UK healthtech startup Stride raises £4.6M to expand preventative health platform. Stride combines DNA, blood and gut health testing with personalised insights to help people understand and proactively manage their health. The funding will support platform development and international expansion. UK-based preventative health startup Stride has raised £4.6 million in seed funding to further develop its diagnostics-driven health platform and support international expansion. The round includes investment from Arāya Ventures, Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures, Better Ventures, Innovate UK and an a16z Scout Fund investor, alongside a group of angel investors. Launched in May 2024 by Andrew Steele, an Olympic medallist and co-founder of DNAfit, Stride offers a preventative health membership that combines DNA, blood and gut health testing with personalised insights. The platform aims to help individuals better understand their health data, track changes over time and make more informed decisions about their health and wellbeing. Stride is focused on encouraging a shift from treating health problems after they emerge towards identifying potential risks and addressing them earlier. By combining diagnostic testing with personalised guidance, the company aims to make preventative health management more accessible and encourage long-term changes in everyday health behaviours. Drawing on his experience in elite sport and genetics, Andrew Steele, founder of Stride, believes that making preventative health more engaging and accessible could encourage people to take greater control of their health: Preventative health can sometimes sound boring or worthy, when actually it could be one of the most transformative opportunities of our generation. If we can make better health exciting, aspirational and genuinely engaging, and use deeper analysis to give people better insights earlier in life, we have the potential to change everyday behaviours at a scale that could fundamentally reshape how long and how well we live. The company also sees preventative healthcare as a way to address some of the pressures facing healthcare systems. Stride aims to help people identify individual risk factors and make lifestyle changes earlier, potentially reducing the burden of preventable diseases on services such as the NHS. As part of its development, Stride has secured Innovate UK funding for two research projects. The first focuses on developing a multiomic approach to measuring biological age, while the second involves creating an AI-powered health copilot that combines laboratory test results, wearable data, health records and other information to provide personalised insights and support. Stride is also expanding into the premium wellness and longevity sector through partnerships with Triple Bond at The BoTree Hotel and LongLane, an alcohol-free biohacking destination. These partnerships use Stride's diagnostic testing to personalise members' experiences. The new funding will support the development of a predictive and personalised health platform designed to help users manage their health more proactively. Stride also plans to launch its Stride One membership internationally, outside the UK, before the end of 2026. Follow the developments in the technology world. What would you like us to deliver to you?

FloatR partners with Stride to expand benefits for 18,000+ Independent Healthcare Professionals. July 28, 2026, 11:00 GMT FloatR Brings Portable Health Benefits to 18,000+ Independent Healthcare Professionals Through Stride FloatR partners with Stride to bring affordable portable health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to more than 18,000 healthcare professionals. Partnering with Stride gives our network of 18,000+ FloatRs access to affordable, portable insurance, creating even more value for independent healthcare professionals." - Evan Haupt, FloatR Founder and CEO NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, July 28, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / - FloatR, the workforce operating system healthcare organizations use to source, schedule, and deploy clinical staff without the agency, today announced a new collaboration with Stride, the leading benefits platform built for independent workers. Through this relationship, the more than 18,000 credentialed healthcare professionals who power FloatR's network, including phlebotomists, specimen collectors, and other clinical talent, now have access to affordable, portable health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans through Stride. As independent contractors, many FloatR professionals go without the employer-sponsored benefits available to traditionally employed healthcare workers, even as they deliver essential clinical services across labs, health systems, and care sites nationwide. They now have direct access to Stride's platform, which helps independent workers find and enroll in health coverage in minutes, at no cost beyond the plan itself, with year-round support along the way. On average, Stride members save $418 per month on health insurance, and 80% of users who enroll through Stride qualify for additional savings. Through a dedicated portal built for FloatR's workforce (https://floatr.stridehealth.com/?utm_source=partner_floatr), healthcare professionals can compare plans, enroll in coverage, and manage their benefits alongside tools for tracking income, mileage, and work-related expenses, savings that add up to an average of $710 per year in tax deductions. The platform also gives workers year-round access to dental plans accepted at more than 300,000 dental offices nationwide with no waiting periods, and vision plans through a network of more than 84,000 eye doctors. "We're transforming how credentialed healthcare workers apply their in-demand skills to the opportunities that best fit their location and schedule. Our partnership with Stride adds another layer of value, giving our network of more than 18,000 FloatRs access to affordable, portable insurance, reinforcing FloatR's role as an end-to-end professional advantage for the independent healthcare workforce." Evan Haupt, CEO and Founder, FloatR Stride works with a range of platforms that support independent workers, offering health, dental, vision, and life insurance options alongside tax and expense tools designed for people who don't have access to traditional employer benefits. Coverage is sourced directly from insurance carriers, so members get the lowest available price with no added fees, plus support from Stride's team throughout enrollment and beyond. "Independent healthcare workers are a critical piece of the healthcare ecosystem but often are left without access to the benefits that come standard with traditional employment. Working with FloatR lets us bring affordable, portable health, dental, and vision coverage directly to the professionals who need it most, wherever their work takes them." Bryan Giaimo, GM Enterprise, Stride FloatR healthcare professionals can explore plans and enroll today through Stride's dedicated FloatR portal. About FloatR FloatR is the workforce operating system healthcare organizations use to source, schedule, and deploy clinical staff without the agency. The platform connects a growing network of credentialed professionals, including phlebotomists, specimen collectors, accessioners, and data entry professionals, to real-time shifts across labs and health systems nationwide, giving healthcare organizations on-demand access to talent and giving clinical professionals more control over their schedule and earnings than traditional staffing agencies allow. Learn more at [floatr.io]. About Stride Stride simplifies health insurance, savings and taxes for independent workers through a portable benefits platform that enables workers to own and keep their benefits regardless of employment status. Stride is the first such platform built specifically for America's 72 million independent workers, offering health, dental, vision and supplemental insurance alongside financial tools to track income, mileage and deductible expenses - all in one app. Since 2014, Stride has helped more than 4.6 million workers save over $8 billion on taxes and health insurance premiums. Stride partners with more than 140 organizations, including Uber, Amazon, DoorDash, Instacart, Gusto, Lyft, Patreon, TaskRabbit, the Recording Academy, and ShiftKey, to give non-benefited workers access to a full marketplace of health and wealth benefits. Stride is an Integrity company. For more information, visit www.stridehealth.com. 18K+ FloatRs ready to work on-demand for healthcare organizations across the country. Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. 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