Ronan Levy

Most of what we do at @ApeironInvests has one underlying theme: happiness. Ultimately, I believe that being happy and making others happy is the true purpose of life. But in that order: to make others happy, you need to be happy yourself first. Long before we pioneered psychedelics, and even before my own first psychedelic experience in 2014, I was already deeply intrigued by this topic – literally since childhood. In particular, I have always been fascinated by one question: Why are so few people in our world truly, deeply happy? One of the earlier books I read and thoroughly enjoyed was "Hector and the Search for Happiness". I am particularly proud that I subsequently produced the movie adaptation, having been involved at every stage – from acquiring the rights and developing the script to producing the film - which starred Rosamund Pike and Simon Pegg. Still well worth watching! With @ataibeckley, we then pioneered the medical side of happiness. We helped demonstrate that psychedelics – which were wrongly outlawed for far too long – can be powerful medicines for treating mental health conditions, particularly severe depression. Our work of almost 10 years culminated this summer in the sale of AtaiBeckley to Eli Lilly for approximately $3.8 billion – not only further accelerating the commercialisation of these valuable substances, but also generating billions in value for my fellow shareholders - and hopefully making them very happy as a result 😉 Now, with $ENHA, we are approaching happiness from a more social and community-oriented perspective. 1st, I believe human connections make us happy. Forget @Tinder and other dating apps. Forget the illusion of connection offered by "social" media – which should perhaps be called "anti-social" media instead, given how disconnected an entire generation has become despite being constantly online. What reallybrings people together and creates lifelong bonds are shared experiences. I am sure everyone reading this remembers a concert, festival or sporting event they attended in their teens or twenties with their best friend – an experience that became a defining moment in their friendship. Those are the moments that matter. Those are the experiences that create memories and bonds that last a lifetime. 2nd, I believe feeling confident in our bodies makes us happy. And to me, this is not about simplistic "body positivity". Body positivity should not mean lying to ourselves – being clinically obese is a massive health risk – or abandoning reason. It should mean supporting people on their journey to align their physical appearance with their personal goals and wellbeing. That is what our telehealth business "Live Enhanced" offers. And that is also what the @enhanced_games demonstrate: the positive power of medical performance-enhancing drugs. With $ENHA's acquisition of DEAG, we are bringing the power of shared human experiences and the pursuit of personal self-improvement together under one roof. And finally, I am pretty sure our “enhanced” Enhanced strategy will make $ENHA shareholders happy, too. 😉