Deepinder Goyal launches $25M fund to study human aging
What's the story
Deepinder Goyal, the founder and CEO of Zomato, has announced a $25 million fund under his research initiative, Continue. The fund will be entirely funded by Goyal himself and is aimed at supporting scientists studying the fundamental mechanisms of human aging. In a post on social media platform X, he revealed that Continue Research was launched two years ago as part of an effort to identify simple leverage points in the human body that could potentially alter aging processes.
Research funding
Fund will provide grants to researchers worldwide
The Continue Research fund will provide grants to researchers worldwide who are exploring what Goyal calls "simpler questions" in biology. These are ideas that challenge the complexity of existing models around aging. He said, "If the human body is a system, it should also have its leverage points, simple levers that, when adjusted, could fundamentally alter how we age and live."
Funding categories
It will support 'Moonshots' and 'Deep Dives' projects
The Continue Research fund will support two types of projects. First one is "Moonshots," which will get $50,000 to $250,000 for high-risk, early-stage ideas that could reshape existing biological understanding. Another one, "Deep Dives," will get $250,000 to $2 million for researchers seeking to validate or disprove promising hypotheses over one to three years. All research outcomes funded by the initiative must be made open source and publicly accessible.
Long-term vision
Goyal envisions continue research as catalyst in conscious evolution
Goyal envisions Continue Research as a catalyst in humanity's journey of conscious evolution. He said, "This will be a multi-decadal journey. Our goal here is to become a small catalyst in humanity's journey of conscious evolution. To lead us into the Post-Darwin era." The initiative's focus is not on defeating death but extending healthy human function to help society make longer-term, more sustainable decisions.
Twitter Post
Take a look at Goyal's post
So many people keep asking me about Continue. What is it? What are you up to? Here you go...
— Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) October 24, 2025
Continue started as a research effort two years ago, with the belief that if the human body is a system, it should also have its leverage points. The simple levers that, when adjusted,…