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Deepinder Goyal hints at breakthrough in slowing human aging, to reveal details soonThe Eternal CEO wrote that his longevity venture Continue's two-year research has identified 'one element of our environment' that could hold the key to extending human lifespan. He promised to share details within 48 hours, on November 15.By Megha Rani   November 13, 2025, 8:28:52 PM IST (Published)2 Min ReadZomato Founder and Eternal CEO Deepinder Goyal has set off a storm of speculation after hinting that his longevity venture, Continue, may have made a major discovery in slowing down human aging.

In a cryptic X post on Thursday, November 13, Goyal compared the belief that “the Earth was flat” to modern misconceptions about aging, suggesting that humanity might be missing a simple but crucial truth.

“We’ve built rockets, sequenced genomes, and cloned cells. But in all our brilliance, we may have missed something glaringly simple,” he wrote, adding that his team’s two-year research has identified “one element of our environment” that could hold the key to extending human lifespan.

Once upon a time, people believed the Earth was flat. And then they didn’t. Then they believed the sun revolved around the Earth. Until they didn’t.

Humanity has built rockets, sequenced genomes, and cloned cells. Yet, in all our brilliance, we may have missed something… pic.twitter.com/6y8HNScfsU

— Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) November 13, 2025

He promised to share details within 48 hours, on November 15.

Founded in 2024 and backed by $25 million (₹221 crore) of Goyal’s personal investment, Continue began as a research initiative exploring the biology of aging.

In a post on X last month, Goyal said the project started “with the belief that 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.” He added that his team, initially skeptical, has been studying a “penny-drop insight about human aging” that has “been hiding in plain sight for eternity.”

So many people keep asking me about Continue. What is it? What are you up to? Here you go...

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,…

— Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) October 24, 2025

The startup aims to make lifespans of 180+ years achievable “for the general population,” Goyal had said earlier on X.Continue Reading(Edited by : Shoma Bhattacharjee)Check out our in-depth Market Coverage, Business News & get real-time Stock Market Updates on CNBC-TV18. Also, Watch our channels CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz and CNBC Bajar Live on-the-go!TagsageingDeepinder GoyalTechZomato