Hi Elphas!
I’m Rebecca Bellan, a Senior Reporter at TechCrunch where I cover the intersection of startups, business and technology. I’m on the transportation desk, where I focus on self-driving cars, electric aircraft, sustainable mobility, micromobility and more. TechCrunch has also given me rope to explore other areas of interest, so lately, I’ve been covering more AI, social media, and antitrust. I’m interested in how technology and business affect the world around us.
Before TechCrunch, I was a contributor at Forbes.com, covering social media, which became increasingly political when I was there. I was a freelance writer for years as I backpacked, worked, and lived around the world. My writing focused on cities and culture, with bylines in Bloomberg CityLab, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, Wired, and more. I also worked at The Atlantic as a branded content writer and publisher’s assistant.
During my downtime, I enjoy creative writing, reading excellent prose, hosting dinner parties with friends, exploring New York City like a tourist even though I was born here, exercising, traveling, and engaging in lively debates with my husband.
Ask me anything about breaking into journalism, what it’s like to write about technology, the rise of the techno-elite, the challenges of bringing transportation technology to market, what journalists hate to see in startup pitches, why I’m obsessed with Japan, trends in venture capital, and more.