Natasha Mascarenhas
Natasha Mascarenhas
Natasha Mascarenhas is a reporter covering venture capital and startups in Silicon Valley and beyond for Techcrunch, where she writes about underserved regions with blossoming tech scenes. She also has a daily newsletter.
Career
She has a soft spot for early-stage startups looking to renovate boring, monopolized industries.
She’s also interested in writing about seed and early stage Startup company and the networks that boost them to their first check
My eye for stories has brought me to ask people why they were protesting in the rain, leading to a story about a downtown Boston call center swept with allegations of bed bugs and unfair wage.
That reporting inspired an investigation by Boston’s Inspectional Services Department into the company’s workplace environment.
It has also brought me to the bar of Santarpio’s Pizza, where I pried a story out of a waiter.
And my nostalgia for video stores brought me to write a Sunday feature on the struggles of San Francisco’s three remaining stores.[4]
She's previously been at San Francisco Chronicle and The Boston Globe. She also tracks the different networks that play into founder success, from loneliness to immigration.
She also has bylines in the Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle.. [2]
As a budding journalist, I’ve always stayed true to one motto: if there’s a story to be told, I will always raise my hand.
Education
Mascarenhas earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Boston University
Personal
Natasha was born and bred in New Jersey.[6] She currently resides in California.
Social Media
Some Articles By Natasha
Edtech is surging, and parents have some notes – TechCrunch[10]
What to consider before publishing your diversity memo – TechCrunch[9]
ClassTag raises $5M for parent-teacher communication – TechCrunch[8]
Instacart makes changes to tip policy following shopper complaints[7]