Romain Dillet

Romain Dillet

Senior Writer

Romain Dillet is a Senior Writer at TechCrunch.

He has written over 2,500 articles on technology and tech startups and has established himself as an influential voice on the European tech scene. He has a deep background in startups, privacy, blockchain, security, fintech, mobile, social and media.

With eight years of experience at TechCrunch, he’s one of the familiar faces of the tech publication that obsessively covers Silicon Valley and the tech industry. In fact, his career started at TechCrunch when he was 21. Based in Paris, many people in the tech ecosystem consider him as the most knowledgeable tech journalist in town.

Romain likes to spot important startups before anyone else. He was the first person to cover N26, Revolut and DigitalOcean. He has written scoops on large acquisitions from Apple, Microsoft and Snap.

When he’s not writing, Romain is also a developer — he understands how the tech behind the tech works. He also has a deep historical knowledge of the computer industry for the past 50 years. He knows how to connect the dots between innovations and the effect on the fabric of our society.

Romain graduated from Emlyon Business School, a leading French business school specialized in entrepreneurship. He has helped several non-profit organizations, such as StartHer, an organization that promotes education and empowerment of women in technology, and Techfugees, an organization that empowers displaced people with technology.

The Latest from Romain Dillet

Marie Ekeland launches 2050, a new fund with radically ambitious, long-term goals

Romain Dillet
Marie Ekeland has unveiled her next act — and it’s a new fund called 2050. But it’s not your average French VC fund, as it’s going to be an evergreen fund focused on building a better world. I

N26 launches mid-tier subscription plan for €4.90 per month

Romain Dillet
Challenger bank N26 is adding a third subscription product called N26 Smart. N26 Smart is designed to be a mid-tier subscription plan with advanced banking features but without a travel insurance pack

How four European cities are embracing micromobility to drive out cars

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The coronavirus pandemic is acting as a catalyst for urban transformation across Europe as city authorities grapple with how to manage urban mobility without risking citizens’ health or inviting gri

Google Stadia and GeForce Now are both coming to iOS as web apps

Romain Dillet
Google and Nvidia both had some news about their respective cloud gaming service today. Let’s start with Nvidia. GeForce Now is now available on the iPhone and the iPad as a web app. The company say

Bella is a new challenger bank with a text-based interface

Romain Dillet
Meet Bella, a new challenger bank launching on November 30th. The company is trying to differentiate itself with two distinctive features. First, you can interact with the app using keywords and text

Yubo could be the next big social app as it raises $47.5 million

Romain Dillet
French startup Yubo is the biggest social media app you’ve never heard of — unless you’re a teen. With a focus on young people under 25, the company has managed to attract 40 million users. A fr

Mati reshapes online trust and reputation with a Plaid-like API

Romain Dillet
Meet Mati, a startup that recently raised a $13.5 million Series A round to build a digital reputation API that could change the way you interact with online services. Mati uses an API-first approach

Apple responds to Gatekeeper issue with upcoming fixes

Romain Dillet
Apple has updated a documentation page detailing the company’s next steps to prevent last week’s Gatekeeper bug from happening again, as Rene Ritchie spotted. The company plans to implement the fi

Molotov launches free ad-supported streaming service Mango

Romain Dillet
French startup Molotov provides a TV streaming service in France that replaces the traditional set-top box. You can access live TV, subscribe to premium channels, watch content after it airs and recor

Apple updates Mac Mini with Apple-designed M1 chip

Romain Dillet
In addition to the MacBook Air, Apple also introduced a new Mac Mini. It runs Apple’s first custom chipset specifically designed for Mac computers, the M1. It still features the same familiar design

Watch Apple unveil the first Arm-based Mac live right here

Romain Dillet
Apple is organizing its third event in three months. The company today is holding a (virtual) keynote at 10 AM PT (1 PM in New York, 6 PM in London, 7 PM in Paris). And you’ll be able to watch the e

Tailscale raises $12 million for its WireGuard-based corporate VPN

Romain Dillet
Tailscale has raised a $12 million funding round. Accel is leading the round, with Heavybit and Uncork Capital participating. The company is building a better corporate VPN by leveraging a modern prot

E-scooter startup Tier raises $250 million round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Romain Dillet
Berlin-based micromobility startup Tier has raised a significant Series C round of $250 million. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is leading the round, which proves that the Vision Fund team is still focused on

French startups can apply to the Next40 and French Tech 120

Romain Dillet
Last year, the French government and the government-backed initiative La French Tech unveiled an index of French startups so that it would be easier to identify them. The 40 top-performing startups ge

Apple releases iOS 14.2 with new emojis and an accessibility feature that locates people with lidar

Romain Dillet
Apple has released iOS 14.2 today. It includes multiple new features as well as some important bug fixes and security updates. Among other things, this release introduces over 100 new emojis. You’ll

Reposite streamlines the most tedious tasks for travel agents

Romain Dillet
Meet Reposite, a software-as-a-service startup that wants to help travel agents of all kinds deal with their daily tasks. While the travel agency industry is huge, most people who work in this industr

Vivid Money raises $17.6 million for its European challenger bank

Romain Dillet
German fintech startup Vivid Money has raised a $17.6 million Series A funding round (€15 million). Ribbit Capital is leading the investment. Today’s funding round gives Vivid Money a valuation of

Crypto wallet app ZenGo to launch debit card

Romain Dillet
ZenGo, a mobile app to manage your cryptocurrencies, is about to launch a Visa debit card in the U.S. This isn’t the first crypto-powered debit card — Coinbase announced a U.S. expansion for its

Scaleway launches cloud instances that cost $2.10 per month

Romain Dillet
French cloud hosting company Scaleway originally started with very cheap cloud instances. Over the years, the company has expanded its offering and added more premium services, such as managed Kuberne

Raspberry Pi Foundation announces the cute little Raspberry Pi 400

Romain Dillet
This is the Atari 400 Raspberry Pi 400. The Raspberry Pi Foundation is launching a new product today — and it’s a brand new device. As you can see in the photo, the Raspberry Pi 400 is a computer
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