VentureBeat is a technology blog that focuses on innovative companies and the forward-thinking executives behind them.

History

The company was founded in 2006 by Matt Marshall. In 2008, the New York Times called VentureBeat one of the "top blogs". In March 2009, VentureBeat signed a partnership agreement with IDG to produce DEMO”, a conference for launching emerging technology products.

Contributors

The editorial team behind VentureBeat is composed of editors from a variety of disciplines and focus areas. They include Anthony Ha, who covers tech and previously wrote for Hollister Free Lance; Dean Takahashi, who covers gaming and previously worked for WSJ, LA Times and others; and Camille Ricketts who covers green technology and previously worked for WSJ in London.

Layout

The site is broken up into a series of distinct news “Beats”: Green, Games, Mobile, Deal, DEMO, Social and Media. Each area specializes on said topic and the companies and executives making news within. The content is regularly featured in Yahoo Buzz, the NYTimes.com, Businessweek.com, DailyRadar.com and elsewhere.

DEMO Participation

In September 2009, Matt Marshall took on the role of executive producer for the DEMO conference

DEMO conference

The DEMO conference is a technology conference that focuses on showcasing new products from both entrepreneurs and established companies. It is held by IDG....

, and has helped showcase it as the premiere launchpad event for emerging technologies. Over the years a variety of companies have either launched at DEMO including Boingo, Tivo, ETrade, VMware, Palm, Java, Symantec, Salesforce and others.