Crunchbase News

Crunchbase News began publishing with an article by Jason D. Rowley examining acquisitions by US unicorn companies. Drawing on Crunchbase data, the publication covers private companies, startup funding and investors. Alex WilhelmAlex WilhelmAlex Wilhelm is a technology and business journalist, the writer of Cautious Optimism and a co-host of This Week in Startups. A former editor-in-chief of Crunchbase News and TechCrunch+, he covers startups, venture capital and public markets.Open the full entry served as editor-in-chief during its launch year.⁠[1][2]

Its first-year retrospective described hundreds of data charts, regional startup analyses and reporting on layoffs, restructuring and acquisitions. The team helped launch the weekly Equity podcast with TechCrunchTechCrunchTechCrunch is an American technology news outlet founded in 2005 by Michael Arrington and Keith Teare and headquartered in San Francisco; it mainly covers technology companies, startups, and venture capital, and hosts events such as TechCrunch Disrupt. Its ownership passed successively through AOL, Verizon, and Yahoo, and in 2025 Regent announced its acquisition.Open the full entry and collaborated with the San Francisco Chronicle on a Bay Area startup series that expanded into video and podcast formats. It also cross-published work with VentureBeat.⁠[3]

In his redesign retrospective, Holden Page wrote that the new Crunchbase News website launched on July 31 through collaboration among its newsroom, design and operations teams and outside agencies. The redesign improved article discovery, topic and quarterly-report navigation, mobile access to the homepage and newsletter signup. Icons distinguished links to Crunchbase data used in reporting.⁠[4]

Alex Wilhelm’s year-end review reported growth from two full-time staff at the end of 2017 to five, and more than 1,000 articles published in 2018. Jason Rowley, Savannah Dowling and Mary Ann Azevedo joined the full-time team during that period. The Startups of the Week podcast, produced with the San Francisco Chronicle, also reached its 50th episode that year.⁠[5]

Marlize van Romburgh joined Crunchbase and went on to lead Crunchbase News’ editorial direction and reporting team as editor-in-chief. She had previously held editing roles within American City Business Journals, including Managing Editor of the Silicon Valley Business Journal.⁠[6][7]

In an editorial column, Marlize van Romburgh said Crunchbase News had reduced routine coverage of individual funding rounds in favor of data analysis, in-depth sourcing and sector trends. She emphasized beat expertise, conversations with founders and investors, and attention to underrepresented entrepreneurs. Individual financing records could instead be added directly to Crunchbase company profiles.⁠[8]

Crunchbase News reviewed its year-long Something Ventured project. The team followed five seed-stage companies led by founders from varied backgrounds and used Crunchbase Diversity Spotlight data to examine differences in access to capital. Three of the five companies had raised Series A rounds by the project’s conclusion. The newsroom said it would continue covering representation and access to funding.⁠[9]

Crunchbase News published a three-chart analysis by Marlize van Romburgh comparing venture funding amounts and deal counts through the third quarter of 2026. It found growth concentrated in very large rounds while seed and early-stage deal activity weakened, distinguishing rising dollar totals from broader access to funding. The article illustrates its use of database analysis to explain market conditions.⁠[10]

Crunchbase News is owned by Crunchbase. Its published policy states that other business units do not direct coverage or editorial decisions and that investors receive no preferential treatment. Crunchbase researchers may assist with complex data queries. The publication says it follows the Society of Professional Journalists’ ethics code and AP style.⁠[6]

Crunchbase News primarily uses Crunchbase company, financing, investor and fund data, supplemented where appropriate by regulatory filings, public-company financial statements and other industry sources. Its methodology notes disclosure delays, selective reporting and gaps in geographic or sector coverage. Seed-stage records are particularly likely to be added after a quarter ends; published figures reflect a snapshot at the time of reporting.⁠[11]

Its methodology lists Crunchbase Pro, SQL, Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets as analytical tools, with Infogram used for interactive charts. Amounts are generally presented in US dollars, with foreign currencies converted at the rate on the event’s reported date. Venture-funding totals exclude categories such as debt, grants, post-IPO transactions and private equity rounds in companies without venture backing; individual articles define their own scope.⁠[11]

Crunchbase News maintains features including the Unicorn Board, the Tech Layoffs Tracker and quarterly funding reports. The Unicorn Board tracks private companies valued at US$1 billion or more in their latest disclosed funding rounds. The layoffs tracker draws on media reports, original reporting, social posts and layoffs.fyi, covering US companies and businesses with substantial US workforces. Unconfirmed employee counts are marked unclear.⁠[12][13]

As of November 2026, the website lists Marlize van Romburgh as Editor In Chief, Gené TeareGené TeareGené Teare is a data journalist and research lead at Crunchbase News, covering global venture capital, artificial intelligence and funding for female founders. She helped establish the London internet café Cyberia and joined TechCrunch in 2008 to run Crunchbase, later working in data management, interviews and market analysis.Open the full entry as Senior Data Editor, Judy Rider as Copy Editor, Joanna Glasner and Mary Ann Azevedo as Contributing Reporters, and Dom Guzman as Illustrator. Teare covers venture markets and financing trends. Reporting and illustration credits identify the contributors to individual articles.⁠[6][10]

Crunchbase News publishes at news.crunchbase.com. Its Crunchbase Daily newsletter delivers news on weekday mornings. The official X account, @crunchbasenews, links back to the publication and lists news@crunchbase.com for tips. The site’s LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry link leads to the parent company’s Crunchbase page.⁠[14][6][15][10]