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death tech

Human composting startup Recompose launches crowdfunding campaign to raise $5M

Recompose, the Seattle-based funeral services startup that specializes in human composting, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $5 million.… Read More

To die for! Direct-to-consumer casket company lives to see its product in a Taylor Swift video

Any startup would die for the chance to have their product show up in a Taylor Swift music video. That’s… Read More

Direct-to-consumer casket startup raises $3.5M to boost product line and shipping speeds

Titan Casket, a startup that is disrupting the funeral industry with a direct-to-consumer model for casket purchases, has raised $3.5… Read More

Seattle startup Lalo is latest ‘death tech’ innovator, with an app to share and collect stories and more

Juan Medina first considered the idea for his new startup back in 2003, after the death of his father, when… Read More

This casket startup is taking on big funeral industry with a focus on direct-to-consumer innovation

Another company with ties to the Seattle area is getting into the business of making after-life decisions and purchases easier… Read More

Cremation services startup Solace raises $1.7M as interest grows in tech to disrupt funeral industry

New funding: Solace, the Portland-based startup that has added digital convenience to the process of planning and facilitating cremation services,… Read More

Funeral planning idea wins $25k top prize at UW student startup competition

A team of University of Washington students whose mission is to simplify planning and transactions related to burial plots, has… Read More

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