VentureBeat
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Short description|American technology news and analysis website}}
{{Multiple issues|{{primary sources|date=November 2015}}
{{COI|date=November 2015}}}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Infobox website
| logo = VentureBeat logo.svg
| screenshot = VentureBeat home page screenshot.png
| url = {{Official URL}}
| commercial = Yes
| type = Technology news and analysis
| language = English
| author = Matt Marshall
| editor =
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2006|10}}
| 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.{{Cite magazine |last=Statz |first=Pamela |date=31 August 2006 |title=VentureBeat Launches (Kinda) |url=https://www.wired.com/2006/08/venturebeat-launches-kinda/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802132028/https://www.wired.com/2006/08/venturebeat-launches-kinda/ |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |magazine=Wired |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |title=Company Overview of VentureBeat, Inc. |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=45090315&privcapId=42726499&previousCapId=42726499&previousTitle=VentureBeat,%20Inc. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813125903/https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks?blocklist=17398311 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |website=Bloomberg L.P.}}
History
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.{{Cite news |last=Schonfeld |first=Erick |date=February 18, 2009 |title=VDEMO Gets Desperate: Shipley Out, Marshall In |url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/02/18/demo-gets-desperate-shipley-out-marshall-in/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513055147/https://techcrunch.com/2009/02/18/demo-gets-desperate-shipley-out-marshall-in/ |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2010 |work=TechCrunch}} The partnership with IDG ended in 2012.
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.{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Matt |date=September 19, 2012 |title=Farewell, DEMO. It's Been an Incredible Ride |url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/09/19/farewell-demo-its-been-an-incredible-ride/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325091938/https://venturebeat.com/2012/09/19/farewell-demo-its-been-an-incredible-ride/ |archive-date=March 25, 2021 |access-date=July 16, 2013 |website=VentureBeat}}
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.{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2020 |title=Ethics Statement |url=https://venturebeat.com/ethics-statement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607032136/https://venturebeat.com/ethics-statement/ |archive-date=June 7, 2021 |access-date=May 17, 2013 |website=VentureBeat}}
VentureBeat produces a variety of themed industry events, including MobileBeat, GamesBeat, and GrowthBeat.{{Cite web |title=address |url=https://venturebeat.com/events/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516225827/http://venturebeat.com/events/ |archive-date=May 16, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2013 |website=VentureBeat}} In addition, it produces several small, annual conclaves of C-level industry executives called Summits.{{Cite web |title=Mobile phone the first me 2013 |url=https://venturebeat.com/events/mobilesummit2013/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509160851/http://venturebeat.com/events/mobilesummit2013/ |archive-date=May 9, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2013 |website=VentureBeat}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://venturebeat.com/}}
Category:American technology news websites
Category:Internet properties established in 2009