Alexia Bonatsos, (born 1982), is a venture capitalist and former co-editor of ''

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'', a technology news website. In 2011, she was listed by ''

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'' magazine as among the top 30 under 30 in the Media category.

Early life and education

Alexia Tsotsis was born in 1982. She attended the

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, and then worked in

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for four years trying to enter the media business, also attending classes at

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on the side. She then worked at ''

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'' (in

) and after that at ''

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'' (in

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Career

In 2010, she joined ''

''. On February 27, 2012, Tsotsis became co-editor of ''TechCrunch'' along with Eric Eldon. The pair replaced Erick Schonfeld. This was one of the last of a string of departures that rocked the publication for the months since

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's departure in late September 2011. In August 2012, ''

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'' published a detailed look at a day in the life of Tsotsis in her role as co-editor of ''

''. A video interview of Tsotsis by David Prager was broadcast on

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. Her approach to news coverage was also discussed in an article on the website of the

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. In 2015, she left TechCrunch to complete an accelerated 1 year Masters in Management program at

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. She married Niko Bonatsos, a venture capitalist at

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, with whom she had cooperated on encouraging Greek technology startups in 2012. In late 2017 and early 2018, using the name Bonatsos, she founded her own venture capital fund, called Dream Machine, based in San Francisco and investing in technology companies.

Awards and recognition

Tsotsis was named among the ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 in the media category in 2011.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonatsos, Alexia American technology journalists 1982 births Living people University of Southern California alumni American women journalists American women editors 21st-century American journalists Journalists from California People from San Francisco 21st-century American women