Matt Burns

Ecobee started in 2007 when connected thermostats were an entirely different product and nothing like what’s available today. Ecobee released its Smart thermostat in 2008, bringing modern connectivity and usability to the device. I’m excited to host a special irl TechCrunch Live event at CES 2023. We’re filming in the LVCC Grand Concourse on the […]

TechCrunch has a team of writers attending CES, and we’d love to connect.

During the last two days, 20 startups pitched their companies as part of TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022. These 20 companies were selected as the best of the brand-new Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home Battlefield Cup and $100,000. TechCrunch editors and…

Jane Technologies’ impressive cannabis marketplace is finally available in an app. The company today launched its first iOS app enabling users to browse the inventory of local cannabis dispensaries and make purchases within the app. Its web-based marketplace is lovely, and I’ve found it amazingly…

Today TechCrunch hosted a special TechCrunch Live event focused on the great city of Minneapolis. Three local companies competed in a pitch-off, and I’m pleased to report the winner. NXgenPort won the pitch competition and will be fast-tracked into the Battlefield 200 where the company will get free…

Minneapolis is quickly solidifying itself as one of the Midwest’s most important startup ecosystem. TechCrunch Live is thrilled to host a special (virtual) event in the Twin Cities. Next week, on Wednesday, September 7, our crew is set to interview some of the best startups and investors, and…

TechCrunch Live is hosting a special, extended event focused on the great city of Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 7. Like past City Spotlights, this one will feature a pitch-off with local Minneapolis startups pitching to VCs.

Meadow, a leader in building tools for cannabis dispensaries, is expanding out of California. The company retooled its cannabis platform for the Michigan market and now offers the service state-wide. “California is challenging,” CEO and co-founder David Hua told TechCrunch.

Meadow, a leader in building tools for cannabis dispensaries, is expanding out of California. The company retooled its cannabis platform for the Michigan market and now offers the service state-wide. “California is challenging,” CEO and co-founder David Hua told TechCrunch.

Benchling’s CEO/co-founder, Sajith Wickramasekara, spoke at a TechCrunch Live event with one of its early investors, Miles Grimshaw, general partner at Benchmark

TechCrunch is thrilled to be (virtually) headed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event takes place on September 7 at 2:00pm CDT/12:00pm PDT. It’s free to attend, and it’s free to submit your Minneapolis-area startup to the pitch-off competition. I hope you can make it. Just like every Tec…

Mike Greene founded Hi Marley in 2017 and has since raised $41.75 million to fund the AI-powered insurance chat platform. Hear how the company — which was designed as an SMS texting platform — is finding product market fit as the insurance landscape rapidly changes, and how Underscore VC Lily Lyman…

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Rapid Robotics CEO Jordan Kretchmer and Bee Partners partner Kira Noodleman are today’s guests on TechCrunch Live

Deon Nicholas is the CEO and co-founder of Forethought, the AI company whose mission is to transform customer experiences with human-centered AI. Forethought has raised over $100 million in venture capital, including from NEA, which led Forethought’s $9.52 million Series A. Hear from NEA’s Vanessa …

TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. Welcome back to The TechCrunch Podcast where you’ll hear everything you need to know about the week’s top stories in tech from the people who wrote them. This week our host, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington, talks with Mary Ann Azevedo about two f…

TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. We’re also building a growing stable of podcasts focused on the most critical topics relating to the startup and venture capital worlds. To help you find the right show for your interests, we’ve compiled our audio output from the week. Emb…

Deon Nicholas is the CEO and co-founder of Forethought, the AI company whose mission is to transform customer experiences with human-centered AI. Forethought has raised over $100 million in venture capital, including from NEA, which led Forethought’s $9.52 million Series A. Hear from NEA’s Vanessa …

TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. If there’s one thing TC is great at, it’s rolling with the punches and improvising on the fly, and we did that with on-location and remote recording, bringing you highlights from the biggest news of the week alongside in-depth interviews with TC’s own…

TechCrunch Live records, well, live every Wednesday at noon Pacific, and it’s a great time. The events are free, and is available to watch on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. However, if you want to meet other attendees or apply for Pitch Practice, you have to watch on Hopin. Here’s the …