Dealing with death? There’s an app for that

Death-planning apps typically have free tools for consumers, and most have additional, premium services available for a fee. — Photo by Manuel Del Moral on Unsplash

Before the pandemic, entrepreneurs Liz Eddy and Alyssa Ruderman had trouble getting venture capitalists to invest in their end-of-life planning app Lantern. Potential business partners were sceptical as well.

“We would hear, ‘Oh, this is really a niche issue,’ which I think is pretty hilarious,” Eddy says. “Death is quite literally the only thing on the planet that affects every single person.”