Vitalist Bay

What Vitalist Bay does

Vitalist Bay organizes a four-day pop-up longevity festival held annually at Lighthaven Campus in Berkeley, California (May 14-17, 2026), convening scientists, longevity-focused entrepreneurs, venture investors, health enthusiasts, and transhumanist activists. The 2026 edition hosted 100+ speakers across six tracks (Main, Investors, Replacement, Science, AI x Bio, Biostasis), 150+ workshops and talks, 18 on-site health diagnostics including DEXA scans, blood panels, CGM, and omics-based testing, and 600+ attendees drawn from a sponsor ecosystem of 200+ companies. The event is the sole revenue product, monetized through individual day passes and four-day passes with weekly price escalation, financial-aid availability, and a volunteer program, alongside a sponsor pipeline that anchors distribution.

The technical surface is a gated mobile companion app for verified ticket holders, available on iOS and Android, that delivers an attendee directory with per-field sharing controls, direct messaging, push notifications, session bookmarks, a moderated photo gallery, and QR-based check-in. An opt-in AI feature suggests a public LinkedIn URL for attendees who have not provided one, built on Anthropic's models and subject to a moderation queue before publication. Authentication is email-based one-time-code against the registration database, and access is restricted to paying ticket holders. No public API, SDK, or MCP integration is exposed.

Vitalist Bay is operated by the Vitalism International Foundation, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization legally domiciled in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the event produced under the broader Vitalism Foundation mission framework and led by founder Adam Gries. The organization is private (no public ticker), does not disclose revenue or financial statements, has no disclosed funding rounds, and relies on earned media (MIT Technology Review, Lifespan.io, Longevity.Technology, LessWrong, Rapamycin News) and sponsor/partner networks as primary go-to-market channels. Distribution is direct via vitalistbay.com for tickets and on-site at Lighthaven for the experience itself.

Name

Vitalist Bay

Legal name

Vitalism International Foundation

Website

https://vitalistbay.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vitalist Bay is a nonprofit-operated, pop-up four-day longevity festival held at Lighthaven Campus in Berkeley, convening 600+ scientists, founders, investors, and health enthusiasts around keynotes, workshops, on-site diagnostics, and sponsor activations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Longevity Events

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAH)

Keywords

• Longevity festival
• Event organization
• Biotech conferences
• Health diagnostics
• Community networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Ticket Sales: Vitalist Bay generates revenue primarily through the sale of event passes for one or all four days of the longevity festival. Ticket pricing increases weekly, and a refund policy applies (full refund within 72 hours, 50% refund between 72 hours and 10 days before event, no refund within 10 days).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Vitalist Bay organizes and operates a four-day pop-up longevity festival at Lighthaven Campus in Berkeley, California (May 14–17, 2026), bringing together scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and health enthusiasts for keynotes, workshops, fitness sessions, and on-site health diagnostics. The event sells individual day passes and full four-day passes via its website, and provides a gated mobile companion app for verified ticket holders.

