TechCrunch
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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. 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.
Key facts
- Website.name
- TechCrunch
- Website.logo
- TechCrunch logo.svg
- Website.logo_size
- 200px
- Website.commercial
- Yes
- Website.location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Website.type
- Technology news and analysis
- Website.language
- English Chinese French Japanese
- Website.registration
- None
- Website.author
- Michael Arrington, Keith Teare
- Website.editor
- Matthew Panzarino
- Website.current_status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- techcrunch.com
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- Commons category
- TechCrunch
- social media followers
- 6409
- Alexa rank
- 633
- inception
- 2005-06-11
- sitemap URL
- techcrunch.com/sitemap.xml
- title
- TechCrunch
- DuckDuckGo bang
- tc
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Events
- TechCrunch Disrupt
- Startup Battlefield
- Former features
- Crunchbase
- Crunchies
- Controversies
- In popular culture
- References
- External links
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. 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.
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.