Helpful Engineering

04/01/2026

We’ve already solved this in medicine. When mothers still die in childbirth, it isn’t fate, it’s a failure to deliver care where and when it’s needed. Preventable deaths are not statistics, they’re decisions we haven’t made yet.

03/13/2026

11/11/2024

Equal has a plan to fight India’s growing cyber fraud problem TechCrunch

Equal, an Indian startup founded by Keshav Reddy, has raised $10M in its maiden funding round led by Prosus Ventures to scale identity verification and financial data sharing.

11/09/2024

‘Whatever you want Ben’: Inside Ben Horowitz’s cozy relationship with the Las Vegas Police Department TechCrunch

When Skydio, a young maker of drones in San Mateo, California, sent a customer proposal in 2023 to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, its chief

11/06/2024

Research Grid raises $6.4M to automate clinical trial admin TechCrunch

Amber Hill spent 14 years as a medical researcher. She didn't mind the work, but there was one thing she consistently hated: administrative tasks. 

11/04/2024

Founders should seek sector alignment when looking for a family office investor TechCrunch

Family offices can be great sources of patient capital for startups, but finding the right family office investors can be tough.

11/02/2024

CoffeeSpace is a Hinge-like app that wants to help you find your co-founder TechCrunch

The startup has launched a social networking app that matches people exploring startup ideas and looking for co-founders.

10/30/2024

Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 TechCrunch

The time has finally come to announce the five finalists of the Startup Battlefield. It all started earlier this year when the TechCrunch editorial team

10/28/2024

Founders and VCs back a pan-European C corp, but an ‘EU Inc’ has a rocky road ahead TechCrunch

It's become a common refrain in political discourse: Europe needs to take radical action to remain competitive. On the long list of potential reforms, one

10/26/2024

Final Countdown: 2 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 begins and ticket prices increase TechCrunch

2 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Join 10,000+ startup and VC leaders, learn from 250+ speakers and 200+ sessions. Register here.

10/23/2024

How to Fake the E-Cat EV Test with Fake Readings and an 80 Kilogram Box Next Big Future RSS

There were claims of a Rossi e-cat device providing extra range for an electric car. Here is how the test could have been faked. The creator and claimant for