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Inside the Consumer Health Renaissance: Navigating Personalized Wellness in a Shifting Landscape
By Ben Shor Over the past few years, we’ve observed consumer health evolve from a niche category into something that feels fundamental. It’s no longer just “wellness” on the fringe—it’s a $6.3 trillion global...
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How AI media startups can help solve existential issues for the industry and artists
By Ishan Sinha I encounter a surprising number of AI media startups that offer tools whose use I cannot intuit; whose features make me wonder, “Who would actually want to do this?” And whose models seem to have...
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Can today’s startups help parents raise happy, healthy, independent adults?
By Ben Shor We believe the anxieties of modern parenting are powerful and pervasive. Parents today spend twice as much time with their children as 50 years ago and 4 in 10 describe themselves as “overprotective.” Many...
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The Expert Economy
By Gaelen Hendrickson, Avi Gandhi and Ishan Sinha. Pre-internet learning was a largely formal affair. Beyond primary and secondary education, people typically learned new skills through apprenticeships, trade schools, and company programs, while upskilling usually involved going...
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The Next Wave of Consumer Startups: Why Point72 Ventures is All In
By Ishan Sinha Is consumer investing dead? A one-way street? We don’t think so. We believe that right now is the greatest opportunity for groundbreaking companies to be built since the advent of smartphones – here’s why. The Early...
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Business Insider: 16 VCs that are funding the future of entertainment by backing generative AI and other disruptive tech
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The Next Technological Shift – Why we believe now is the time to invest in consumer technology
We are thrilled to announce the official launch of Point72 Ventures’ Consumer and Media investment strategy. With evolving consumer trends reshaping the industry, we believe the time is right for a dedicated approach to investing in the next frontier...