TechCrunch says apps like Soula use AI to gather data on the user. The item does not say a16z backs Soula.
On November 7, 2024, TechCrunch named Soula in a brief item by Margaux MacColl about Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). TechCrunch wrote that apps like Soula use AI to gather data on the user and guide mothers through pregnancy and postpartum.
TechCrunch Gives Soula One Sentence
The mention is one sentence. TechCrunch wrote it, not a16z partner Justine Moore, and the item does not say a16z backs or plans to back Soula.
Justine Moore Shared a16z's Thesis on AI Parenting Co-Pilots
According to TechCrunch, Moore shared a new investment thesis for a16z on X. She endorsed "a new wave of 'parenting co-pilots' built with LLMs and agents". She pointed to Cradlewise, which makes an AI-powered baby monitor, and Nanit, which uses AI to process crib footage.
Moore described the category this way:
"Imagine an AI parenting companion that’s always in your corner – ready to answer questions or talk about how you’re feeling at any time of the day (or night)."
She added:
"It’s early for AI x parenting,"
About Soula
Soula uses AI to gather data on the user and guide mothers through pregnancy and postpartum, according to TechCrunch.
Media contact: n.miranchuk@soula.care · soula.care
Sources
- Margaux MacColl, AI-powered parenting is here, and a16z is ready to back it, TechCrunch, November 7, 2024.