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TechCrunch

TechCrunch is an American global online newspaper focusing on topics regarding high-tech and startup companies. It was founded in June 2005 by Archimedes Ventures, led by partners Michael Arrington and Keith Teare. In 2010, AOL acquired the company for approximately $25 million. Following the 2015 acquisition of AOL and Yahoo! by Verizon, the site was…

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Venture capitalSOSVSEMRushRegent LP
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In popular culture

HBOSilicon Valley
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Events

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Former features

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Owner
AOL (2010–2017) · Yahoo! Inc. (2017–2025) · Regent LP (2025–present)
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Available in
English · Chinese · French · Japanese
Commercial
Yes
Created by
Michael Arrington, Keith Teare
Current status
Active

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TechCrunch

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples87
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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TechCrunch

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related to history · 31
TechCrunch → AOL, Archimedes Ventures, As, Boundless, Chinese, COO, December, English, Following, He, His, In, In August, Japanese, Joey Hinson, June, Keith Teare, Matthew Panzarino, May, Michael Arrington
related to Controversies · 11
TechCrunch → Arrington's, At TechCrunch Disrupt, Australian, CNN, In, Paul Carr, Sarah Lacy, The, The Guardian, These, Titstare
related to Startup Battlefield · 9
TechCrunch → CrateDB, Dropbox, Intuit Mint, Monetary, Notable, Parallel Health, Startup Battlefield, TechCrunch Disrupt, Yammer
related to In popular culture · 6
TechCrunch → HBO, In, Pied Piper, Silicon Valley, TechCrunch Disrupt, The
related to TechCrunch Disrupt · 6
TechCrunch → Europe, New York City, Starting, TechCrunch Disrupt, The, United States
Available in · 4
TechCrunch → Chinese, English, French, Japanese
related to Crunchies · 4
TechCrunch → At, Crunchies, Facebook, From
Owner · 3
TechCrunch → AOL (2010–2017), Regent LP (2025–present), Yahoo! Inc. (2017–2025)
related to Crunchbase · 3
TechCrunch → Crunchbase, From, In
Commercial · 1
TechCrunch → Yes

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aol yahoo media startup disrupt verizon company 2015 inc global 2021 michael 2010 site technology including private firm 2017 apollo

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TechCrunchAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
TechCrunchAvailable inChinese1.00infobox
TechCrunchAvailable inFrench1.00infobox
TechCrunchAvailable inJapanese1.00infobox
TechCrunchCommercialYes1.00infobox
TechCrunchCreated byMichael Arrington, Keith Teare1.00infobox
TechCrunchCurrent statusActive1.00infobox
TechCrunchEditorMatthew Panzarino1.00infobox
TechCrunchHeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States1.00infobox
TechCrunchLaunchedJune 10, 2005; 21 years ago (2005-06-10)1.00infobox
TechCrunchOwnerAOL (2010–2017)1.00infobox
TechCrunchOwnerYahoo! Inc. (2017–2025)1.00infobox
TechCrunchOwnerRegent LP (2025–present)1.00infobox
TechCrunchRegistrationNone1.00infobox
TechCrunchType of siteTechnology news and analysis1.00infobox
TechCrunchURLtechcrunch.com1.00infobox
TechCrunchis aAmerican global online newspaper focusing on topics regarding high-tech and startup companies0.90text

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