Venture Network

What Venture Network does

Venture Network operates "That Was The Week," an editorialized and curated weekly newsletter covering developments in technology, startups, and investing. The publication is authored by Keith Teare and distributed through the Substack platform, with over 3,000 subscribers as of the latest data. Content includes written editorial coverage supplemented by video and podcast material available to paying subscribers, positioning the product as a media offering rather than a technology platform. Underlying technology is limited to standard newsletter and media production tooling hosted on Substack's infrastructure; no proprietary software, APIs, or technical platform is disclosed.

The product targets tech and startup professionals — a horizontal persona of individuals who need to stay current with rapid developments across the technology, venture capital, and startup ecosystem. Free subscribers receive a six-month complementary paid subscription, indicating a freemium acquisition funnel intended to convert readers into paying customers after an initial trial window. The go-to-motion is content-led, leveraging Substack's built-in discovery and recommendation features for top-of-funnel acquisition.

Venture Network is privately held, founded in 2017, and headquartered in San Francisco with a small team of 1-10 employees. Roberto Medrano is listed as founder and CEO. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no named enterprise customers, no patents or trademarks, and no proprietary technology stack beyond its editorial content. Revenue mechanics are subscription-based, relying on Substack's payment infrastructure, though no revenue figure is publicly disclosed.

Name

Venture Network

Legal name

Not available in source data

Website

https://venturenetwork.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Venture Network publishes "That Was The Week," a weekly Substack newsletter covering tech, startup, and investing developments for over 3,000 subscribers, supplemented by video and podcast content for paid subscribers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology News and Newsletters

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Newsletter Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAA), Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Weekly tech newsletter
• Startup news coverage
• Venture insights
• Editorial content curation
• Podcast media

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Venture Network publishes "That Was The Week," an editorialized and curated weekly newsletter covering technology, startups, and venture investing developments. The newsletter is available on Substack with video and podcast content offered to paying subscribers, and is positioned alongside a 300 billion Venture tokens Fund mission focused on solving problems within the venture ecosystem.

Product overview

That Was The Week is a single editorial newsletter product that delivers weekly curated coverage of technology, startup, and investing developments. The offering includes video and podcast content accessible to paid subscribers, with free subscribers receiving a complementary 6-month paid subscription.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• That Was The Week Weekly curated and editorialized newsletter covering technology, startups, and venture investing developments, distributed via Substack with bundled video and podcast content available to paying subscribers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• TechCrunch: Major technology and startup news outlet covering the same beats (tech, startups, venture) as That Was The Week, but operating as a broad, multi-author publication with advertising-led monetization.
• Morning Brew: Large-scale daily business and tech newsletter with free + paid tiers and multi-format content; comparable as an established incumbent in the email-based business/tech news category serving professional readers.
• Axios: Multi-author digital media outlet covering business, tech, and policy for professional readers via newsletters; comparable as an established incumbent that monetizes professional audiences through email/newsletter products in adjacent beats.

Direct peers

• Lenny's Newsletter: Paid Substack newsletter for product, growth, and tech professionals; comparable in format, audience, and the multi-format (written + audio) approach used by That Was The Week.
• Stratechery: Ben Thompson's paid newsletter offering editorialized analysis of the tech and startup ecosystem; comparable to That Was The Week in single-author voice, Substack-style paid model, and tech/startup/investing focus.
• The Information: Subscription-based publication delivering deep reporting on technology, startups, and venture capital to a professional audience — the closest paid-newsletter analogue to That Was The Week in terms of subject matter and reader profile.
• Benedict Evans: Free and paid newsletter delivering curated analysis of the technology and venture ecosystem from a respected industry analyst; comparable in editorial curation, audience profile, and weekly cadence.
• Not Boring by Packy McCormick: Long-form paid newsletter covering startups, venture, and tech trends with a strong personal-brand voice — directly comparable to That Was The Week in audience, monetization model, and editorial style.

Emerging players

• The Generalist: Subscription newsletter covering tech, business, and investing with long-form analysis — overlaps directly with That Was The Week's subject matter and premium subscriber model, though still scaling its audience.
• Crunchbase News: Editorial arm of Crunchbase covering startup, venture, and tech-investing developments; comparable to That Was The Week in subject matter focus and professional audience, with a stronger data-driven angle.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/venturetoken
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheVentureNetwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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