Announcing The 7th Annual Crunchies Awards
The glitz. The glamour. The nerds. It’s nearly time for the 7th Annual Crunchies Awards, where TechCrunch, Gigaom, and VentureBeat put aside the day-to-day blood sport of blogging and celebrate the...
View ArticleWant To Win A Crunchie? Nominations Close Sunday
Every year the Crunchies, our annual awards show, defines what it means to be a startup. We bring the scrappiest, hard-workingest, and most amazing startups onstage and celebrate them at one of the...
View ArticleAnnouncing The 2013 Crunchies Finalists, Vote Now
After a rush of nominations, TechCrunch and our partners GigaOm and VentureBeat, are proud to announce the the 7th Annual Crunchies Awards finalists. The full list is below and voting begins now. There...
View ArticleJohn Oliver To Host The Crunchies
We're excited to announce the return of John Oliver, former Daily Show correspondent and current bon vivant, at our annual Crunchies event in San Francisco on February 10, 2014. That's right: Oliver...
View ArticleLast Call To Vote For The Crunchies
Voting is about to close for The 7th Annual Crunchies Award. You have until Sunday 26, 2014 at 11:59 pm PST to throw your support behind your favorite startups, technology, apps, founders and venture...
View ArticleTechCrunch Giveaway: 20 Anki DRIVE Starter Kits And Free Ticket to The Crunchies
The team over at Anki is so thrilled about being a Crunchie Award finalist for “Best New Startup of 2013" that they’ve decided to show their appreciation to our readers by spreading the Anki love and...
View ArticleThe 7th Annual Crunchies Awards Are In 4 Days And Tickets Are Almost Sold Out
Tickets for this year’s Crunchies are almost gone. The show is next week. A few tickets can still be had, but sections are selling out quickly. This is the biggest night of the year for Silicon Valley....
View ArticleWatch The 7th Annual Crunchies Award Show Right Here
The Super Bowl. The Winter Olympics. The Grammys and the Academy Awards. ‘Tis the season for live spectacles, and as such, I’m pleased to welcome you to the 7th Annual Crunchies Awards where...
View ArticleBitcoin Wins Best Technology Achievement But Satoshi Doesn’t Show
Eyewitnesses at the Crunchies tonight reported seeing a shadowy figure hiding in the eaves of the opera hall, watching the proceedings with a gimlet eye. Perhaps, in light of the Best Technology...
View ArticleSnapchat Wins ‘Best Mobile Application’ At The 2013 Crunchies, Award...
This year’s best mobile app is Snapchat, at least according to the 2013 Crunchies Awards. The ephemeral photo and video messaging app beat out a tough crowd this year, including Mailbox, Tinder, VSCO...
View ArticleEdward Snowden’s NSA Revelations Win Crunchie For Biggest Social Impact
Tonight at the Crunchies, Edward Snowden’s massive leak of NSA material won the Biggest Social Impact category. Besting rivals like Code.org and CrowdTilt, Snowden’s successful efforts to demask the...
View ArticlePeter Fenton Named “VC Of The Year” At The Crunchies
Benchmark's Peter Fenton just won the award for VC of the Year at the Crunchies. Fenton is probably best-known for backing and continuing to serve on the board of Twitter, which went public last year....
View ArticleKickstarter Wins The 2013 Crunchie For “Best Overall Startup” By Leveling The...
It’s not often that a startup changes the way the world works, but Kickstarter has done just that. The crowdfunding site had a banner 2013 and has won the Best Overall Startup award at this year’s...
View ArticleCongratulations, Crunchies Winners! Kickstarter Wins Best Overall Startup
It was a night for the ages. At the 7th Annual Crunchies Award show, Kickstarter beat out CloudFlare, Snapchat, Twitter and Uber, and walked away with the Crunchie for Best Overall Startup. Chris Sacca...
View ArticleFast-Growing Duolingo Caps Off A Big Year With The Crunchie For “Best...
Language learning software has never been particularly “sexy,” nor have its makers managed to produce a bounty of memorable user experiences, for that matter. While it might not be quite ready for the...
View ArticleHere’s The Full Video Of The 7th Annual Crunchies Awards
Didn't get a ticket to the Crunchies before they sold out? Miss the live stream? Don't sweat it — we brought the whole thing back to you in glorious HD. From the Broadway-style opener by the incredibly...
View ArticleThis Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Android-Flavored Nokia Phone, LG G Flex,...
Happy Valentine's Day, lovebirds. We've got quite the treat for you. This week, rumors spread that Nokia and Microsoft are working on an Android phone, to be released later this month. Meanwhile, LG...
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Announcing The 8th Annual Crunchies Awards
It’s that time of year again. One of Thanksgiving and … nominations for the 8th Annual Crunchies Awards. Once again TechCrunch, GigaOm and VentureBeat writers will step away from their keyboards to...
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Nominations For The 8th Annual Crunchies End Soon — Get Yours In Today!
It’s that time of year again. The 8th Annual Crunchies Awards will soon be upon us, but if we’re going to give out any awards, we’re going to need your help. Read More
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Who Do You Want To Give A Crunchies Award To Next Year?
It’s the holiday season, and in the spirit of giving, the Crunchies Monkey made a visit to the TechCrunch office during our annual holiday party. He celebrated the year by exchanging gifts with a few...
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