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 […]
Tech journalist Etherington laid off from TechCrunch
Darrell Etherington, who has been with tech news site TechCrunch three different times in the past decade, has been laid off. In his most recent stint, Etherington had been editor at large, managing editor, news editor, science editor and a writer. He was also at TechCrunch from 2012 to 2015 and 2016 to 2018. Between […]
TechCrunch hires Rosoff to be global ME
TechCrunch has hired Matt Rosoff as its global managing editor. He previously was editorial director of tech and climate coverage for CNBC Digital. He had been at CNBC for seven years. Rosoff is based in San Francisco. He worked previously as an executive editor at Business Insider and editorial director at IDG Enterprise, and spent 10 years as an […]
TechCrunch seeks a venture desk editor
TechCrunch, one of the world’s foremost sources of information on emerging technology, is looking for a San Francisco-based Venture Desk Editor who can manage a team of writers covering startups and venture capital. This includes coverage of investment firms, investors, entrepreneurs and startups and the stories of drama and glory beneath the business of building. […]
