Erick Schonfeld
Erick Schonfeld is a technology journalist, editor and entrepreneur, formerly editor-in-chief of 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 executive producer of DEMO, and a co-founder of TouchCast and Traction Technology Partners.
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Early career: Fortune and Business 2.0
Schonfeld worked as a senior writer at Fortune and editor-at-large at Business 2.0 before moving into online technology journalism and digital-media products.[1]
2007–2012Editing TechCrunch
Schonfeld joined TechCrunch in 2007 and became editor-in-chief after Michael ArringtonMichael ArringtonMichael Arrington is an American entrepreneur and investor who founded the technology publication TechCrunch in 2005, created Crunchbase in 2007, sold TechCrunch to AOL in 2010, and went on to found CrunchFund and the crypto-asset investment firm Arrington Capital.Open the full entry’s departure. He left in 2012 to work on technology events and media ventures.[2][3]
September 2012Taking over DEMO production
On September 19, 2012, Schonfeld announced that he would become DEMO’s executive producer in October, overseeing technology-product demonstrations. He also described a separate partnership role at product incubator bMuse.[2]
2013–2014TouchCast interactive video
As a TouchCast co-founder, Schonfeld promoted interactive video incorporating web pages, images and maps that viewers could explore. In 2014 he discussed applications beyond publishing, including advertising, corporate training and internal communications.[4]
Entrepreneurship and industry services: Traction Technology Partners
Schonfeld is also a founding partner of Traction Technology Partners. His website identifies him as executive producer of the Velocity Network and lists DEMO, TechCrunch, Business 2.0 and Fortune as earlier roles. A 2015 Story in a Bottle interview explored his shift from reporting on technology to building media products.[1][5]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Related people and brands include Michael Arrington, TechCrunch, TouchCast, DEMO and Traction Technology Partners. Official website: https://erickschonfeld.com/ (opens in a new window).[1]