Lady Gaga joins board of biotech startup co-founded by fiancé Michael Polansky

Lady Gaga sits on the board of Outer Biosciences, a startup co-founded in 2022 by her fiancé Michael Polansky, Billboard confirmed on 25 August 2026. The company pairs AI with living human skin — sourced from discarded surgical tissue — to discover cosmetic ingredients, bypassing FDA drug approval. It has raised $23 million.