TechCrunch50
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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 (2010–2017) Oath Inc. (2017–present) |
| Created by | Michael Arrington, Keith Teare |
| Editor | Matthew Panzarino |
| Revenue | US$2.4 million (2007 est.) |
| Website | techcrunch |
| Alexa rank |
 668 (June 2017[update]) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | June 10, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
TechCrunch is an American online publisher of technology industry news founded in 2005 by Michael Arrington. It reports on the business of tech, tech news, analysis of emerging trends in tech, and profiling of new tech businesses and products.
TechCrunch was founded in 2005 by Archimedes Ventures LLC (Michael Arrington and Keith Teare) in 2005. In 2010, AOL acquired the company for approximately $25 million.
A scandal erupted over the Titstare application, created by participants in a hackathon at Disrupt 2013.
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. The controversy that ensued eventually led to Arrington's departure, and other writers, including Paul Carr and Sarah Lacy, followed suit.
The first TechCrunch Disrupt was in 2011. It is an annual tech conference hosted by TechCrunch in San Francisco,New York City, and Europe (London or Berlin). It also happened once in Beijing in 2011.
TechCrunch Disrupt hosts an event called Startup Battlefield at its conferences where startups sign up to pitch their business ideas on a stage in front of venture capital investors, media and other interested parties for prize money and publicity. Past participants include Dropbox, Beam,Vurb,Trello, Mint,Yammer, and Crate.io.
From 2007 to 2015, TechCrunch operated Crunchbase, a database of the startup ecosystem, consisting of investors, incubators, start-ups, key people, funds, funding rounds and events. The company claims to have more than 50,000 active contributors on its platform. Subject to registration, members of the public can make submissions to the database; however, all changes are subject to review by a moderator before being accepted.
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