I am a San Francisco-based writer covering enterprise, education technology, health IT, and venture capital.

Prior to VentureBeat, I worked in public relations representing companies in the Big Data, cloud computing and analytics space. Before that, I worked as a freelance writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, TheNextWeb and Digital Trends, among others. In 2011, I received a Masters from the Stanford Graduate School of Journalism.

The first thing people usually notice about me is my weird accent. Growing up, I divided my time between the urban sprawls of New York and London. So when I’m not telling stories, you’ll find me embracing everything that the hippie, chilled-out California lifestyle has to offer: yoga, wine and hiking.

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stories by Christina Farr

Developer favorite Digital Ocean nabs $3.2M for its cloud hosting service

The company launched last year, but claims to already have over 35,000 developer customers, who have developed 340,000 virtual servers. IA Ventures, the firm that led the round, invested off the back of this growth.

Gene by Gene takes aim at 23andme with Arpeggi acquisition

When asked about his goals for the coming year, Arpeggi chief scientist David Mittleman immediately hit back, “Our intention is to offer people the best reconstructive model of their genome.”

Lumosity demonstrates how to get your app to the top of the App Store

VentureBeat spoke with Lumosity CEO Kunal Sarkar about his bold decision to relaunch an entirely new iPhone app.

Kinsights launches its digital health record for parents & pediatricians

A company called Kinsights this week launched its cloud-based digital health record and community forum, specifically for parents.

Maxwell Health gets $2M to help employers manage their health plans

New York-based startup Maxwell Health just raised $2 million to help employers set up affordable health and wellness plans.

Former SAP exec faces 30 days in jail for stealing LEGOs

Thomas Langenbach put fraudulent bar codes on LEGO kits at different Target stores in Silicon Valley. He made a profit selling the stolen goods on eBay.

Voxy gets $8.5M for its English-language learning apps

Pearson made the strategic investment in Voxy and intends to incorporate the language-learning technology into its existing suite of tools.

Cash out, pivot, reboot: How Grockit’s team jumped into a new startup, Learnist

Farbood Nivi sold assets of his test prep startup Grockit to Kaplan. Now he’s moving ahead with a bold, new idea. How did he do it?

Alexis Ohanian, Garry Tan & Harj Taggar raise $39M to invest in tech startups

The New York-based angel investors just raised $39M for fund, Initialized Capital, according to an SEC filing.