Alex Colville, PhD, is co-founder and General Partner of age1, the first longevity-focused venture fund, which he started with Laura Deming. He studied the biology of aging for his PhD in Genetics at Stanford and previously managed more than $100 million in longevity investments and philanthropy.

Why the ChatGPT moment for aging is closer than you think. Alex explains why longevity is exploding now, most exciting areas to invest for biotech, stem cells, epigenetic reprogramming, reversible cryopreservation, NewLimit's big bet, whether one cure exists, peptides, AI in biotech, zero-person biotechs, why AI labs are becoming biotechs, open source vs. secrecy, crypto founders' longevity bets, the story behind age1, moonshots, helping dogs live longer, a Manhattan Project for aging, and the one bet he'd make today.

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(00:00) Intro
(01:45) Chatgpt Moment for Biotech
(03:57) Why Longevity Is Exploding Now
(07:33) Delay, Replace, Pause, Reverse
(11:09) Growing Fresh Cells From Stem Cells
(16:07) Epigenetic Reprogramming
(19:50) Sponsored by Kraken
(20:56) Reversible Cryopreservation
(22:56) NewLimit's Big Bet
(28:15) Is There One Cure?
(30:10) Peptides Real or Hype?
(34:30) What AI Is Unlocking in Biotech
(36:54) Zero-Person Biotech?
(40:35) Ai Labs Becoming Biotechs
(44:06) Open Source vs Secrecy
(47:18) Crypto Founders Longevity Bets
(50:05) The Story Behind Age1
(55:30) Moonshots
(1:00:55) Dogs Living Forever
(1:03:31) Manhattan Project for Aging
(1:06:38) Contrarian Biotech
(1:09:07) Holy Grail Bet

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