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Danny Crichton
Professional based in New York
Danny Crichton is a Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where he focuses on analyzing technology, growth, and power. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Securities and the Head of Editorial at Lux Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in emerging and growth-stage science and technology ventures.
Crichton has a diverse background in journalism and venture capital. He previously served as the managing editor at TechCrunch and worked as a foreign correspondent in Seoul, South Korea, where he reported on U.S.-Asia technology relations and various sectors including fintech and climate technology. His writing has appeared in notable publications such as the Foreign Policy Research Institute, City Journal, and National Review.
He has experience as an early-stage venture capitalist with firms like General Catalyst and Charles River Ventures. In 2011, he was awarded a Fulbright research scholarship to study the development of South Korea’s startup ecosystem. Crichton graduated with honors from Stanford University, where he studied mathematical and computational sciences and received the Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research for his thesis on computer science as an academic discipline.1234
