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Techcrunch
TechCrunch Logo 2013.png
Type of site
 Technology news and analysis
Available in English, French, Japanese
Headquarters Bay Area, United States
Owner AOL (2010–2017)
Oath Inc. (2017–present)
Created by Michael Arrington, Keith Teare
Editor Matthew Panzarino
Revenue US$2.4 million (2007 est.)[1]
Website techcrunch.com
Alexa rank Positive decrease 668 (June 2017)[2]
Commercial Yes
Registration None
Launched June 10, 2005; 12 years ago (2005-06-10)[3]
Current status Active

TechCrunch is an American online publisher of technology industry news. It primarily covers the business side of tech, reporting breaking tech news, bold opinions on new products, thorough analysis of emerging trends in tech, and regular profiling of popular new tech businesses, from early stage startups to publicly traded companies. Notable journalists and contributors include, Mike Butcher, Alexia Tsotsis, Michael Arington. The website is owned by Oath Inc.

On September 28, 2010, at its Disrupt conference in San Francisco, AOL announced that it would acquire TechCrunch.[4][5] The price was rumored to be between $25 million and $40 million.[6]

TechCrunch Disrupt[edit]

TechCrunch Disrupt is an annual conference hosted by TechCrunch in San Francisco,[7] New York City,[8] and Europe (London or Berlin),[9] which began in 2011 and is where new technology startups launch their products and services competing on stage in front of venture capital potential investors, media and other interested parties for prize money and publicity. Past participants include Dropbox, Beam,[clarification needed] Vurb, Trello, Mint,[clarification needed] Yammer, and Crate.io.

CrunchBase[edit]

TechCrunch operated Crunchbase from 2007-2015, a database of the startup ecosystem consisting of investors, incubators and start-ups, which comprises around 500,000 data points profiling companies, people, funds, fundings and events. The company claims to have more than 50,000 active contributors. Members of the public, subject to registration, can make submissions to the database; however, all changes are subject to review by a moderator before being accepted. Data is constantly reviewed by editors to ensure it is up to date. In 2013, Crunchbase claims to have 2 million users accessing its database each month.[10]

AOL is in dispute with start-up Pro Populi over that group's use of the entire Crunchbase dataset in apps that Pro Populi has developed, one of which is known as People+. Pro Populi is being represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.[11]

In 2015, Crunchbase spun out of AOL/Verizon/TechCrunch to become a private entity, and is no longer a part of TechCrunch. [12]

Crunchies[edit]

In 2008, TechCrunch started The Crunchies award ceremony, which celebrates the "most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year".[13] Techcrunch often creates a list of the top startups and the funding they received. Twelve categories have been awarded in 2016, including "Best New Startup", "Best Overall Startup", and "Best Mobile App".[14] 2016 was also the first year awarding the Diversity Award.[15]

Public persona[edit]

TechCrunch has more than 9.7 million followers on Twitter,[16] and more than 2.7 million likes on Facebook.[17]

In 2014, TechCrunch Disrupt was featured in an arc of the HBO series Silicon Valley.[18] The characters' startup "Pied Piper" participates on a startup battle at TechCrunch Disrupt.[18] According to TechCrunch editor Sam O'Keefe, the show's representation of the conference was "obscenely accurate".[18]

Controversy[edit]

A scandal erupted over the Titstare application, created by participants in a hackathon at Disrupt 2013.[19][20][21]

In 2011, the site came under fire for possible ethics violations. These included claims that Arrington's investments in certain firms which the site had covered created a conflict of interest.[22] The controversy that ensued eventually led to Arrington's departure, and other writers, including Paul Carr and Sarah Lacy, followed suit.[23][24]

Available languages[edit]

TechCrunch is currently available in English, Chinese[25] and Japanese.[26] It had a French edition, which was folded into[clarification needed] TechCrunch.com.[27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fred Vogelstein (June 22, 2007). "TechCrunch Blogger Michael Arrington Can Generate Buzz … and Cash". Wired. Revenue from advertising, job listings, and sponsorships now totals about $200,000 a month 
  2. ^ Alexa: TechCrunch
  3. ^ "TechCrunch.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-08-23. 
  4. ^ Susan Timcheck (September 28, 2010). "AOL to acquire TechCrunch network of sites". AOL. 
  5. ^ Tim Armstrong (September 28, 2010). "We Got TechCrunch". TechCrunch. 
  6. ^ Nicholas Carlson (September 28, 2010). "AOL Insider Says TechCrunch Price Only $25 Million – CNBC Says $40 Million". Business Insider. 
  7. ^ "The first TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco". 
  8. ^ "The first TechCrunch Disrupt New York". 
  9. ^ "Disrupt Europe". TechCrunch. 2014. Retrieved 2017-10-06. 
  10. ^ "CrunchBase, People+, and the EFF". CrunchBase. Retrieved 2013-12-07. 
  11. ^ "AOL Smacks Startup for Using CrunchBase Content It Gave Away". Wired. November 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-07. 
  12. ^ https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/22/aolverizon-completes-spinout-of-crunchbase-funded-by-emergence-capital/
  13. ^ "Crunchies 2014". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 April 2017. 
  14. ^ "9th Annual Crunchies Awards". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 April 2017. 
  15. ^ Dickey, Megan Rose. "Meet The People Vying For The First-Ever Diversity Crunchie Award | TechCrunch". Retrieved 2017-05-25. 
  16. ^ "TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) - Twitter". twitter.com. 
  17. ^ "TechCrunch". Facebook. 
  18. ^ a b c ‘Silicon Valley’ Fact Check: HBO Nails TechCrunch Disrupt All the Way Down to the Nametags Betabeat.com by Molly Mushine June 2014
  19. ^ "'Titstare' app at Techcrunch: women in tech deserve better | Amy Gray | Comment is free". The Guardian. London. 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2014-08-10. 
  20. ^ Ben Grubb. "TechCrunch forced to apologise over Sydney duo's 'Titstare' app". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2014-08-10. 
  21. ^ Marcotte, Amanda (2013-09-09). "Titstare app at TechCrunch Disrupt: What would a tech conference be without the sexism?". Slate. Retrieved 2014-08-10. 
  22. ^ David Carr (September 5, 2011). "Michael Arrington's Audacious Adventure". New York Times. 
  23. ^ Kara Swisher (January 16, 2012). "Sarah Lacy Debuts New Tech Site, PandoDaily — $2M+ in Funding and Guess Who’s Working for Her?". AllThingsD. 
  24. ^ Anthony Ha (September 16, 2011). "TechCruncher Quits, Slams New Editor—On TechCrunch". AdWeek. 
  25. ^ Ned Desmond. "TechCrunch Returns To China, For Keeps, COO of TechCrunch and CrunchBase and General Manager of AOL Tech". 
  26. ^ Iwamoto Yutaira. "TechCrunch Tokyo 2012, CNet Editor". 
  27. ^ Mike Butcher. "TechCrunch France Integrates With TechCrunch.com". 

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