Anna Heim

Anna Heim is a writer and editorial consultant.

As a freelance reporter at TechCrunch since 2021, she has covered a large range of startup-related topics including AI, fintech & insurtech, SaaS & pricing, and global venture capital trends.

As of 2025, her reporting for TechCrunch mostly focuses on Europe, and particularly on the rise of defense, security and resilience tech in the region.
She also writes TechCrunch’s Startups Weekly newsletter, rounding up startup news every Friday.

Anna has moderated panels and conducted onstage interviews at industry events of all sizes, including major tech conferences such as TechCrunch Disrupt, 4YFN, South Summit, TNW Conference, VivaTech, and many more.

A former LATAM & Media Editor at The Next Web, startup founder and Sciences Po Paris alum, she’s fluent in multiple languages, including French, English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.