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How to get featured in VentureBeat
Getting featured in VentureBeat: how its enterprise AI newsroom works, where tips and releases go, and the rules for its DataDecisionMakers guest post program.
- Website
- venturebeat.com
- Lead time
- News: same day to a few days. DataDecisionMakers: VentureBeat says to expect a response within fourteen business days, and silence means the piece was not accepted.
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At a glance
Audience. Enterprise technical decision makers, including CTOs, data leaders, and AI and security practitioners.
- Enterprise AI
- Machine learning
- Data infrastructure and analytics
- Security
- AI agents and orchestration
- Enterprise technology research
- Staff reporting
- Staff reporters cover enterprise AI, data, and security on defined beats. VentureBeat's contact page lists reporters by beat and asks that time-sensitive news be sent to them with the tips address copied.
- Contributed articles
- Yes, through DataDecisionMakers. Guests submit a finished article as an editable Google Doc through the form linked from the guest post guidelines; VentureBeat says it will respond within fourteen business days if accepted.
- Opinion and op-eds
- Opinion and analysis from outside experts run through DataDecisionMakers under the same non-promotional rules.
- Press releases
- VentureBeat's guest post page directs press releases, interview requests, and news tips to its tips email rather than the submission form. Sponsored posts are sold separately through sales.
Pitching VentureBeat, step by step
Check the contact page for the reporter covering your beat, such as AI or data technology.
Email that reporter with the news and copy the tips address, as the contact page requests for time-sensitive news.
Lead with the enterprise angle: what changes for a technical buyer, with benchmarks, customers, or deployment data.
For a contributed piece, read the DataDecisionMakers guidelines, write the full article, and submit it through the linked form as an editable Google Doc.
Keep contributed work vendor neutral, with no company links in the body and a one-sentence author bio.
How VentureBeat decides what to cover
VentureBeat has narrowed its focus to enterprise technology, with AI at the center. Its newsroom writes for technical decision makers: the people choosing models, building data infrastructure, and securing systems. Beats on the contact page reflect that focus, with reporters on AI and data technology.
Stories that land tend to answer a practical question for an enterprise buyer. Does this model outperform on a real workload? What does this architecture cost to run? How did a named company deploy agents in production? Funding news and launches still get covered, but the enterprise implication matters more than the size of the round.
How to pitch VentureBeat
Start with the contact page, which lists reporters by beat. Email the reporter who fits and copy the tips address, as VentureBeat asks for anything time-sensitive. If you are unsure who covers your area, send it to the tips address alone.
Make the pitch technical enough to be useful. Benchmarks with methodology, customer deployments with results, and architecture details travel further than adjectives. Offer an engineer or product lead who can go deep, not only a CEO with talking points.
Press releases, interview requests, and news tips go to the tips email. The DataDecisionMakers form is only for contributed articles.
Contributed articles and op-eds
DataDecisionMakers is VentureBeat’s guest contribution program for insights aimed at enterprise technical decision makers, covering AI and machine learning, data infrastructure and analytics, and security. The guidelines set clear rules:
- Submit a complete article, not a proposal, as an editable Google Doc through the linked form.
- The piece must be original and unpublished elsewhere.
- No vendor bias and no marketing. Editors remove promotional text and links, and company links in the body are not allowed.
- Drafts flagged as AI-written are not accepted.
- Typical length is 800 to 1,200 words, with a one-sentence bio. Only individuals can be authors.
VentureBeat says it responds within fourteen business days if a piece is accepted. Sponsored posts are a separate, paid product handled by the sales team.
Frequently asked questions
Does VentureBeat accept guest posts?
Yes, through DataDecisionMakers. Read the guest post guidelines and submit a finished, non-promotional article through the linked form.
Can you pay to be featured in VentureBeat?
Sponsored posts are sold through VentureBeat’s sales team and are a paid product. Staff coverage and DataDecisionMakers selections are editorial decisions.
Where do press releases go at VentureBeat?
To the tips email listed on its contact and guest post pages, or to the relevant beat reporter with the tips address copied.
Enterprise AI coverage rewards specifics: data, deployments, and people who can explain them. A PR-led approach to media relations builds the pitch around that evidence before choosing between a staff story and a contributed piece.
Mistakes that get pitches ignored
- Submitting abstracts or outlines to DataDecisionMakers. The guidelines say only full drafts are reviewed.
- Promotional guest posts or links to your company in the article body.
- AI-written drafts, which the guidelines say will not be accepted.
- Sending press releases through the guest post form instead of the tips address.
- Consumer or gaming pitches that do not fit an enterprise technical audience.
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