Fickel!
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