VentureBeat

*VentureBeat*
Type of site	Technology news and analysis
Available in	English
Created by	Matt Marshall
URL	venturebeat.com
Commercial	Yes
Launched	October 2006; 17 years ago
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

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

^ 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.