VentureBeat is an American technology website headquartered in San Francisco , California . It publishes news, analysis, long-form features, interview and videos.
Founded in 2006, by Matt Marshall an ex-correspondent for The Mercury News. VentureBeat is the leading source for transformative tech news and events that provide deep context to help business leaders make smart decisions and stay on top of breaking news.
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 angle investors. In 2012, the partnership with IDG ended.
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.
VentureBeat is recognized as the leading media authority in artificial intelligence and machine learning. It also offers the most incisive coverage of the game industry.
