Sophia Kunthara is a journalist who currently works as a late-stage venture reporter at Crunchbase News. She studied at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and a Master's degree in Mass Communication. After finishing her studies, she worked for various news organizations, such as Reuters News Agency, NBC Los Angeles, and Hearst. Before joining Crunchbase News, she worked as a Hearst Journalism Fellow at the San Francisco Chronicle and SFGATE. Sophia's professional experience includes covering topics such as late-stage startups and venture capital, government finance, transparency, and accountability, and education. She has also worked in different roles, including executive editor, correspondent, copy desk intern, and breaking news intern.