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Danny Crichton

Danny Crichton is a technology journalist and researcher, a research partner at Lux CapitalLux CapitalLux Capital is a U.S. venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Peter Hébert, Josh Wolfe and Robert Paull, with offices in New York and Silicon Valley. Focused on emerging science and technology, the firm backs companies in fields including life sciences, artificial intelligence, robotics, manufacturing, aerospace and defense through fund investments and by helping to found companies.Open the full entry and editor of Securities and Riskgaming. He previously served as 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 managing editor and launched Extra CrunchTechCrunch+ (subscription service)TechCrunch+ was TechCrunch’s paid startup-content service, launched as Extra Crunch in 2019, renamed in 2021 and discontinued in 2024.Open the full entry.

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Education and research: Stanford and South Korea

Crichton graduated with honors in Mathematical and Computational Sciences from StanfordStanford UniversityStanford University is a research university in California founded by Leland and Jane Stanford in 1885 and opened in 1891.Open the full entry, then studied startup innovation and industrial policy at KAIST in South Korea on a Fulbright research scholarship.⁠[1]

Early career: Venture capital and overseas reporting

He worked in early-stage investing at General CatalystGeneral CatalystGeneral Catalyst (GC) is an investment firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Francisco, United States, created by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow and Bill Fitzgerald, that backs companies from the seed stage through growth.Open the full entry and Charles River Ventures and served as TechCrunch’s Seoul correspondent.⁠[2]

2017–2021Editorial work at TechCrunch

As TechCrunch managing editor, Crichton covered the intersection of technology and policy and contributed to Equity and programming for events including Disrupt.⁠[3][2]

2019Launching Extra Crunch

He helped launch Extra Crunch, developing in-depth startup research and the TC-1 series. The service later became TechCrunch+.⁠[1][4]

November 2021Joining Lux Capital

On November 16, 2021, Lux Capital announced his appointment as head of editorial, based in New York.⁠[3]

Research and publishing: Securities and Riskgaming

Lux Capital currently lists him as a research partner. Securities and Riskgaming examine intersections of science, technology, finance and society; he is also a Manhattan Institute fellow.⁠[2][1]

Public accounts: Websites and social media

Public links: X https://x.com/DannyCrichton (opens in a new window); 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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannycrichton/ (opens in a new window).⁠[2]

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  1. Why Securities? (opens in a new window)
  2. Danny Crichton (opens in a new window)
  3. Danny Crichton Joins Lux Capital as Head of Editorial (opens in a new window)
  4. TechCrunch+ Termination (opens in a new window)