TechCrunch seeks a global managing editor
It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of nearly 900 million. Whether you’re looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process trillions of data points a day, what you do here will have a huge […]
Thompson departs TechCrunch for AI startups podcast
TechCrunch editorial manager Walter Thompson has left the publication to host a podcast about artificial intelligence startups. The podcast is called “Fund/Build/Scale.” Thompson has been with TechCrunch since September 2019 had also been a senior editor. He ran the website’s guest contributor program, which includes paywalled business-related articles for startup founders and investors that appear on TechCrunch+, […]
TechCrunch seeks a VC and startups reporter
TechCrunch is looking for a reporter who can work under the Venture Desk Editor and alongside a team of reporting peers to cover startups and venture capital. This includes coverage of investment firms, investors, entrepreneurs and startups working to build companies and develop technologies. Though TechCrunch covers early stage companies, there is also a broad […]
TechCrunch hires O’Kane as senior transportation reporter
TechCrunch has hired Sean O’Kane to be its senior transportation reporter. He previously was at Bloomberg News covering electronic vehicle startup companies and was based in Texas. He started at Bloomberg in January 2022. O’Kane had been at The Verge for eight years and has been a senior reporter since February 2019. He previously worked as a photo editor at Black Entertainment Television and […]
TechCrunch’s Panzarino on its role in tech news
The Verge editor in chief Nilay Patel interviewed outgoingTechCrunch editor Matthew Panzarino about his job and the site. Here is an excerpt: How do you balance TechCrunch’s role? Because that always felt very difficult to do standalone journalism but then also be so deeply enmeshed in the industry as one of its most important elements. One of my pithy […]
Loizos named editor in chief of TechCrunch
Connie Loizos has been named editor in chief of TechCrunch. Loizos writes, “First, with this new appointment, we’re going to lean even more heavily into what we do best, which is to cover the rapidly expanding startup and VC scene. It’s a world I know well as the founder of StrictlyVC, a popular daily newsletter that […]
Silicon Valley Biz Journal hires Mendez as reporter
Andrew Mendez has joined the Silicon Valley Business Journal as a reporter to cover startup, venture capital, and small business. Recently, he was a multimedia reporting fellow at TechCrunch. Previously, Mendez interned at KUNR-FM 88.7, NPR’s radio station owned and operated by the University of Nevada, Los Angeles Times and Reno Gazette-Journal. He freelanced for […]
The Information taps Mascarenhas to cover VC and startups
The Information has hired Natasha Mascarenhas to cover venture capital and startups. She will start next month. Mascarenhas has been covering venture capital and startups, fintech and how money blends with culture, economic empowerment and access, for TechCrunch. She has been with TechCrunch since March 2020. She previously worked at Crunchbase covering venture capital and startups. Previously, she was […]
TechCrunch hires Sung as a senior writer
TechCrunch has tapped Morgan Sung as a senior writer. Her beat will include the creator economy, online communities, digital culture and the internet. Sung’s tweet reads: “i’m going to be offline for a few weeks, but after i emerge from my bog witch lair i’m joining @TechCrunch as a senior writer!” Previously, she was a […]
TechCrunch hires Franceshi-Bicchierai to cover cybersecurity
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai has joined TechCrunch to cover cybersecurity, hacking, surveillance and privacy. Recently, he was a senior staff writer at Vice Motherboard, where he covers hacking, cybersecurity, and privacy. Franceschi-Bicchierai had been with Vice Motherboard for more than seven years. Previously, he was a reporter at Mashable. Before Mashable, he was an intern at Wired.com, where he wrote […]
