Ask HN: Is a startup with more than 18 people too big for TechCrunch?

Our startup (a distributed graph database, see nebula-graph.io if you want to know more details) has gained some attraction here on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22051271

So I am thinking maybe we can be featured on TC? I looked around the web for discussions and came across a post on Quora by an ex-CT folk:"Established company of 18 employees isn't "startup" feeling enough; seems too established. " The statement was made back in 2011, tho.

So I am just curious to know, is it just some personal feeling or a general rule of CT to pick up which startups to feature?

Any advice would be appreciated.