Editorial
Meet the people delivering top-notch reporting on the business of the tech industry.
Editor in Chief & General Manager
Global Managing Editor
Europe Editor
Editor
Transportation Editor
Consumer News Editor
Security Editor
Hardware Editor
Director of Editorial Operations
Deputy Managing Editor
Consumer News Reporter
Reporter
Illustrator/Designer
Sr. Reporter, Cybersecurity
Sr. Copy Editor
Writer & Photographer
Senior Reporter, Venture
Senior Reporter, Enterprise
Senior Reporter, Cybersecurity
Sr. Audio Producer
Reporter, India
Senior Reporter
Reporter, Venture
Sr. Reporter
Senior Reporter, Consumer
Editor At Large
Senior Reporter
Senior Reporter
Senior Reporter, Transportation
Senior Reporter, Venture
Senior Reporter
Sr. Reporter, Transportation
Audio Producer
Loizos has been reporting on Silicon Valley since the late ’90s, when she joined the original Red Herring magazine. Previously the Silicon Valley Editor of TechCrunch, she was named Editor in Chief and General Manager of TechCrunch in September 2023. She’s also the founder of StrictlyVC, a daily e-newsletter and lecture series acquired by Yahoo in August 2023 and now operated as a sub brand of TechCrunch.
Matt Rosoff is the Global Managing Editor of TechCrunch, based in San Francisco. He has been an editor, reporter, and analyst covering the tech industry for more than 25 years. He started his career at CNET in 1995 and has also worked for Business Insider, where he established the company’s presence on the west coast and led its tech coverage, and IDG Enterprise, where he founded and led a new publication called CITEworld. He most recently spent 7 years as an editorial director at CNBC, where he built out and managed the digital team’s coverage of the tech industry and initiated coverage of the business of climate change. Matt also spent a decade as an analyst at Directions on Microsoft, an independent firm, where he developed deep expertise on the technology and business strategy of the world’s largest tech company. In his spare time, he plays electric bass and writes fiction. Matt graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in English Lit in 1992.
Ingrid is a writer and editor for TechCrunch, joining February 2012, based out of London.
Before TechCrunch, Ingrid worked at paidContent.org, where she was a staff writer, and has in the past also written freelance regularly for other publications such as the Financial Times. Ingrid covers mobile, digital media, advertising and the spaces where these intersect.
When it comes to work, she feels most comfortable speaking in English but can also speak Russian, Spanish and French (in descending order of competence).
Before he joined TechCrunch in 2012, he founded SiliconFilter and wrote for ReadWriteWeb (now ReadWrite). Frederic covers enterprise, cloud, developer tools, Google, Microsoft, gadgets, transportation and anything else he finds interesting. He owns just over a 50th of a bitcoin.
Kirsten Korosec is a reporter and editor who has covered the future of transportation from EVs and autonomous vehicles to urban air mobility and in-car tech for more than a decade. She is currently the transportation editor at TechCrunch and co-host of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast. She is also co-founder and co-host of the podcast, “The Autonocast.” She previously wrote for Fortune, The Verge, Bloomberg, MIT Technology Review and CBS Interactive.
Sarah has worked as a reporter for TechCrunch since August 2011. She joined the company after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to her work as a reporter, Sarah worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software.
Zack Whittaker is the security editor at TechCrunch. You can send tips securely via Signal and WhatsApp to +1 646-755-8849. He can also be reached by email at zack.whittaker@techcrunch.com. You can also submit files and documents securely via SecureDrop.
Brian Heater is the Hardware Editor at TechCrunch. He worked for a number of leading tech publications, including Engadget, PCMag, Laptop, and Tech Times, where he served as the Managing Editor. His writing has appeared in Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Beast and various other publications. He hosts the weekly Boing Boing interview podcast RiYL, has appeared as a regular NPR contributor and shares his Queens apartment with a rabbit named Juniper.
Henry Pickavet is the Director of Editorial Operations. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Henry had a hand in a number of online and print publications, including InternetNews.com as chief copy editor and Government Technology Magazine as managing editor. He also did a stint in Sydney as group editor of RBI Australia’s manufacturing group, which is when he also developed an affinity (a love, really) for cricket. He has a bachelor’s in English from California State University, Chico, and a master’s in Liberal Studies from the New School for Social Research in New York.
