Launch catalog / Playbook
VentureBeat
Conditional free route other
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free guest-post path exists but is selective — 'only a percentage of guest post submissions are accepted'; editorial reviews for fit
- Sponsored posts are the guaranteed paid route ([email protected])
Requirements
- Guest posts must be technical-expert deep dives — 'neutral, non-vested' analysis of AI, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise tech
- Content must be original and non-AI-generated, free of promotional bias, with data and images fully sourced (per guidelines descriptions)
- A SaaS launch pitch does not fit the guest-post program — it is for practitioner expertise, not announcements
- News coverage route is pitching the beat reporters listed on the contact page (AI, data tech)
- GamesBeat op-eds go to [email protected]
Prepare before opening the form
- A practitioner-grade deep-dive draft on AI/data/security/enterprise tech — vendor-neutral
- Author credentials establishing technical expertise
- Read the guest-post guidelines page before submitting (venturebeat.com/guest-posts)
- For news coverage instead: a real enterprise-tech story pitch aimed at the named beat reporter
Workflow
- Read the guest-post guidelines at venturebeat.com/guest-posts
- Submit the guest article per the guidelines' submission instructions
- Editorial reviews; only a share of submissions are accepted
- For guaranteed placement, sponsored posts go through [email protected] — clearly a paid product, not earned media
- Published guest posts appear under the author's byline on venturebeat.com
Watch for
- The catalog's stored URL 'venturebeat.com/quest-posts' is a typo — the real path is /guest-posts
- venturebeat.com rate-limits automated fetches (429) — verify guideline details in a browser before relying on specifics
- Guest posts are for neutral technical content; promotional pieces will be rejected or routed to sponsored sales
- Do not pitch product announcements as guest posts
What counts as live
A guest article is published at venturebeat.com under the contributor's byline (or a staff article covers the product)
Not verified
- Exact word-count/formatting requirements — the guidelines page could not be fetched this session
- The submission endpoint inside the guidelines page (form vs email)
Sources
- VentureBeat contact — 'accepts guest posts', beat reporters listed (AI: Carl Franzen, Michael Nuñez, Emilia David; Data tech: Shubham Sharma); sponsored posts via [email protected] (content read via search result; site rate-limited fetchers) ↗
- Guest post guidelines page — exists per VentureBeat contact page and external references (direct fetch rate-limited 429) ↗
- Guest posting program described: 'technical experts share insights... neutral, non-vested deep dives on AI, data infrastructure, cybersecurity' (content read via search result) ↗