Senior crypto reporter Melinek departs TechCrunch
TechCrunch senior crypto reporter Jacquelyn Melinek has left for a new opportunity. “I’m starting something new that I’m passionate about and wildly excited for,” wrote Melinek on LinkedIn. She has been at TechCrunch for two years. Before that, she had been at Blockworks covering digital assets, specifically cryptocurrency. She previously was part of the S&P Global […]
TechCrunch senior editor Hatmaker is departing
Taylor Hatmaker, who covers social media, gaming and culture at TechCrunch, is leaving the news organization at the end of the week. Prior to rejoining TechCrunch, Hatmaker was senior technology editor of the Daily Beast. She first joined TechCrunch in 2016. Before joining TechCrunch, she was the tech editor of the Daily Dot and a […]
TechCrunch seeks a reporter
TechCrunch is looking for a Reporter who can work under the Venture Desk Editor and alongside a team of reporting peers to cover all things Silicon Valley. This includes coverage of investment firms, investors, entrepreneurs, and startups working to build companies and develop technologies. Although TechCrunch covers early-stage companies, there is also a broad remit […]
TechCrunch hires Temkin to cover VCs and startups
TechCrunch has hired Marina Temkin to cover venture capital firms and startups. She has been at Pitchbook for the past three years, based in San Francisco. Previously with Venture Capital Journal, Temkin wrote about the VC industry, and she was a reporter with Mergermarket in New York and San Francisco. She also has been a financial analyst […]
TechCrunch hires Bort as VC/startups editor
TechCrunch has hired Julie Bort has an editor on its startups and venture capital team. Bort has been an editor at large for Business Insider’s technology team. She had been at the news organization for 12 years and had previously been chief technology correspondent and a senior editor for its venture capital and startups coverage. Bort previously […]
Liao moving to part-time role at TechCrunch
Rita Liao, who covers Asia for TechCrunch, is moving to a part-time role in March with the technology news site. Liao has a special interest in Chinese companies going global and web3 projects with real-world applications. Before her previous writing stints with Tech in Asia and TechNode, Liao managed communications for SOSV’s accelerators in Asia. […]
TechCrunch senior reporter Shu among the layoffs
TechCrunch senior reporter Catherine Shu is among the layoffs at the technology news publication. She has been covering breaking news from Asia and the United States, and she wrote analysis pieces about the tech industry in Asia, putting different markets, sectors, policy and trends into context for international audiences. She also wrote about all Asian markets, focusing […]
The demise of TechCrunch+ was due to a lack of writers
Former TechCrunch managing editor Danny Crichton writes about the demise of TechCrunch+. Crichton writes, “TechCrunch had all the ingredients: the money, the audience, the editors plus a massively sprawling horde of newly-christened startup unicorns to go profile. My target list had hundreds of potential companies on it. “What was missing, in the end, were the writers themselves, […]
TechCrunch is ending its paid subscription product TC+
TechCrunch plans to wind down paid subscription product TC+ as it refocuses its coverage around the investors, founders and startups of Silicon Valley, reports Mark Stenberg of Adweek. Stenberg writes, “TechCrunch first launched its subscription product, then called ExtraCrunch, in 2019, before rebranding it to TC+ in 2021. “TC+ subscriptions cost $15 per month or $99 per […]
ME Burns among the TechCrunch layoffs
TechCrunch managing editor Matt Burns was among those laid off on Monday. He had been with the company since 2008 and had been managing editor since 2017. He was also responsible for editorial content and moderators at TechCrunch events like Disrupt. As a reporter, Burns wrote about consumer electronics, cannabis, mobility/automotive, and venture capital. Burns holds a […]