Karyne Levy is the deputy managing editor of TechCrunch. Before joining TC, Karyne was deputy managing editor at Protocol, helping manage a newsroom of more than 40 people. Prior to that she was a senior producer at Scribd, an assigning editor at NerdWallet, a senior tech editor at Business Insider, and assistant managing editor at CNET, where she also hosted Rumor Has It for CNET TV. She lives outside San Francisco.
Aisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha holds an honours bachelor’s degree from University of Toronto and a master’s degree in journalism from Western University.
Amanda Silberling is a senior writer at TechCrunch covering the intersection of technology and culture. She has also written for publications like Polygon, MTV, the Kenyon Review, NPR, and Business Insider. She is the co-host of Wow If True, a podcast about internet culture, with science fiction author Isabel J. Kim. Prior to joining TechCrunch, she worked as a grassroots organizer, museum educator, and film festival coordinator. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and served as a Princeton in Asia Fellow in Laos.
Send tips through Signal, an encrypted messaging app, to (929) 593-0227. For anything else, email amanda@techcrunch.com.
Bryce Durbin is a graphic designer and illustrator for TechCrunch. His portfolio can be viewed at brycedurbin.com.
Bryce Durbin holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Print Media from Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Carly Page is a Senior Reporter at TechCrunch, where she covers the cybersecurity beat. She has spent more than a decade in the technology industry, writing for titles including Forbes, TechRadar and WIRED.
You can contact Carly securely on Signal at +441536 853956 or via email at carly.page@techcrunch.com.
David Riggs
Sr. Copy Editor
David is a copy editor at TechCrunch. He is the former editor-in-chief of Informant Communications Group, and held a research associate position at JRP Historical Consulting. He holds a BA from Monmouth College.
Devin Coldewey is a Seattle-based writer and photographer. He first wrote for TechCrunch in 2007.
His personal website is coldewey.cc.
Dominic-Madori Davis is a senior venture capital and startup reporter at TechCrunch. She is based in New York City. You can contact her on Signal at +1 (646)-831-7565.
Kyle Wiggers is a senior reporter at TechCrunch with a special interest in artificial intelligence. His writing has appeared in VentureBeat and Digital Trends, as well as a range of gadget blogs including Android Police, Android Authority, Droid-Life, and XDA-Developers. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, a piano educator, and dabbles in piano himself. occasionally — if mostly unsuccessfully.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai is a Senior Writer at TechCrunch, where he covers hacking, cybersecurity, surveillance, and privacy. You can contact Lorenzo securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, on Keybase/Telegram @lorenzofb, or via email at lorenzo@techcrunch.com.
Maggie Stamets
Sr. Audio Producer
Maggie Stamets is a Podcast Producer for TechCrunch based in Denver, Colorado. Previously, she worked as the Brand and Content Manager for BUILT BY GIRLS where she developed an interest in tech and a passion for creating equitable and welcoming professional tech spaces. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a minor in English from Hofstra University in New York.
Manish Singh is a senior reporter at TechCrunch, covering India’s startup scene and venture capital investments. He also reports on global tech firms’ India play. Before joining TechCrunch in 2019, Singh wrote for about a dozen publications, including CNBC and VentureBeat. He graduated in Computer Science and Engineering in 2015. He is reachable on manish(at)techcrunch(dot)com.
Margaux is a senior venture capital and startup reporter at TechCrunch. She was previously a tech culture reporter at The Information. You can reach her at margaux.maccoll@techcrunch.com.
Marina Temkin is a venture capital and startups reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining TechCrunch, she wrote about VC for PitchBook and Venture Capital Journal. Earlier in her career, Marina was a financial analyst and earned a CFA charterholder designation.
Mary Ann Azevedo has more than 20 years of business reporting and editing experience for publications such as FinLedger, Crunchbase News, Crain, Forbes and Silicon Valley Business Journal. Prior to joining TechCrunch in 2021, she earned numerous awards including the New York Times Chairman’s Award and others for breaking news coverage. She holds a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas in Austin, where she currently lives.
Maxwell Zeff is a senior reporter at TechCrunch specializing in AI and emerging technologies. Previously with Gizmodo, Bloomberg, and MSNBC, Zeff has covered the rise of AI and the Silicon Valley Bank crisis. He is based in San Francisco. When not reporting, he can be found hiking, biking, and exploring the Bay Area’s food scene.
