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While the AI fundraising machinekeeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other direction.
Mirror founder Brynn Putnam just raised money forBoard, a startup focused on bringing people together through in-person games and social experiences.Cyberdeck creators are going viralcrafting whimsical DIY computers thatliterally encourageusers to touch grass. Unlike theAI-free browser crowd, thisdoesn’tjustfeellikebacklash, but alsopeople genuinely gravitating toward things that feel a little more human.
WatchEquitypodcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into the week’s headlines,from the “together tech” wave to whatAnthropic’sconfidential IPO filing means against the backdrop of Alphabet’s$80 billionAI raise, and whether the money is all flowing back to the big guys anyway.
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AI, anthropic ipo, board, Brynn Putnam, climate tech vc, cyberdeck, Equity, Hardware, impulse space, Roundup, slow tech, Startups, together tech
Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on Equity, the network’s flagship podcast. Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband. Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Monmouth University.
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