With 2.5 billion active news readers around the world, any problem in the 'news system' has profound global consequences.
We’ve seen these in the US (Trump), the UK (Brexit), and worldwide with vaccine skepticism and climate change denial.
Where did the idea for DeepNews come from?
The trigger: As early as 2015, DeepNews’ founding team saw the problem infesting the news world... and the consequences it had produced: from the election of Donald Trump and Brexit to Climate Change skepticism and vaccine denial.
A clear goal: To create a trustworthy news experience for readers around the world, and specifically to provide younger audiences with an alternative to Social Media when it comes to news.
How the team’s background made it possible
Independent funding: With the exit of MATH 42 in 2017 the founding team had the capital required to tackle such a problem while staying independent from outside interests.
Technological know-how: The team has a strong background in NLP, search technology and AI, all of which are necessary to even begin to approach the problem.
Startup experience: The team has shown how to solve a highly complex technological problem and turn this technology into a scalable product for millions of users.
