This is the personal website of Devin Coldewey, Seattle-based writer and photographer. He can be reached at devin at techcrunch dot com (direct pitches and appearance requests here, please) or devin at this domain (for personal correspondence; pitches will be deleted with prejudice).
Devin currently writes for TechCrunch, covering many topics in technology, science, and space; he has written for MSNBC.com, NBC News, DPReview, and others; he has also appeared on radio, television, and in print.
Devin’s latest stories are below. More can be found at his author page at TechCrunch.
- With $19M A round, Halo Dx combines data streams to better diagnose cancers, dementia and moreHealthcare is one of the most complex industries out there, creating frustration on the consumer side but also the opportunity for huge improvements from, in a way, rather simple methods. Halo Diagnostics (or Dx for short) has raised a $19…
- $1.3M in grants go toward making the web’s open-source infrastructure more equitableOpen-source software is at the core of… well, practically everything online. But while much of it is diligently maintained in some ways, in others it doesn’t receive the kind of scrutiny that something so foundational ought to. To that end,…
- SkyMul’s drones secure rebar on the fly to speed up constructionThere are many jobs in the construction industry that fall under the “dull, dirty, and dangerous” category said to be ripe for automation — but only a few can actually be taken on with today’s technology. One such job is…
- Orca wants to give boating navigation its ‘iPhone moment’Boating is a hobby steeped in history and tradition — and so is the industry and those that support it. With worldwide connectivity, electric boats, and other technological changes dragging the sector out of old habits, Orca aims to replace…
- Stoke Space aims to take reusable rockets to new heights with $9M seedMany launch providers think reusability is the best way to lower the cost and delay involved in getting to space. SpaceX and Rocket Lab have shown reusable first stages, which take a payload to the edge of space — and…