Eleanor Warnock

Opinion

November 28, 2025

The funding round article is dead. Here's what to do instead

Stop wasting time pitching your startup funding round to journalists. There aren't enough of them left

Eleanor Warnock

4 min read

A friend asked me over the weekend whether I thought TechCrunch Europe's demise created an opportunity for someone to cover more European funding rounds. I paused before answering. 

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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