Julie Bort is an experienced journalist and editor specializing in technology, startups, and venture capital. Since February 2024, she has been serving as an Editor at TechCrunch, where she leads a team of reporters covering the startup ecosystem. Bort focuses on startup ecosystems, corporate culture, and enterprise technology, dissecting financial strategies and leadership decisions within high-growth tech companies.
Before joining TechCrunch, Bort was an Editor at Large at Business Insider and Editor at Large for Tech at Insider. During her 12 years at Business Insider, she held positions such as chief technology correspondent and senior editor for venture capital and startups. She spearheaded projects like Insider's Seed 100 and Cloudverse 100. Bort has also worked in various editorial roles at Network World. Julie's recent articles predominantly cover business, software & SaaS, and big tech industries, including topics like AI platforms, generative AI, OpenAI, and machine learning. In February 2026, she reported on a Meta AI security researcher's experience with an OpenClaw agent and the trend of investor loyalty shifts in the AI sector. Julie earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Education/Journalism from Arizona State University.
