VentureBeat is a San Francisco-based tech news website founded in 2006 and led by CEO Matt Marshall. It provides breaking news and reporting on technology trends such as social, mobile, small business, enterprise, big data, cloud services, and games. The company also operates executive-level conferences including MobileBeat, GamesBeat, VentureBeat Mobile Summit, DataBeat, HealthBeat, and GrowthBeat. VentureBeat reaches 7.5 million readers per month (Google Analytics & internal metrics). It raised $2.6M in funding to finance a new research division, VB Insight. VB Insight will provide independent, analyst-driven research to help marketing and IT leaders make informed decisions, initially focusing on SaaS segments such as Marketing Automation, Mobile Developers, and Digital Advertising. VentureBeat is a venture-focused blog founded in 2006 by former San Jose Mercury News writer Matt Marshall that aims to provide insider news and data about the entrepreneurial and venture community for decision makers. The site publishes industry reporting and has recently signed high-profile journalist Dean Takahashi. VentureBeat positions itself in a "funded blog network" alongside outlets like GigaOm. The company completed a seed financing to support growth and site development. Management says the funds will be used to take the site to the next stage and will presumably cover staffing costs such as Takahashi’s salary. No operating metrics or revenues are disclosed in the article.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Jul 2014