Yahoo strikes a deal to sell TechCrunch to media investment firm Regent, which acquired PCWorld publisher Foundry earlier this week
Yahoo on Friday said it has struck a deal to sell TechCrunch, the 20-year-old tech journalism site, to Regent, a media investment firm. Bluesky: @amanda.omg.lol , @karlbode.com , and @niedermeyer.online Threads: @technologizer and @crumbler X: @sarafischer and @alex . Forums: Slashdot See also Mediagazer Bluesky: Amanda Silberling / @amanda.omg.lol : not sure if I need a new job or not but uhhh just putting it out there that my email is amandasilberling@gmail.com :) [embedded post] Karl Bode / @karlbode.com : I've seen this happen at least four times that I can remember — because the brunchlords who run these companies are genuinely terrible human beings [embedded post] @niedermeyer.online : wow, apparently Axios broke the story about Techcrunch being sold before Techcrunch employees were even told — www.axios.com/2025/03/21/y... Threads: Harry McCracken / @technologizer : All of a sudden, PC World and TechCrunch and Sunset and Cheddar (and Wonderbra and Bally-the shoes, not the casinos) are under the same umbrella. https://www.axios.com/... Casey Newton / @crumbler : I'm not sure who the right owner is for TechCrunch, but it's rarely a good sign when one of your favorite sites gets bought by something you've never heard of X: Sara Fischer / @sarafischer : NEW: @Yahoo selling @TechCrunch to investment firm Regent — Regent just acquired Foundry, which houses a slew of online tech publications, such as PCWorld, Macworld and TechAdvisor https://www.axios.com/... @alex : WHAT https://www.axios.com/... Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Yahoo Sells TechCrunch See also Mediagazer