Robinhood's crypto bet, AI-powered healthcare, and more on the fall of Fisker

Published: June 7, 2024, 2 p.m.

Mary Ann and Rebecca discussed Robinhood\u2019s plans to buy European crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million in cash and why they weren\u2019t really surprised by the news.\n\nThe duo then dug into not just one but two exciting health-care related deals. Rebecca wanted to riff on Sword Health\u2019s innovative AI-powered virtual physical therapy tech and recent fundraise and corresponding cool valuation bump. Mary Ann then brought up Eko Health, which just raised $41 million after getting FDA clearance to help detect the first signs of heart failure during a routine medical exam (really, how cool is that?!).\n\nFrom there, they got to grill transportation reporter extraordinaire Sean O\u2019Kane about his in-depth investigation into the mess at electric vehicle manufacturer Fisker. Think hoods flying off and pinching parts from the production line kind of mess. Oof.\n\nFrom there, they talked about the drama at AI mortgage startup LoanSnap and how that company is being sued left and right among other things. On a more positive note, they then riffed about two very interesting fintech startups focused on Gen Z, Frich (which stands for \u2018effin rich) and Fizz \u2013 the latter of which is a YC alum just raised $14.4 million in a seed round led by Kleiner Perkins.