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TechCrunch
Commercial:Yes
Location:San Francisco, California, United States[1]
Type:Technology news and analysis
Language:English
Chinese
French
Japanese
Registration:None
Owner:AOL (2010–2017)
Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present)
Author:Michael Arrington, Keith Teare
Editor:Matthew Panzarino[2]
Launch Date:[3]
Current Status:Active

TechCrunch is an American global online newspaper focusing on topics regarding high-tech and startup companies. It was founded in June 2005 by Archimedes Ventures, led by partners Michael Arrington and Keith Teare.[4]

In 2010, AOL acquired the company for approximately $25 million. Following the 2015 acquisition of AOL and Yahoo! by Verizon, the site was owned by Verizon Media from 2015 through 2021.[5]

In 2021, Verizon sold its media assets, including AOL, Yahoo!, and TechCrunch, to the private equity firm Apollo Global Management. Apollo integrated them into a new entity called Yahoo! Inc.

In addition to its news reporting, TechCrunch is also known for its annual Disrupt conference, a technology event hosted in several cities across the United States, Europe, and China.

History

TechCrunch was founded in June 2005 by Archimedes Ventures, led by partners Michael Arrington and Keith Teare.

In 2010, AOL acquired the company for approximately $25 million.[6]

TechCrunch was available in English, Chinese (managed by Chinese tech news company TechNode),[7] [8] and Japanese.[9] TechCrunch France was folded into the main TechCrunch.com site in October 2012.[10] Boundless (formerly Verizon Media Japan), the Japanese subsidiary of the TechCrunch's parent company, closed TechCrunch Japan in May 2022 according to its "global strategy".[11] [12]

Following the acquisition of AOL and Yahoo by Verizon, TechCrunch was owned by Verizon Media from 2015 through 2021.[13]

In August 2020, the COO of TechCrunch, Ned Desmond, stepped down after eight years in the company. He announced that he would join the venture capital firm SOSV in December 2020 as a senior operating partner.[14] [15] His former role at TechCrunch was replaced by Matthew Panzarino,[16] former editor-in-chief, and Joey Hinson, director of business operations.[17] [18]

In 2021, Verizon sold its media assets, including AOL, Yahoo, and TechCrunch, to the private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and Apollo integrated them into a new entity called Yahoo.[19]

Events

TechCrunch Disrupt

Starting in New York City in 2010,[20] [21] TechCrunch hosts an annual tech conference, TechCrunch Disrupt, in several cities in the United States and Europe. TechCrunch Disrupt brings innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and tech enthusiasts worldwide. At Disrupt, attendees can witness groundbreaking startups pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, participate in networking events, and explore the latest trends in technology through keynote speeches and panel discussions. It's a hub for collaboration, investment opportunities, and showcasing disruptive technologies that have the potential to reshape industries.

Startup Battlefield

Startup Battlefield is a startup competition. Monetary awards are presented at the TechCrunch Disrupt conferences. Startup Battlefield has a reputation for launching some of the most successful companies in the tech industry. Notable startups that have been involved in the competition include Dropbox, Intuit Mint, Yammer, and CrateDB.[22] [23] [24]

Former features

Crunchbase

From 2007 to 2015, TechCrunch operated Crunchbase, a website and online encyclopedia of information on startups, key people, funds, funding rounds, and events. In 2015, Crunchbase became a private entity and is no longer part of TechCrunch.[25] [26]

Crunchies

From 2007 to 2017, TechCrunch sponsored the annual Crunchies award ceremony to award startups, internet, and technology innovations.[27] At the first award ceremony in 2007, Facebook won the award for best startup. TechCrunch announced in 2017 that it would end the Crunchies.[28] [29]

Controversies

The company was criticized for allowing developers to present the Titstare application created by participants in a hackathon at TechCrunch Disrupt 2013. The application allows users to "stare at tits".[30] [31] [32]

In 2011, the site's editors and writers were criticized for possible ethics violations. These included claims that Arrington's investments in certain firms that the site had covered created a conflict of interest.[33] The controversy that ensued eventually led to Arrington's departure, and other writers, including Paul Carr and Sarah Lacy, moved to another technology investment based media company.[34] [35]

