VentureBeat
Type of site | Technology news and analysis |
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Available in | English |
Created by | Matt Marshall |
Website |
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Alexa rank | 4,509 (August 2017)[1] |
Commercial | Yes |
Launched | October 2006 |
Current status | Active |
VentureBeat is an American technology website. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, it publishes news, analysis, long-form features, interviews, and videos.
History
The VentureBeat company was founded in 2006 by Matt Marshall, an ex-correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.[2] In 2008, The New York Times called VentureBeat one of the "top blogs" in technology.[3]
In March 2009, VentureBeat signed a partnership agreement with IDG to produce DEMO Conference, a conference for startups to announce their launches and raise funding from venture capitalists and angel investors.[4] In 2012, the partnership with IDG ended.[5]
In 2012, SF Weekly called VentureBeat the "Best Tech Zine" in San Francisco.[6]
In 2014 and 2015, the company raised outside investor funding from Silicon Valley venture capitalist firms including CrossLink Capital, Walden Venture Capital, Rally Ventures, Formation 8 and Lightbank.[7]
Editorial
The VentureBeat web site comprises a series of distinct news "Beats": Big data, Business (general news), Cloud, Deals, Dev, Enterprise, Entrepreneur, Media, Mobile, Marketing, Security, Small Biz, and Social. In addition, the site includes a semi-separate publication, GamesBeat, as one of its major sections. GamesBeat focuses on videogames and the videogame industry.
VentureBeat's editorial team includes:[8]
- Harrison Weber – executive editor,[9] and has previously written for The Next Web and The Huffington Post.
- Dean Takahashi – covers gaming and previously worked for The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times.
- Dylan Tweney -- former VentureBeat executive editor [9] and current editor at large.
Events
In September 2009, Matt Marshall took on the role of executive producer for the DEMO conference. Over the years a variety of companies have launched at DEMO including Boingo, TiVo, ETrade, VMware, Palm, Java, Symantec, Salesforce and others. In September 2012, VentureBeat ended its partnership with DEMO.[10]
VentureBeat produces a variety of themed industry events, including MobileBeat, GamesBeat, and GrowthBeat.[11] In addition, it produces several small, annual conclaves of C-level industry executives called Summits.[12]
References
- ↑ "VentureBeat.com Site Overview". Alexa.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ↑ Thenextweb.com
- ↑ "VentureBeat and GigaOM in Technology". The New York Times. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ↑ "VDEMO Gets Desperate: Shipley Out, Marshall In". Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ↑ "Farewell, DEMO. It’s been an incredible ride". 19 September 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "SF Weekly: Best of 2012: Shopping and Services". Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ↑ "VentureBeat Ethics Statement". VentureBeat. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "About VentureBeat". VentureBeat. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- 1 2 Tweney, Dylan (9 June 2015). "It’s time for new adventures". VentureBeat.
- ↑ Marshall, Matt. "Farewell, DEMO. It's been an incredible ride". VentureBeat. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "VentureBeat events". VentureBeat. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "Mobile Summit 2013". VentureBeat. Retrieved 17 May 2013.