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Who is Newcomer?
Eric Newcomer
Founder / Lead Writer
Eric Newcomer founded Newcomer media company in 2020.
Eric has established himself as a go-to voice for understanding what’s going on in Silicon Valley. He’s broken news on Uber, Databricks, Stripe, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and many more top tech companies and venture capital firms.
Eric has hosted a number of invite-only startup industry events, including the Cerebral Valley AI Summit and the Newcomer Banking Summit.
Eric quit his job as a reporter at Bloomberg during the pandemic to start Newcomer. He covered startups and venture capital for Bloomberg for six years. Before that, he earned his stripes as a tech reporter as the first employee at tech news site The Information.
He grew up in Macon, GA. and graduated from Harvard in 2012 with a degree in philosophy. Today, he lives in Brooklyn, NY.My name is Eric Newcomer, and I run the Newcomer media company.
I wrote about the technology industry for Bloomberg for six years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. I published the video of Travis Kalanick arguing with his Uber driver and co-wrote the Businessweek cover story on Kalanick’s fall.
Before that, I was the first employee at tech news site The Information. I grew up in Macon, Ga. and graduated from Harvard in 2012. Today, I live in Brooklyn.
Madeline Renbarger
Journalist
Madeline is Newcomer’s first reporter hire, covering the business of startups and venture capital. Before that, she covered early-stage startup and VC news at Business Insider with a focus on the culture inside startups, accelerator programs, and VC careers. She earned her master’s in Journalism from Columbia University in 2021 and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.
Riley Konsella
Business Lead
Riley joined Newcomer in 2022 and leads business initiatives and events. He graduated from Union College in 2017, and currently lives in Jackson, WY.
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