In popular culture

In 2014, TechCrunch Disrupt was featured in an arc of the HBO series Silicon Valley.[36] The characters' startup "Pied Piper" participates in a startup battle at TechCrunch Disrupt.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goodbye, Palo Alto: TechCrunch Moves To San Francisco . Arrington . Michael . June 3, 2010 . TechCrunch . 2022-03-04 . March 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305034718/https://techcrunch.com/2010/06/03/goodbye-palo-alto-techcrunch-moves-to-san-francisco/ . live .
  2. Web site: Matthew Panzarino . August 16, 2023 . TechCrunch . November 22, 2020 . November 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201120085708/https://techcrunch.com/author/matthew-panzarino/ . live .
  3. Web site: TechCrunch.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools . . August 23, 2016 . November 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181122142426/http://whois.domaintools.com/techcrunch.com . live .
  4. Web site: About TechCrunch . June 11, 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051024041505/http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=2 . October 24, 2005 .
  5. Web site: 2022-11-15 . What Is TechCrunch? We Explain Here . 2024-07-16 . Advisory Excellence . en-US.
  6. News: Sweney. Mark. September 29, 2010. AOL buys TechCrunch. The Guardian. January 30, 2018. March 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329031510/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/sep/29/aol-buys-techcrunch. live.
  7. Web site: Desmond. Ned. TechCrunch Returns To China, For Keeps, COO of TechCrunch and CrunchBase and General Manager of AOL Tech. June 5, 2013. February 26, 2017. February 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170226133923/https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/05/techcrunch-returns-to-china-for-keeps/. live.
  8. Web site: We Catch Up With Our TechCrunch China Partner, TechNode, At Disrupt [TCTV]]. 2020-12-20. TechCrunch. September 11, 2013. en-US.
  9. Web site: Yutaira. Iwamoto. November 16, 2012. TechCrunch Tokyo 2012. CNET. February 26, 2017. February 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170226212815/https://japan.cnet.com/article/35024508/. live.
  10. News: Butcher. Mike. October 31, 2012. TechCrunch France Integrates With TechCrunch.com. TechCrunch. February 26, 2017. July 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170708020812/https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/31/techcrunch-france-integrates-with-techcrunch-com/. live.
  11. https://www.beboundless.jp/press/corporate-announcement-02-15-2022 「TechCrunch Japan」および「エンガジェット日本版」終了のお知らせ
  12. https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/2202/15/news130.html 「エンガジェット日本版」「TechCrunch Japan」終了へ 5月1日で閉鎖
  13. News: Heater . Brian . Lunden . Ingrid . Private equity firm Apollo to buy Verizon Media assets for $5B, will rename business 'Yahoo' . February 1, 2022 . TechCrunch . May 3, 2021 . November 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121155741/https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/03/private-equity-firm-apollo-agrees-to-buy-verizon-media-assets-for-5-billion/ . live .
  14. Web site: The venture firm SOSV has hired former TechCrunch COO Ned Desmond to help grow its startups. 2020-12-20. TechCrunch. December 18, 2020. en-US.
  15. Web site: Tan. Wilfred. July 21, 2020. COO of popular tech news site, TechCrunch, is stepping down.. 2020-12-20. News Asia Today. en-US. December 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204081307/https://newsasiatoday.com/techcrunch-coo-stepping-down/. live.
  16. Web site: Author: Matthew Panzarino. 2020-12-20. TechCrunch. en-US.
  17. Web site: Author: Joey Hinson. 2020-12-20. TechCrunch. en-US.
  18. Web site: TechCrunch's COO, Ned Desmond, steps down.. 2020-12-20. Startup News, Networking, and Resources Hub BEAMSTART. en. January 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126123827/https://beamstart.com/content/127758/techcrunch-coo-ned-desmond-steps-down. live.
  19. News: Moritz . Scott . Tse . Crystal . Apollo's $5 Billion Bet on Yahoo Aims to Go Beyond Advertising . February 27, 2022 . . May 3, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227012559/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-03/apollo-s-5-billion-bet-on-yahoo-aims-to-go-beyond-advertising . live .
  20. Web site: February 17, 2010 . Announcing TechCrunch Disrupt 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100508015226/https://disrupt.techcrunch.com/2010/02/announcing-techcrunch-disrupt-2010/ . May 8, 2010 . 2023-06-08 . Techcrunch.
  21. Web site: Kolodny . Lora . May 24, 2010 . May Madness: TechCrunch Starts a Tournament-Style Business Competition . 2023-06-08 . You're the Boss Blog . en . June 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230609005905/https://archive.nytimes.com/boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/24/may-madness-techcrunch-starts-a-tournament-style-business-competition/ . live .
