For Founders

300 companies apply to the Dolphin Pod. The other 1,500 people in the building are your investors, hires, and first customers.

Wellist 2027 runs April 12–18 in Miami: a two-day Forum plus a citywide week built around the founders defining wellness and healthcare's overlap.

Who is in the audience

73.2%

Director-level or above

Measured at Wellist 2026. Comparable events: healthcare 67.3% · wellness 49.7% · tech 54.4%.

60.1%

Executive tier

Founders, C-suite, and owners. The people who decide, not the people who report back.

1,505

Expected at the Forum in 2027

April 14–16, 2027, in the Miami Design District.

Forum mix by company type · 2026

  • 43%Brands & Operators
  • 19%Service Providers
  • 18%Clinicians
  • 8%Media
  • 7%Researchers & Academia
  • 5%Investors

Audience figures measured at Wellist 2026 (Vendelux matched-profile analysis). 2027 attendance is a target.

Who you'll meet

The people who back founders like you, and the founders who've already done it.

The people who back founders like you

Jody Levy

Jody Levy

Head Dolphin · Founder, WTRMLN WTR & The Milk Cleanse

Nicholas Zaldastani

Nicholas Zaldastani

Angel Investor · Founder, Lifelong Wellbeing Foundation

Tom Aarts

Tom Aarts

Managing Director, Nutrition Business Advisors

Shelly Kapoor Collins

Shelly Kapoor Collins

General Partner, Shatter Fund · MD, Sway Ventures

Ryan Riley

Ryan Riley

Board Member, STEMREGEN

The founders who've already done it

Nora Cavani

Nora Cavani

Founder, Alba Health

Chloe Collins

Chloe Collins

Founder, Keepbio

Chad Olin

Chad Olin

Founder, Supermind

Kevin Wathey

Kevin Wathey

Founder, Baseline

Six 2027 verticals

  • Consumer Wellness Products
  • Movement & Physical Performance
  • Wellness Tech, Wearables & Diagnostics
  • Longevity, Complementary & Functional Health
  • Wellness Real Estate & Hospitality
  • Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Well-being
See the full Dolphin Pod →

Before Miami, and after

The Wellist Network

The professional directory for the wellness economy. Find the people you need, see who is coming, and set the meetings before you land.

A vetted list

  1. 01

    Get Listed

    If you work in wellness, apply for a free listed membership. Listed members can search, are discoverable, and can earn keys through engagement.

  2. 02

    Get Keyed

    If you're serious about networking, Keyed members can DM people in the directory directly and set meetings. All Wellist passholders have Keyed privileges.

  3. 03

    Get to Miami

    The meeting and key programs build toward Miami on April 12–18, 2027. You can set a full schedule of meetings, and unlock access and upgrades with earned keys.

Three ways in

Membership, pass, or partnership.

Rung 1

Join the network

Free membership is open to founders, investors, operators, and clinicians in wellness. We review every application. Arrive with an invite or nomination link and you're in immediately.

Rung 2

Get your pass

All-Access is built for founders: added networking day, satellite events, and the Investor Pipeline Database.

  • Forum$1,045 · 5 Access Keys
  • All-Access$1,545 · 10 Access Keys
  • Premier$3,095 · 25 Access Keys

Rung 3

Partner with Wellist

Reach the audience instead of renting a table. Wellist sponsors get in front of the same density this page just showed you, before, during, and after Miami.

From the network

Perfect match of content, audience, and setting. Every detail curated with care.

Katya Vinnikova

Founder, Menta

Next step

Bring your company to the week built for it.

Apply to join