Mike Butcher (M.B.E.) is Editor-at-large of TechCrunch. He has written for UK national newspapers and magazines and been named one of the most influential people in European technology by Wired UK. He has spoken at the World Economic Forum, Web Summit, and DLD. He has interviewed Tony Blair, Dmitry Medvedev, Kevin Spacey, Lily Cole, Pavel Durov, Jimmy Wales, and many other tech leaders and celebrities. Mike is a regular broadcaster, appearing on BBC News, Sky News, CNBC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera and Bloomberg. He has also advised UK Prime Ministers and the Mayor of London on tech startup policy, as well as being a judge on The Apprentice UK. GQ magazine named him one of the 100 Most Connected Men in the UK. He is the co-founder ThePathfounder.com newsletter; TheEuropas.com (the Annual European Tech Startup Conference & Awards for 12 years); and the non-profits Techfugees.com, TechVets.co, and Coadec.com. He was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2016 for services to the UK technology industry and journalism.
Natasha is a senior reporter for TechCrunch, joining September 2012, based in Europe. She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills issues. She has also freelanced for organisations including The Guardian and the BBC. Natasha holds a First Class degree in English from Cambridge University, and an MA in journalism from Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Paul is a senior writer based in London, focused largely (but not exclusively) on the world of UK and European startups. He also writes about other subjects that he’s passionate about, such as the business of open source software. Prior to joining TechCrunch in June 2022, Paul had gained more than a decade’s experience covering consumer and enterprise technologies for The Next Web (now owned by the Financial Times) and VentureBeat. Pitches on: paul.sawers [at] techcrunch.com Secure/anon tip-offs via Signal: PSTC.08 See me on Bluesky: @jambo.bsky.social
Rebecca Bellan covers transportation for TechCrunch. She’s interested in all things micromobility, EVs, AVs, smart cities, AI, sustainability and more. Previously, she covered social media for Forbes.com, and her work has appeared in Bloomberg CityLab, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, i-D (Vice) and more. Rebecca studied journalism and history at Boston University. She has invested in Ethereum.
Becca is a senior writer at TechCrunch that covers venture capital trends and startups. She previously covered the same beat for Forbes and the Venture Capital Journal.
Romain Dillet is a Senior Reporter at TechCrunch. He has written over 3,000 articles on technology and tech startups and has established himself as an influential voice on the European tech scene. He has a deep background in startups, privacy, security, fintech, blockchain, mobile, social and media. With twelve years of experience at TechCrunch, he’s one of the familiar faces of the tech publication that obsessively covers Silicon Valley and the tech industry. In fact, his career started at TechCrunch when he was 21. Based in Paris, many people in the tech ecosystem consider him as the most knowledgeable tech journalist in town. Romain likes to spot important startups before anyone else. He was the first person to cover N26, Revolut and DigitalOcean. He has written scoops on large acquisitions from Apple, Microsoft and Snap. When he’s not writing, Romain is also a developer — he understands how the tech behind the tech works. He also has a deep historical knowledge of the computer industry for the past 50 years. He knows how to connect the dots between innovations and the effect on the fabric of our society. Romain graduated from Emlyon Business School, a leading French business school specialized in entrepreneurship. He has helped several non-profit organizations, such as StartHer, an organization that promotes education and empowerment of women in technology, and Techfugees, an organization that empowers displaced people with technology.
Sean O’Kane is a reporter who has spent a decade covering the rapidly-evolving business and technology of the transportation industry, including Tesla and the many startups chasing Elon Musk. Most recently, he was a reporter at Bloomberg News where he helped break stories about some of the most notorious EV SPAC flops. He previously worked at The Verge, where he also covered consumer technology, hosted many short- and long-form videos, performed product and editorial photography, and once nearly passed out in a Red Bull Air Race plane.
Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on Equity, the network’s flagship podcast. Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband. Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Monmouth University.
Events
U.S. Director of Events
Senior Event Manager | Production Specialist
Startup Battlefield Program Manager
Event Coordinator, Startup Battlefield 200
Kevin Manniko
Senior Event Manager | Production Specialist
Isabelle Johannessen
Startup Battlefield Program ManagerPrior to joining the TechCrunch team, Isabelle managed 30+ cohorts of startup acceleration programs for early stage companies from countries such as Japan, South Korea, Italy and Spain, all with the goal of entering the US market. She now manages the Startup Battlefield Program where she combines her passion for supporting startups and a background in performing arts to prepare founders for the ultimate Silicon Valley exposure at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Michael Schick
Event Coordinator, Startup Battlefield 200Where we’ll be next
Video
Executive Producer, Video & Audio
Yashad is an executive producer at TC where he focuses on video & audio. He directs and produces hardware/software videos, events, branded content & podcasts. Disclosures: Holds shares in ETFs, cryptocurrencies and various NFTs. X: @yashad | Email: yashad@techcrunch.com
Administration
Director of Event Programming
Operations Manager
Richard Smith
Director of Event Programming
Richard is the director of event programming for TechCrunch.
