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Michael Arrington (Jack Michael Arrington) was born on 13 March, 1970 in Orange, California, United States, is a Blogger, entrepreneur. Discover Michael Arrington's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?
Popular As |
Jack Michael Arrington |
Occupation |
Blogger, entrepreneur |
Age |
54 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
Born |
13 March 1970 |
Birthday |
13 March |
Birthplace |
Orange, California, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States |
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He is a member of famous Blogger with the age 54 years old group.
Michael Arrington Height, Weight & Measurements
At 54 years old, Michael Arrington height not available right now. We will update Michael Arrington's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Michael Arrington Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Michael Arrington worth at the age of 54 years old? Michael Arrington’s income source is mostly from being a successful Blogger. He is from United States. We have estimated
Michael Arrington's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Michael Arrington Social Network
Timeline
In November, 2017, Michael Arrington announced he was starting a $100MM hedge fund. The fund would be denominated in the crypto-currency XRP. It was reported to be the first fund denominated in a crypto-currency, rather than US Dollars or Euros. The fund has invested in more than 50 crypto startups.
In 2013, he was accused of physical abuse by an ex-girlfriend. Arrington sued the woman for defamation and she agreed to retract her accusations against him and apologize.
In October 2012, Arrington returned to writing for the Tech Crunch blog.
Arrington rose to internet prominence with his Silicon Valley blog, TechCrunch. TechCrunch covers internet startups and news. In early September 2011, Arrington was reported to be no longer employed by TechCrunch but associated with a new investment company, AOL Ventures. Within days, it was being reported that he was no longer associated with AOL Ventures.
In 2011, Arrington founded a venture capital firm called CrunchFund along with M. G. Siegler and Patrick Gallagher. In 2014, CrunchFund invested in BlueFly, an online retailer, which was bought, in May 2013, by affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group for US$13 million. As a result of CrunchFund's investment, former BlueFly CEO Melissa Payner returned to BlueFly.
In July 2008, Arrington started a project called the Crunchpad, over a year before the iPad was released. The Crunchpad was meant to be an affordable tablet computer that catered to a niche between desktop computers and laptops. However, disputes arose between Arrington and the developers he had chosen for the Crunchpad. The developers broke off from Arrington and released the device on their own but it received few sales, and the developers later went bankrupt.
Arrington left the practice of law to join Real Names, which failed after raising $100 million. Arrington was co-founder of Achex, an internet payments company, which was sold to First Data Corp for US$32 million and is now the back end of Western Union online. "I made enough to buy a Porsche. Not much more," he said in 2007.
Born in Huntington Beach, California, Arrington grew up in Huntington Beach and Surrey, England. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a major in economics. He went on to Stanford Law School and graduated in 1995. He practiced corporate and securities law at O'Melveny & Myers and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
J. Michael Arrington (born March 13, 1970) is the American founder and former co-editor of TechCrunch, a blog covering the Silicon Valley technology start-up communities and the wider technology field in America and elsewhere. Magazines such as Wired and Forbes have named Arrington one of the most powerful people on the Internet. In 2008, he was selected by TIME Magazine as one of the most influential people in the world.