Hearst Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Hearst Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Hearst Corporation (media, information and healthcare). It was founded in 1995 and is based in New York, United States. It invests from Seed to Series A in media, information, technology.
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Snapshot
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Series A |
| Sectors | Media, Information, Technology |
| Geography | North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa |
| Offices | New York, United States |
Sources: S1 Hearst Ventures page on hearst.com.
Data behind this graphic
The firm has not published a portfolio breakdown.
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Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 1bn+ | Cumulative invested | Stated by the firm or its parent | S1 |
| Companies backed | 52 | companies | Stated by the firm | S1 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 52 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S1 |
Sources: S1 Hearst Ventures page on hearst.com.
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Offices
- New York, United States
Investment regionsS1
- North America
- Europe
- Asia
- Middle East and Africa
LeadersS5S6S1
- Kenneth A. BronfinSenior Managing Director & Head of International InvestmentsLinkedInFirm page
- Scott EnglishSenior Managing Director & Head of U.S. InvestmentsLinkedInFirm page
- Katie HuManaging Director, Hearst Ventures and General Manager, Hearst Ventures Asia PacificFind on LinkedInFirm page
- David FamolariManaging DirectorFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Shaneel ParekhPrincipalFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Hearst Corporation | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Media, information and healthcare | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 1995 | Single source | S1 |
| Headquarters | New York, United States | Single source | S3 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Headline size | USD 1bn+ (Cumulative invested) | Single source | S1 |
| Companies backed | 52 | Single source | S1 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A | Single source | S1 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 52 companies: 52 active.S1
Every company on the Hearst Ventures list
52 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S1 Read the firm's list.
- Applied XL
- Avathon
- Baoxiaohe (Cloudbox)
- Basil Systems
- Carto
- Creative Force
- DDSports Inc. (ShotTracker)
- Duality
- Enlace
- FlashEx
- FlyteHealth
- Gori
- GPMS
- Inrupt
- Instant
- Insurify
- JubileeTV
- Kargo
- Knox
- Kujiale
- Loora
- Maven Machines
- Optable
- Plum Guide
- Portcast
- PowerToFly
- Recurrent
- Ridecell
- Roar Forward
- RunBuggy
- Science
- Seat Unique
- Sees.ai
- Seon
- ServiceUp
- Share2
- Simply (formerly JoyTunes)
- Snappy
- Sonar
- Spartan Race
- SteelBee
- Stepful
- Supermom
- Tezign
- Truepic
- Turing Sense
- Vault AI
- Via
- Vyne
- Wyng
- XinAi Sports
- Zeitview
History
- Hearst Ventures founded (hearst.com/ventures).S1
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website www.hearst.com/ventures
Sources
- S1Hearst Ventures page on hearst.comFirm
- S3Hearst: Kenneth A. Bronfin profileFirm
- S5LinkedIn profile search result: Kenneth BronfinThird-party report
- S6LinkedIn profile search result: Scott EnglishThird-party report
Disclaimer and corrections
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