Keith Teare
Keith Teare is a technology entrepreneur and investor associated with the founding 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, EasyNet and RealNames, and an executive at SignalRank.
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Education: University of Kent
Teare earned a BA in British Constitution and Sociology at the University of Kent before entering software and internet entrepreneurship.[1]
1980s–1990sSoftware and internet businesses
His early ventures included cScape, internet service provider EasyNet and London cybercafe Cyberia.[2]
Late 1990sRealNames and U.S. entrepreneurship
Teare moved to Palo Alto in 1997. His company RealNames developed multilingual internet keyword addressing and worked with browser and search businesses.[2]
2005Helping establish TechCrunch
Investing: Archimedes and ADV
His investment career includes founding Archimedes Studio and serving as U.S. managing partner at Accelerated Digital Ventures.[3]
2022Honorary degree
The University of Kent awarded Teare an honorary doctorate in 2022.[1]