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Founded 2005 · San Francisco

TechCrunch

High-volume startup and venture coverage, still the default funding-announcement channel.

TechCrunch remains the highest-reach outlet for startup and funding news. Its coverage is broad rather than deep, which makes it a discovery surface more than an analytical one.

Notable for

  • Funding round coverage
  • Disrupt conference and Startup Battlefield
  • Breadth of early-stage coverage

Editorial stance

Announcement-led and founder-accessible; breadth prioritised over depth.