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 used Bing Chat to assist with article writing as of April 2023, when it urged its writers to incorporate "sentences and fragments" from AI chatbots that are separately verified. In an interview with Bloomberg News, VentureBeat editorial director Michael Nuñez stated regarding the website's use of AI, "I don't think our readers care, to be totally honest."[6][7][8]
Events
[edit]VentureBeat produces a variety of themed industry events, including MobileBeat, GamesBeat, and GrowthBeat.[9] In addition, it produces several small, annual conclaves of C-level industry executives called Summits.[10]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Metz, Rachel (April 28, 2023). "How Important Is It to You That a Human Writes the News You Read?". Bloomberg News. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
- ^ Dupré, Maggie Harrison (May 1, 2023). "VentureBeat Using AI to Help Generate Articles". Futurism. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
- ^ Fingas, Jon (April 28, 2023). "VentureBeat is the latest publication to use AI in its articles". Engadget. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
- ^ "address". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Mobile phone the first me 2013". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.