DOC

What DOC does

DOC is an invitation-only community and annual conference organization dedicated to longevity science and medicine. Founded in 2024 by John Battelle, Kevin Ryan, and Jordan Shlain M.D., the company curates a network of approximately 300 handpicked members — physicians, scientists (MD/PhD), entrepreneurs, financiers, and cultural figures — selected for influence and cultural fit. The DOC community is organized around an annual three-day gathering held at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn in Sonoma, CA, featuring salon-style discussions, faculty-led sessions, and the Living Room Lab, an interactive testing suite that lets members measure and monitor longevity and health indicators using scientifically validated tools from a curated set of early-stage health companies (e.g., Ultrahuman, Oura, SimonMed, TechnoGym, Aetas Diagnostics, BrainKey, Cleerly Health, Empower Sleep, Jona, Owlstone Medical). DOC 2024 addressed "is aging a disease or a process?"; DOC 2025 focused on clinical breakthroughs, AI, and women's health; DOC 2026 is themed "Longevity Science & Medical AI." The organization also publishes a monthly newsletter, The DOCUMENT, operates a Fellows program with the Buck Institute, and has a small team of approximately 10 employees based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The business model combines two revenue streams: limited-availability event passes (pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed) and corporate partnerships across multiple tiers. Verified partners include John Hancock (Presenting), Anthropic (AI Partner), SimonMed (Living Room Lab Presenting), Oura (Wearables), TechnoGym (Fitness), Private Medical (Founding), plus Google Health, Klick Health, Bernstein Private Wealth Management, Eat Real, Northern Trust, Marvin, Solairus, and Ultrahuman. Strategic, financial, and GTM relationship types are documented. The company is privately held and does not disclose pricing, revenue, funding, or valuation. In Spring 2026, Neil Parikh, M.D. — formerly CMO of Thirty Madison and President of Oscar Medical Group — was appointed Chief Executive Officer, signaling a transition from founder-led operations to a more institutionalized operating model.

Name

DOC

Legal name

DOC

Website

https://doc.health

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DOC is an invitation-only community of about 300 physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, and financiers that hosts annual three-day gatherings on longevity science and medicine at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, monetized through limited passes and corporate partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Longevity Science Community & Conferences

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Medical Congresses (MPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA), Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Longevity science community
• Medical AI gatherings
• Health innovation conferences
• Invitation-only events
• Longevity medicine events

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Tickets and Passes: DOC generates revenue through limited-availability tickets and passes to its annual three-day gatherings. Passes for DOC 2026 are described as limited and expected to sell out quickly.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Strategic partnerships with organizations including John Hancock (Presenting Partner), Anthropic (AI Partner), SimonMed (Living Room Lab Presenting Partner), Oura (Wearables Partner), TechnoGym (Fitness Partner), and Private Medical (Founding Partner).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DOC operates an invitation-only community of approximately 300 handpicked physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, financiers, and cultural leaders, anchored by an annual three-day gathering at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn in Sonoma, California. Each year's event (DOC 2024, DOC 2025, DOC 2026) features salon-style discussions, faculty-led sessions, and a Living Room Lab testing suite showcasing curated, scientifically validated early-stage health diagnostics. Members and partners also engage through the monthly DOC newsletter and a Fellows program with the Buck Institute.

Product overview

DOC is an invitation-only community and annual conference focused on longevity science and medical AI, bringing together physicians (MD), scientists (PhD), entrepreneurs, financiers, and artists to advance credible science and foster meaningful dialogue in health and medicine. The core offering is the annual DOC gathering (DOC 2024, DOC 2025, DOC 2026), a three-day intimate event at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn featuring salon-style discussions, Faculty-led sessions, and The Living Room Lab—an interactive testing suite showcasing early-stage health companies with scientifically validated diagnostic tools. The community also publishes a monthly newsletter called The DOCUMENT and operates a Fellows program in partnership with the Buck Institute for emerging voices in medicine, science, business, and culture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The DOCUMENT: Monthly newsletter providing updates on DOC gatherings, news, and exclusive offerings.
• Living Room Lab

Products and services

• DOC 2026: Longevity Science & Medical AI The third annual DOC gathering (October 21-23, 2026) in Sonoma, California, with a faculty-led program on Longevity Science & Medical AI, salon-style discussions, and the Living Room Lab. Targeted at the ~300-member DOC community of physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, financiers, and cultural leaders.
• DOC 2025: The Science of Longevity — Clinical Breakthroughs, AI, and Women's Health The second annual DOC gathering in 2025 at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, centering on clinical breakthroughs in longevity, AI's role in medicine, and women's health, featuring The Great Debate on AI and the doctor-patient relationship.
• DOC 2024: Health & Longevity DOC's inaugural 2024 gathering at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn focused on Health & Longevity, featuring The Great Debate on whether aging is a disease or a process and launching the DOC community format combining faculty sessions, salon-style discussions, and the Living Room Lab.
• Living Room Lab An interactive health-testing experience hosted at the DOC gathering that lets community members measure, monitor, and gain insight into their longevity and optimal health using scientifically validated diagnostics from one curated, founder-endorsed early-stage health company per category (past participants include Ultrahuman, Aetas Diagnostics, BrainKey, Cleerly Health, Empower Sleep, Jona, and Owlstone Medical).
• DOC Strategic Partnership Program A multi-tiered corporate partnership program that enables brands to align with credible longevity science and reach the DOC community of ~300 influential members; tiers include Presenting Partner (John Hancock), AI Partner (Anthropic), Living Room Lab Presenting Partner (SimonMed), Wearables Partner (Oura), Fitness Partner (TechnoGym), Founding Partner (Private Medical), and Community Partners (Klick Health, Bernstein, Northern Trust, Eat Real, Google Health, Marvin, Solairus).

