AI systems and large language models need to be trained on massive amounts of data to be accurate but they shouldn’t train on data that they don’t have […]
Amae Health is building an in-person approach to mental healthcare in an increasingly digital space
When Sonia García and Stas Sokolin decided to launch Amae Health to solve the broken care system for people with severe mental illness, they were already intimately familiar […]
Windfall Bio is seeing strong demand for its methane-eating microbe startup
When Josh Silverman started shopping around the idea for his methane-eating microbe startup, Windfall Bio, eight years ago, the market just wasn’t ready. Nobody cared about methane, he […]
EarliTec Diagnostics raises $21.5M to help diagnose autism earlier
One in 36 children in the U.S. has autism, according to the CDC. Research shows that the earlier a child gets diagnosed, the better their developmental outcome will […]
Mallard Bay is the Airbnb for guided hunting and fishing
Americans spent more than $144.8 billion on fishing and hunting in 2022 alone, according to a survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Guided hunting and fishing […]
It’s time for VCs to break up with fast fashion
Fast fashion is an industry ensnared in labor issues and copyright problems, and it has an immense environmental impact due to its wastewater and carbon emissions. It also […]
Can AI fix lost and found?
Losing stuff sucks. It’s even more frustrating when something isn’t really lost, but rather left behind in a location, like an airport or sports stadium, which makes it […]
Carta’s missteps and real estate fintech’s up-and-down week
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! In this edition, I’m going to look at some hits and misses in the real estate fintech space, Carta’s missteps (again), […]
Tier and Dott’s merger is not a sign of what’s to come
Earlier this week, European micromobility companies Tier and Dott said they had agreed to merge. The companies, which offer scooters and bikes to rent, also plan to raise […]
A Stripe secondary deal worth paying attention to
Venture capitalists and founders are hoping — praying? — for exits to pick back up in 2024. A recent TechCrunch+ survey found that there is consensus among VCs that exits […]