VentureBeat
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| Web address |
venturebeat |
|---|---|
| Commercial? | Yes |
Type of site | Technology news and analysis |
| Available in | English |
| Created by | Matt Marshall |
| Launched | October 2006 |
Alexa rank |
 2,316 (December 2015)[1] |
| Current status | Active |
VentureBeat is an American technology website. Headquartered in San Francisco, it publishes news, analysis, long-form features, interviews, and videos.
History
The 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 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, who is the executive editor,[9] and has previously written for The Next Web and The Huffington Post.
- Dean Takahashi, who covers gaming and previously worked for The Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times.
Events
In September 2009, Matt Marshall took on the role of executive producer for the DEMO conference, and has helped showcase it as the premiere launchpad event for emerging technologies. Over the years a variety of companies have either 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 December 14, 2015.
- ↑ 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 Sep 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.
- ↑ "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.