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Whether you opt for a formal burial or direct cremation, there are unavoidable costs involved in dying.

It’s difficult to determine exactly how disproportionate VC funding to women and people of color truly is. But there is a way to pick apart misconceptions.

New apps and websites with names such as Cake, Lantern and Empathy help people navigate the tumult and confusion after someone dies, offering tools that range from organized checklists for funeral planning to resources for finances and more.

Planning for death and navigating life after a loss can be difficult, complex and sometimes expensive. Several apps, including Lantern, Cake, Empathy and Everplans and others promise to help.

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 skeptical as well.

Planning for death and navigating life after a loss can be difficult, complex and sometimes expensive. However, several apps — including Lantern, Cake, Empathy and Everplans, among others — promise

Death-planning apps typically have free tools for consumers, and most have additional, premium services available for a fee.

Planning for death and navigating life after a loss can be difficult, complex and sometimes expensive. Several apps, including Lantern, Cake, Empathy and Everplans, among others, promise to help. Death-planning

Planning for death and navigating life after a loss can be difficult, complex and sometimes expensive. Several apps, including Lantern, Cake, Empathy and Everplans, among others, promise to help. Death-planning

Planning for death and navigating life after a loss can be difficult, complex and sometimes expensive. Several apps, including Lantern, Cake, Empathy and Everplans, among others, promise to help. Death-planning apps typically offer free tools for consumers and most have additional, premium services available for a fee. Tools and services include checklists, automated account closures and document storage, as well as access to experts. Some apps partner with employers, insurers, banks and other c...