Product overview

Vitalist Bay is a single-product longevity event experience centered on a four-day pop-up festival. The core offering is the Vitalist Bay 2026 event itself, featuring keynote talks, workshops, fitness sessions, and on-site health diagnostics. An associated mobile application serves as the attendee companion tool, providing directory access, messaging, and event coordination functionality. The company also maintains a website for general information and ticket sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vitalist Bay 2026 Event A four-day pop-up longevity festival at Lighthaven Campus in Berkeley, California, bringing together scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and health enthusiasts for keynotes, workshops, instructor-led movement sessions, and on-site health diagnostics including DEXA scans, blood panels, CGM, and omics testing.
• Vitalist Bay Mobile Application A companion mobile app (iOS/Android) exclusive to verified ticket holders, providing attendee directory with per-field profile sharing, direct messaging, moderated photo gallery, session bookmarks, event schedule, QR code check-in, and an opt-in AI-powered LinkedIn URL suggestion feature powered by Anthropic.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600+ attendees at Vitalist Bay 2026
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Aging BiotechminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026, listed among the 200+ companies and sponsors supporting the event.
• BodySpecminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026. BodySpec provides body composition scanning services.
• David ProteinminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026.
• Empower SleepminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026, a longevity and sleep optimization company.
• GlycanAgeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026. GlycanAge provides glycan-based biological age testing.
• GoodLabsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026.
• ImmiminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026.
• Longevity Biotech FellowshipminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026, a fellowship program supporting biotech entrepreneurs in longevity.
• NeuroAgeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026.
• OneSkinminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026, a skin longevity company.
• RythmminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026.
• SFFminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026.
• Tomorrow BiominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026. Tomorrow Bio is a biostasis company whose CEO, Emil Kendziorra, is a featured speaker.
• TruDiagnosticminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026Sponsor of Vitalist Bay 2026, a epigenetic and biological age testing company.
• VitalismcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026The founding organization behind Vitalist Bay. Vitalism International Foundation (501(c)(4)) organizes and operates the event, with founder Adam Gries leading the initiative. The Vitalism Foundation also provides the broader community and mission framework for the event.
• Lighthaven CampuscoreOthers · 14 May 2026The venue for Vitalist Bay 2026. Lighthaven Campus at 2740 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, provides the physical campus for the four-day event, including conference spaces, accommodation (~50 rooms), and wellness facilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Biohacker Summit: A European biohacking and longevity summit featuring talks, workshops, and on-site health testing. Comparable to Vitalist Bay in target persona (biohackers, health optimizers), educational track structure, and festival-style format.
• Health Optimisation Summit: A multi-day consumer health-optimization conference featuring diagnostics, biohacking, and wellness exhibitors. Comparable to Vitalist Bay in format (multi-day festival), audience (longevity/biohacker enthusiasts), and on-site testing offerings.
• Aging Research & Drug Discovery (ARDD) Conference: An annual scientific conference on aging research and pharma, organized by the Aging Pharmacology Foundation. Directly comparable in that it brings longevity scientists, biotechs, and investors together — matching Vitalist Bay's Science and Investors tracks.
• Longevity.Technology: A media/events business covering the longevity industry with a dedicated events portfolio (Longevity Summit, investor briefings). Direct peer in the longevity-events category with overlapping speaker and sponsor pools.
• RAAD Festival: The Revolution Against Aging and Death (RAAD) Festival is the closest direct peer — a multi-day consumer-facing longevity festival combining speakers, exhibitors, and biohacking experiences aimed at longevity enthusiasts, the same primary persona Vitalist Bay targets.
• Lifespan.io: A nonprofit advocacy and research platform that organizes events (Ending Age-Related Diseases conference series) around longevity science. Operates in the same mission-aligned, community-driven longevity events space as Vitalist Bay's parent foundation.

Broad incumbents

• SXSW: A large multi-track conference with significant Health/MedTech, AI, and longevity-adjacent programming. A broad incumbent whose health and innovation tracks compete for similar speaker and sponsor mindshare as Vitalist Bay's Main, Investors, and AI x Bio tracks.

Emerging players

• Foresight Institute: A nonprofit advancing biotech, AI, and longevity futures through workshops, fellowships, and conferences. Mission-adjacent peer — Foresight co-founder Christine Peterson is already a Vitalist Bay speaker — and competes for the same transhumanist/longevity-community audience.
• Longevity Science Foundation: A nonprofit funding longevity research and convening ecosystem events. Comparable in nonprofit structure and longevity mission, with overlapping audience of researchers, founders, and donors — and potential partnership/competition in the same longevity-event category.
• A4LI (Alliance for Longevity Initiatives): A US policy and advocacy organization for the longevity movement that convenes summits and stakeholder meetings. Comparable in mission and longevity advocacy positioning, though smaller in event scale than Vitalist Bay.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VitalistBay
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vitalist-bay

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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