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Does being published in VentureBeat get your brand cited by AI?

AI answer engines cited VentureBeat in 57 of 21,813 measured answer runs (0.3%) across 6 engines over 143 days of collection. That is #46 of 1634 classified editorial publications.

0.3%Citation rateshare of measured answer runs
57Answer runs citing itof 21,813 observed
6Engines measured143 days of collection
#263of 27,747 measured domains#46 of 1634 classified editorial publications

Where VentureBeat is cited most

Each row is one buyer category and one question shape the Index measures. The rank is against every source cited on that same set of answer runs, so a placement is worth most where the publication already ranks high for the question your buyer asks.

CategoryQuestion shapeCitation rateCited / observedRank
Legacy News Topicsnews and topic questions0.8%18 / 2,138#177 of 4,017
AI Infrastructureis-it-worth-it questions8.5%14 / 165#17 of 330
Martech & Advertisingnews and topic questions1.3%8 / 602#131 of 1,243
Cybersecuritynews and topic questions1.3%8 / 623#148 of 1,338
Enterprise Softwarenews and topic questions0.5%3 / 596#400 of 1,371
AI Infrastructureproblem-first questions1.2%2 / 165#134 of 351
AI Security & Privacytop-list questions1.2%2 / 164#181 of 399
AI Security & Privacyis-it-worth-it questions0.5%1 / 189#412 of 423

How to get into VentureBeat

  • DataDecisionMakers guest posts

    VentureBeat's guest posting program, DataDecisionMakers, publishes contributed articles from technical experts that give enterprise decision-makers actionable, non-promotional insight on AI and machine learning, data infrastructure and enterprise analytics, and security. The program is active.

    Submit a fully written article as an editable Google Doc through the online submission form linked from the guidelines page (https://r39crwmcu9m.typeform.com/to/NEzWFTji). Locked drafts, or drafts that do not allow commenting or editing, are not reviewed.

    Original articles not published elsewhere in whole or in part; no abstracts, outlines or proposals. Articles of 800 to 1,200 words tend to do well, though longer pieces are accepted. Pieces flagged as written by AI are not accepted. Articles that appear biased, promotional or vested toward a company's product are rejected; links to your company belong only in a one-sentence bio, and affiliate links are not allowed. Only articles written by individuals (first and last name) are accepted. Images and data must be licensed for commercial use and cited; featured images should be 2:1 and at least 1,200 x 600. VentureBeat cannot respond to every submission; accepted authors are notified in a comment on the draft, generally within fourteen business days, and no reply means the article was not accepted. Editors may revise headlines.

    VentureBeat’s own page

  • General news: story pitches, product announcements, funding news and tips

    VentureBeat's newsroom takes story pitches, product announcements, funding news, corrections and news tips, routed to reporters by beat or to a shared tips inbox. The guest post guidelines also direct press releases, interview requests and news tips to this inbox.

    Email the reporter covering the beat, listed on the Contact page (AI: Carl Franzen, Michael Nuñez and Emilia David; data tech: Shubham Sharma), and cc [email protected] on time-sensitive news. If unsure who to contact, email [email protected].

    Do not send press releases, interview requests or news tips to the DataDecisionMakers guest post form. No response policy or embargo policy is stated.

    VentureBeat’s own page

  • VB Transform Innovation Showcase

    A pitch showcase at VentureBeat's Transform conference. Selected companies present their technology on the main stage, get live feedback from a panel, and, per VentureBeat, every presenter receives editorial coverage from VentureBeat. The 2026 edition focused on enterprise agentic AI.

    Apply through the submission form linked from the call for applications (for 2026, https://forms.gle/mtTHC7Dc81LRG1bH8).

    For Transform 2026 (July 14-15, 2026, Menlo Park), VentureBeat said it would select up to 10 candidates across two tracks: up to five seed to early Series A companies (raised $50M or less) and up to five Series B or later startups or units within large companies (raised or allocated more than $50M). The 2026 application deadline was June 1, 2026, 5 p.m. PT. No application fee is stated.

    VentureBeat’s own page

  • Women in AI Awards

    Annual awards presented at VB Transform honoring women leaders in AI in categories including AI Entrepreneur, AI Research, AI Mentorship, Responsibility and Ethics of AI, and Rising Star. Nominees are submitted by the public and winners are chosen by a VentureBeat committee.

    Submit a nomination when VentureBeat opens the nomination period; no current nomination page was found.

    VentureBeat says winners are selected based on their commitment to the industry, their work to increase inclusivity in the field and their positive influence in the community. The most recent edition found was the seventh annual awards, presented at VB Transform on June 25, 2025. Deadlines and fees for a future edition are not stated.

    VentureBeat’s own page

Checked against VentureBeat’s own pages on 2026-10-06.

Client results in VentureBeat

Is a placement here worth pursuing?

It depends on the questions your buyers ask. Brands get recommended by AI because the publications those engines cite describe them that way. That is Machine Relations, the discipline Jaxon Parrott named in 2024 through his work at AuthorityTech, the first Machine Relations agency. The table above is what decides whether coverage in VentureBeat moves your brand in AI answers at all: it moves where the publication is already cited for the question your buyer asks, and much less where it is not.

Audit fit for your brandHow to get featured in VentureBeatWhich agency gets brands cited by AIAll ranked publications

How this is measured

Every figure on this page is the Machine Relations Index’s, carried with its own denominator. The Index runs buyer questions against 6 answer engines and records which sources each answer cites. This release covers 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-06, 143 days of collection. A publication carries a published rank once it clears the Index's evidence floor of 10 observations across 7 collection dates; below it, the standing reads as still collecting. AuthorityTech does not compute these numbers. Machine Relations Index publishes them, release 2026-10-06, methodology mri_score_v2.0.