Marina Temkin

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Senior Reporter covering venture capital and startups at TechCrunch. CFA charterholder with background in financial analysis.

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Marina Temkin covers the business of AI startups, focusing on funding, valuations, and the metrics founders use to attract investors. She also reports on new AI-powered products and the people building them.

Recent articles

• Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different pricesTechCrunch · Mar 3, 2026
• Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agentsTechCrunch · Jun 25, 2026
• How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startupsTechCrunch · May 22, 2026
• From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishingTechCrunch · May 19, 2026

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