Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at birth for future health

Re:Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at ... by mattlondon on Friday February 11, 2022 @04:55PM (#30307485)

This seems very expensive to me.

We got something similar from a private company here in London - umbilical cord, blood, placenta - and the storage fee is £100 per year.l (there was an initial "set up" fee of approx £2,000 too). 85USD a month for storage seems like a lot for the same thing.

We figured that we'd spend perhaps £3,800 all-in to "insure" our kid until they're an adult which seemed like a great deal. 18k USD just for storage seems like less of a clear-cut value proposition.

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Re:Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at ... by pkukp9 on Friday February 11, 2022 @05:11PM (#30307626)

Hi! How long are you paying that? Is it for life?

Our's is $35, 65, or 85/mo for 8 years to cover 20 years of storage. So it's nowhere near 18k

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Re:Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at ... by mattlondon on Friday February 11, 2022 @05:15PM (#30307659)

The pricing page says 85USD/month so I multiplied 85 x 12 x 18 for 18 years storage - I.e. 18,360.

We are paying £100 a year for as long as we want to keep it.

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Re:Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at ... by hombre_fatal on Friday February 11, 2022 @05:45PM (#30307905)

I guess it's like data backups: you don't actually know if you have a good deal until you need to retrieve and use it.

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Re:Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at ... by Grustaf on Sunday February 13, 2022 @05:02AM (#30320652)

If someone else is offering the same service cheaper, then you know it's not a good deal.

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Re:Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at ... by pkukp9 on Friday February 11, 2022 @06:12PM (#30308138)

we send parents a stem cell certificate 1 month after birth. so you'd actually know that it's a good deal pretty immediately

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Re:Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at ... by pkukp9 on Friday February 11, 2022 @06:00PM (#30308045)

For sure. We're 8 years * 85/mo for payments * 12 months per year for 20 years of storage. So much less than 18k

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