  22. News: UK Tech: Crate dominates Battlefield to take £30,000 prize . Dylan . Baker . October 22, 2014 . June 9, 2020 . June 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200609091252/https://www.uktech.news/news/crate-dominates-battlefield-to-take-30000-prize-20141022 . live .
  23. TechCrunch Disrupt Europe 2014 Announces Startup Battlefield Finalists . October 20, 2014 . . June 9, 2020 . June 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200609091252/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20141020005331/en/TechCrunch-Disrupt-Europe-2014-Announces-Startup-Battlefield . live .
  24. Web site: Startup Battlefield: Techcrunch's Premiere Startup Competition . August 17, 2023 . TechCrunch . November 22, 2020 . November 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122082757/https://techcrunch.com/startup-battlefield/ . live .
  25. Web site: AOL/Verizon Completes Spinout Of CrunchBase Funded By Emergence Capital . Ingrid . Lunden . TechCrunch . September 22, 2015 . August 16, 2017 . July 5, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170705215220/https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/22/aolverizon-completes-spinout-of-crunchbase-funded-by-emergence-capital/ . live .
  26. News: Crunchbase leaves AOL with funding by Emergence Capital . Hockenson . Lauren . . September 22, 2015 . January 10, 2020 . August 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804050130/https://thenextweb.com/media/2015/09/22/crunchbase-spins-out/ . live .
  27. Web site: Crunchies . January 10, 2018 . TechCrunch . November 22, 2020 . May 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517233231/https://techcrunch.com/tag/crunchies/ . live .
  28. News: The Crunchies, where Silicon Valley went to be celebrated and skewered, is ending . . Luke . Stangel . November 9, 2017 . March 26, 2019 . September 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200922021505/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/11/09/the-crunchies-where-silicon-valley-went-to-be.html . live .
  29. News: Sexism and consequences at TechCrunch's annual award show . Tiku . Nitasha . . February 9, 2015 . January 10, 2020 . November 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201129085801/https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/9/8004101/sexism-and-consequences-at-techcrunch-s-annual-award-show . live .
  30. News: Gray . Amy . 'Titstare' app at Techcrunch: women in tech deserve better . . September 8, 2013 . December 13, 2016 . December 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230162855/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/09/titstare-app-women-tech-sexism . live .
  31. News: TechCrunch forced to apologise over Sydney duo's 'Titstare' app . Ben . Grubb . . September 9, 2013 . November 22, 2020 . November 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021728/http://www.smh.com.au/technology/techcrunch-forced-to-apologise-over-sydney-duos-titstare-app-20130909-2tflb.html . live .
  32. News: Titstare app at TechCrunch Disrupt: What would a tech conference be without the sexism? . Marcotte . Amanda . . September 9, 2013 . November 22, 2020 . October 31, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031112644/https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/09/titstare-app-at-techcrunch-disrupt-what-would-a-tech-conference-be-without-the-sexism.html . live .
  33. News: Michael Arrington's Audacious Adventure . David . Carr . David Carr (journalist) . September 5, 2011 . . subscription . February 28, 2017 . February 26, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170226131325/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/business/media/michael-arringtons-audacious-venture.html . live .
  34. News: Sarah Lacy Debuts New Tech Site, PandoDaily — $2M+ in Funding and Guess Who's Working for Her? . Kara . Swisher . Kara Swisher . January 16, 2012 . . June 28, 2013 . December 29, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161229120330/http://allthingsd.com/20120116/sarah-lacy-debuts-new-tech-site-pandodaily-and-guess-whos-working-for-her-video/ . live .
  35. News: TechCruncher Quits, Slams New Editor—On TechCrunch . Anthony . Ha . September 16, 2011 . . November 22, 2020 . November 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201114005529/https://www.adweek.com/digital/techcruncher-quits-slams-new-editor-techcrunch-134926/ . live .
  36. News: 'Silicon Valley' Fact Check: HBO Nails TechCrunch Disrupt All the Way Down to the Nametags . . Jack . Smith IV . June 2, 2014 . November 22, 2020 . October 31, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031165038/https://observer.com/2014/06/silicon-valley-fact-check-hbo-nails-techcrunch-disrupt-all-the-way-down-to-the-nametags/ . live .

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