Quantifiable outcome

• 300 handpicked members representing field's leading voices
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• AnthropiccoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Anthropic serves as DOC's AI Partner, bringing AI safety and research expertise to the longevity science community. Anthropic's mission to help compress a century of medical progress into the next decade aligns with DOC's focus on credible science in medicine.
• John HancockflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026John Hancock is the Presenting Partner for DOC. Their mission to help customers live longer, healthier lives through Vitality program aligns with DOC's longevity focus. John Hancock premiered its documentary series 'Longer. Healthier. Better. – Leaders in Longevity' at DOC 2025.
• SimonMed ImagingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026SimonMed serves as the Living Room Lab Presenting Partner, bringing advanced diagnostic imaging technologies to the DOC community for health monitoring experiences.
• OuracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Oura serves as Wearables Partner, providing research-grade smart ring technology for health monitoring within the DOC community. Oura Ring delivers personalized health data including Readiness, Sleep, and Activity scores.
• TechnoGymcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026TechnoGym serves as Fitness Partner, providing exercise equipment and wellness technology. Their 'Exercise is Medicine' philosophy supports DOC's health optimization mission.
• Eat RealcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Eat Real fosters a food culture prioritizing health, sustainability, and community. Co-founded by Dr. Jordan Shlain, DOC's Program Chair. Their K-12 certification program reaches over 600 schools and improves quality of up to 129 million meals annually.
• Google HealthminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Google Health partners with DOC to advance credible health innovations and information through the DOC community.
• MarvinminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Marvin is listed as a DOC partner organization sharing the mission to bring credible innovations and information to light.
• SolairusminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Solairus is listed as a DOC partner organization.
• Private MedicalflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Private Medical is a Founding Partner of DOC. Founded by Dr. Jordan Shlain, DOC's Co-founder & Program Chair, Private Medical provides concierge healthcare and aligns closely with DOC's mission to deliver actionable health insights.
• Klick HealthminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Klick Health is a Community Partner and the world's largest independent commercialization partner for life sciences, bringing healthcare industry connections to the DOC ecosystem.
• Living Room Lab CompaniescoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Past Living Room Lab companies include Ultrahuman, Aetas Diagnostics, BrainKey, Cleerly Health, Empower Sleep, Jona, and Owlstone Medical. Each company is exclusive to its category and explicitly endorsed by DOC's founders.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HLTH: HLTH is one of the largest annual healthcare conferences, gathering payers, providers, startups, and investors. It competes with DOC for healthcare executive attention, sponsorship dollars, and thought-leadership positioning in the industry.
• Web Summit: Web Summit operates large-scale annual tech conferences (Lisbon, Rio, Qatar) that combine curated speakers, sponsor villages, and partner-led programming - structurally similar to DOC's three-day, partner-driven, ticketed gathering format.
• ViVE: ViVE is a major digital health conference and expo hosted by CHIME and HLTH. It targets CIOs, health system leaders, and digital health startups, overlapping significantly with DOC's longevity/AI medicine focus and sponsorship ecosystem.
• World Economic Forum (Davos): The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos is the iconic invite-only convening of global leaders across business, science, and policy. DOC explicitly cites Davos as inspiration for its handpicked member model and intimate format.
• J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference is the canonical annual investor gathering for life sciences and health tech, drawing the same pharma/biotech executives, VCs, and innovators that DOC convenes in its smaller, more curated format.

Emerging players

• Frontiers Health: Frontiers Health is a global conference series focused on health innovation, digital therapeutics, and transformation in care delivery. Comparable to DOC in combining clinical, investor, and tech audiences around credible health advances.

Direct peers

• RAAD Festival: RAAD Festival is a curated longevity and radical life-extension conference featuring scientists, physicians, and health-tech exhibitors. It overlaps with DOC's longevity science and Living Room Lab-style product showcase format.
• American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M): A4M runs the largest longevity and anti-aging medicine congresses with global reach. It targets the same physician and longevity clinician audience as DOC's gatherings, though at a much larger, more trade-show scale.
• TEDMED: TEDMED is the health-and-medicine spinoff of TED, built around curated 'great debate' style programming with leading scientists and clinicians. DOC explicitly cites TED as inspiration and mirrors this salon-style faculty-driven model.
• WIRED Health: WIRED Health is an annual conference that brings together scientists, technologists, and health leaders to explore the future of medicine and AI - directly comparable to DOC's longevity and medical AI programming and editorial-led approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thedocnetwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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