About
James Fickel is an early Ethereum investor who turned crypto gains into large-scale philanthropy and venture investing across longevity, neuroscience, neurotechnology, AI, crypto, and deep tech. He founded Amaranth Foundation and Starbloom Capital; Bloomberg reported in November 2024 that he had dedicated $200 million from Ether gains to brain and longevity science. He also serves on the board of the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).
Areas of interest
longevityaging biologycentenarian geneticsneurosciencebrain agingbrain-computer interfacesneuroAIAI safetycancerbiotechlife sciencesdeep techcryptocurrencyethereumDeFi