TechCrunch
San Francisco tech and startup news site owned by Regent
TechCrunch is an American online publication covering technology and startup companies, launched on 10 June 2005 by Michael Arrington and Keith Teare and based in San Francisco. AOL bought it in 2010 for about $25 million; it passed to Verizon with AOL in 2015 and to Apollo Global Management's Yahoo in 2021.Sources:1Wikipedia: TechCrunch, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
On 21 March 2025 Yahoo announced the sale of TechCrunch to Regent, a Los Angeles investment firm that had bought Foundry (PCWorld, Macworld) from IDG the day before; terms were not disclosed. Connie Loizos is editor-in-chief and general manager, and the site's corporate entity is TechCrunch Media LLC.Sources:2TheWrap: Yahoo Sells TechCrunch to Regent, TheWrap, 21 March 2025 (source, opens in a new tab)3TechCrunch: About TechCrunch, TechCrunch (source, opens in a new tab)
Who it favours
We have not analysed TechCrunch's coverage yet. When we do, this shows which side its articles favoured, story by story.
Who controls it
Whoever owns an outlet, provides most of its money or directs it controls it. Our rule.
No government, party or politician is documented as its owner, main funder or director.
Owners, funders and directors
- OwnerTechCrunch Media LLCOperating entity named in the site's copyright line Sources:3TechCrunch: About TechCrunch, TechCrunch (source, opens in a new tab)
- OwnerRegentBeverly Hills private-equity firm that bought TechCrunch from Yahoo in March 2025 Sources:1Wikipedia: TechCrunch, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)2TheWrap: Yahoo Sells TechCrunch to Regent, TheWrap, 21 March 2025 (source, opens in a new tab)7Wikipedia: Regent LP, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- DirectorMichael ReinsteinFounder and chairman of Regent; bylined as TechCrunch's chairman and publisher Sources:8Wikipedia: Michael Reinstein, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)9Press Gazette: Techcrunch owner says he is 'doubling down' on Europe after staff axed, Press Gazette, 12 June 2025 (source, opens in a new tab)
As documented, nearest first. Each note says what the source supports.
How we use it
2 stories cite TechCrunch directly.
October 2026
- OpenAI nears up to $30bn funding round at $1.25tn valuation, led by Coatue and UAE investorsOpenAI is reportedly close to raising up to $30bn at a $1.25tn pre-money valuation as a bridge before a possible IPO, as rival Anthropic prepares to list.
- Tesla profit falls 43% as it starts Optimus robot production and delays unsupervised self-drivingTesla's third-quarter net income fell 43% to $787 million on flat revenue of about $28 billion, as it began early Optimus production and pushed unsupervised FSD to around Q2 2027.
Outside left–right raters
For comparison only. Western raters place outlets on a left–right line, which says nothing about whom they favour in a given story or who funds them; our own tally is above.
AllSides: Center (checked 24 Oct 2026) · Ad Fontes Media: Middle (checked 24 Oct 2026) · Media Bias/Fact Check: Left-Center (checked 24 Oct 2026)
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