Staci D. Kramer
Oct 3, 2011 7:14 PM
Well, you could if you’re the Daily Mail but barring that, who would make up a post about a tech writer who leaves to become general partner in a VC fund but will become a columnist dedicated to writing about one of the highest profile companies out there?
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David Kaplan
Sep 1, 2011 6:31 PM
TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington may be raising a $20 million venture capital fund focused on early-stage technology companies, reported, citing unidentified sources. Arrington, who sold TechCrunch to AOL (NYSE: AOL) in September, is said to be teaming up with VantagePoint Venture Partners’ Patrick Gallagher. Updated: AOL has issued a statement intended…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 3, 2010 7:26 AM
AOL (NYSE: AOL) spent just under $100 million to pick up 5min, Thing Labs and TechCrunch in its last-minute Q3 spending spree—and two-thirds of that went to the video site. The price tag for 5min was $64.7 million; the other two were lumped together in the company’s 10-Q at $32.4…
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Staci D. Kramer
Tricia Duryee
Sep 28, 2010 12:33 PM
So the third or fourth time is the charm: AOL (NYSE: AOL) has acquired TechCrunch, which will remain in San Francisco as a wholly owned unit. No financial terms disclosed but plenty of numbers will be floating around. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, who flew out to San Francisco at the…
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Staci D. Kramer
Sep 27, 2010 10:35 PM
Very few people could post about TechCrunch sale possibilities (especially during a TechCrunch conference) and get me to pay attention. Om Malik is one. According to Om, writing with plenty of qualifiers, Michael Arrington and company are deep in discussions to sell TechCrunch to AOL (NYSE: AOL) . The possible…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 8, 2009 4:02 PM
Mike Arrington said months ago that the TechCrunch-Federated Media marriage was in trouble—he called it a “love/hate relationship”—and now he says it can’t be saved. TechCrunch is leaving the ad network founded by John Battelle (pictured, right) because, according to Arrington in a TC post, “we’re finally getting big enough…
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Staci D. Kramer
Apr 9, 2008 10:45 PM
We’ve been told multiple times over the past few days that TechCrunch and upstart Silicon Alley Insider are in talks about partnering in a range of ways from a formal, integrated arrangement to some kind of an East Coast-West Coast network. But AlleyCorp. CEO Kevin Ryan told me tonight that…
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