VentureBeat
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Type of site | Technology news and analysis |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | Matt Marshall |
| URL | venturebeat |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | October 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
VentureBeat is an American technology website headquartered in San Francisco, California. VentureBeat is a tech news source that publishes news, analysis, long-form features, interviews, and videos. The VentureBeat company was founded in 2006 by Matt Marshall, an ex-correspondent for The Mercury News.[1][2]
History
[edit]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.[3] The partnership with IDG ended in 2012.[4]
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.[4]
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.[5]
VentureBeat produces a variety of themed industry events, including MobileBeat, GamesBeat, and GrowthBeat.[6] In addition, it produces several small, annual conclaves of C-level industry executives called Summits.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Statz, Pamela (August 31, 2006). "VentureBeat Launches (Kinda)". Wired. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Company Overview of VentureBeat, Inc". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Schonfeld, Erick (February 18, 2009). "VDEMO Gets Desperate: Shipley Out, Marshall In". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ a b Marshall, Matt (September 19, 2012). "Farewell, DEMO. It's Been an Incredible Ride". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ "Ethics Statement". VentureBeat. August 4, 2020. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Events". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Mobile Summit 2013". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.