Jean Bradley is an operations manager at TechCrunch. Her background equips her with a strong analytical mindset, allowing her to effectively manage complex projects and support cross-functional teams. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring street art, observing cultural trends, and checking out live music. Jean holds a BA in History from George Washington University, and also studied at Boğaziçi University, Texas A&M, and The Culver Academies.
Audience Development
Director of Audience Development
Sr. Brand Marketing Specialist
Audience Development Producer
Morgan Little
Director of Audience Development
Morgan Little is TechCrunch’s Director of Audience Development, having joined the team in 2023. He helps steer the site’s efforts across social media, SEO, newsletters and external partners, and is based in San Francisco.
In prior roles, Morgan led the audience teams for sites like CNET and GameSpot, juggled social media and political reporting for the Los Angeles Times and had a stint at marketing agencies that has given him a fear of timesheets.
He’s worked within the space long enough to have professionally run a Tumblr account, and still has Peach downloaded on his phone.
Natalie Christman is the Sr. Brand Marketing Specialist for TechCrunch. She previously worked in digital marketing for higher education, travel, and e-commerce brands. Prior to working in marketing, Natalie was a freelance language instructor and received a master’s degree from the University of London.
Cody Corrall
Audience Development Producer
Cody Corrall is the Audience Development Producer at TechCrunch. Based in Chicago, he previously ran social media accounts for BuzzFeed News and WTTW’s daily flagship program on PBS, “Chicago Tonight.” When they’re not tweeting, Cody can be found yelling about vampires on the Into the Twilight podcast.
Sales
Account Executive
Account Executive
Senior Account Manager
Account Executive
Sr. Manager, Sales Operations & Strategy
Damian Benstead
Account Executive
Stacy Cohen
Account ExecutiveStacy Cohen has nearly 20 years experience delivering high-impact sponsorship solutions to enterprise customers and startups. She has a strong passion for helping companies grow through demand generation and brand awareness for their unique innovations. After experience at several major media outlets including Wenner Media, Ziff Davis, VentureBeat and The Information, she joined Verizon Media Group (to support TechCrunch and Engadget customer solutions across events and digital) in March 2020. Stacy has a strong passion for solving customer pain points and delivering advertising solutions on time and on budget, working with a strong creative and brand teams. In addition to exceeding results, she is a life-long yoga advocate and music fan.
Lauren Jaeger
Senior Account Manager
Lauren is a senior account manager, supporting the ads and events business. She brings over 15 years experience to the role, much of that time spent at AOL, Oath, Verizon Media, Yahoo and now TechCrunch.
Mary Ellen McKenna
Account ExecutiveMary Ellen McKenna joined TechCrunch in March 2020 as is focused on global sales for TechCrunch and Engadget, which is part of Verizon Media Group. She is an accomplished brand strategist and sales director who has launched highly profitable territories for industry-leading brands across a variety of verticals. She is a seasoned media professional and has worked for leading media companies including: CMP Media, AOL, and Pandora Radio.
Laura Safran
Sr. Manager, Sales Operations & StrategyProduct
Product Management
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Ted Malong
Product Management
Ted manages Product for TechCrunch. Prior to TechCrunch, he worked in product management for major media and e-commerce brands like CNET, NBC Internet, CBS Interactive, and Travelzoo, along with early stage and bootstrapped startups.
Jessi Prinner
Senior Software Engineer
Jessi Prinner is a software engineer with a focus on WordPress and front-end web development at TechCrunch. Prior to joining TechCrunch, she honed her skills working on prominent publisher and affiliate sites such as Maxim, The Grio, HighSpeedOptions, and AlwaysVPN. Before venturing into the digital publishing realm, Jessi played a pivotal role in developing web properties for various large-scale productions at an events company. Her portfolio there includes notable clients such as Indeed, Chipotle, and ResMed.
