Rebecca Grant

San Francisco, CA USA
5 Years Experience

Professional Experience

Journalist and content writer with experience covering startups and venture capital, art, food, health, and travel.

Expertise

Editor 1 YearReporter 2 YearsWriter 1 Year

Specialty

Entrepreneurship 2 YearsLifestyle 1 YearTechnology 2 Years

Industries

Magazine - Local/Regional magazines 1 YearOnline/new media 2 YearsNewspaper - Local/Regional 1 Year

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • VentureBeat (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Pinchit (10+)

Other Work History

Washingtonian Magazine Cornell Alumni Magazine

Foreign Language Skills

Thai

Computer Skills

Word, Excel

Equipment

Laptop

References

Dylan@venturebeat.com

General

A tech Cinderella story: How Silicon Valley helped a homeless teen go to college
(VentureBeat 9/19/2013)
The story of Ashana Davenport, whose Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor gave her a home when she had no place to go. Within 6 months of moving from Philadelphia to San Francisco, Ashana took her SATs, earned her high school diploma, and got accepted (with scholarship) to study computer science at UCSF.
Bitcoin for idiots: An introductory guide
(VentureBeat 2/17/2014)
Drama, greed, controversy, conspiracy, crime, risk, theft, speculation, wealth - such was the world of Bitcoin in 2013. Now Bitcoin is emerging out of its angsty adolescence into a more mature, adult, stable form. Here is a guide to everything you need to know about Bitcoin.
Startup developing free HIV/AIDS vaccine accepted into Y Combinator
(VentureBeat 1/23/2014)
Immunity Project is developing a free HIV/AIDS vaccine through a radical new approach that involves data analysis and machine learning. It is one of seven nonprofits in elite accelerator program Y Combinator's latest batch. YC accepted its first nonprofit, Watsi, last year.