TechCrunch
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Type of site
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Technology news and analysis |
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| Available in | English, French, Japanese |
| Headquarters | Bay Area, United States |
| Owner | AOL |
| Created by | Michael Arrington, Keith Teare |
| Editor | Matthew Panzarino |
| Revenue | US$2.4 million (2007 est.) |
| Website | techcrunch.com |
| Alexa rank |
 519 (October 2016[update]) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | June 10, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
TechCrunch is an online publisher of technology industry news. It primarily covers businesses ranging from startups to established firms. TechCrunch was founded by Michael Arrington and Keith Teare in 2005. Notable journalists and contributors include venture capitalists Chris Dixon and entrepreneur Kevin Rose.
On September 28, 2010, at its TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, AOL announced that it would acquire TechCrunch. The transaction was rumored to be for between $25 million and $40 million.
TechCrunch Disrupt is an annual conference hosted by TechCrunch in San Francisco,New York City,London, and Beijing, which began in 2011 and is where some 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 winners include , Getaround, YourMechanic, and Enigma.io.
TechCrunch operates CrunchBase, 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 said it had 2 million users accessing its database each month.
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.
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