Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s endeavor capital-focused podcast, where we unload the numbers behind the headlines. Forthis week’s deep dive, Alex and Natasha went into Danny’s most current mega-project: A long, fascinating, and deeply-reported series into the world of disaster tech. It’s everything about the market, start-ups, and their backers, so it was best fare for our Wednesday episode, in which we dive deep into a single topic. Part 1: The most devastating sales cycle in the world Part 2: Information was the new oil, until the oil caught fire Part 3: When the Earth is gone, at least the internet will still be workingPart 4: The human-focused startups of the hellfire We were
super curious why Danny had picked disaster tech to specific niche into, as we had not heard that much about it, frankly. However past the reality that it’s a world where sales cycles can last as long as House Congressional periods, there was
quite a lot to enter into: Customer: Dorothy wishes to supply bridge loans to folks who get rekt by a cyclone. As federal government, and insurance cash can take ages to arrive, the
startup could be onto something. and Border wants to take data, and help folks actually understand where to go when there is am emergency. Data: Danny’s deep dive into the world of information in the disaster area came with an intriguing headline, but the marketplace backs him up. In this space we took a look at Cornea, which just raised$15 million to help firefighters better understand blazes,
- and Gridware raised$5.3 million to set up boxes on power lines. Very smart boxes, we must include. Mental health: We end with a riff on how business are preparing humans to better deal with disaster before and after it strikes. Alto Neuroscience, which is a sneaky start-up established by Amit Etkin, is wanting to resolve PTSD with brain-wave data, while NeuroFlow uses ballot, and savvy collabs with professionals to keep an eye on emerging signs. Psychedelic therapeutics also might have some opportunity to shine thanks to Osmind.
- The series was fun to mine through, and anticipate Danny’s byline to be all over the topic in the coming weeks. Talk soon, unless – actually specifically, if – all of hell breaks loose! Equity drops every Monday at 7:00 a.m. PST, Wednesday, and Friday morning at 7:00 a.m. PST, so register for us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts.
Article curated by RJ Shara from Source. RJ Shara is a Bay Area Radio Host (Radio Jockey) who talks about the startup ecosystem – entrepreneurs, investments, policies and more on her show The Silicon Dreams. The show streams on Radio Zindagi 1170AM on Mondays from 3.30 PM to 4 PM.
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