Hearst Ventures
Corporate VCTel Aviv · Series A–Series C · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Invests in technologies serving institutional credit, risk management and enterprise clients, leveraging Fitch’s global credit-rating and data franchise to accelerate go-to-market, integration, and acquisition into Fitch’s product stack.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 23 of 26 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12SaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×5Consumer ×4Hardware ×4Cybersecurity ×3EdTech ×3
HQs:United States×14China×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 22021 · 12015 · 19 dated
Diginex is a sustainable RegTech company offering a suite of software and advisory services for ESG, climate, and supply chain data collection, reporting, and risk management.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCentral, GB
Paul Ewing(Chief Financial Officer)Richard Byworth(Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Issuer)
BoardAndrew Watkins(Director of the Issuer)Paul Smith(Director of the Issuer)Richard Petty(Director of the Issuer)Yoon Chi-Won(Chairman and Director of the Issuer)
Co-investorsWorking Capital Fund
Tezign builds enterprise-grade AI agent systems and products that organize a company's proprietary content, knowledge, rules and processes into "Context" so agents can understand business goals and act on them.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechShanghai, CN
Ling Fan(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsLinear CapitalTemasekCherubic Ventures
Acin partners with financial institutions and industry leaders to drive growth and deliver value to clients.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Paul(Founder, Advisor)
Co-investorsNotion CapitalTalis Capital
Basil provides a platform to manage freelancer hiring and administrative tasks, handling onboarding, contracting, tax documentation, and payments for businesses.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Harshita Kejriwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsGolden VenturesIIMA VenturesPrime Venture Partners
Caavo, now operating as JubileeTV, offers a TV control product (Control Center) with an apparent focus on senior living.
ConsumerHardwareSan Francisco, US
Blake Krikorian(Co-Founder)Andrew Einaudi(Co-Founder & CEO (early))inAshish Aggarwal(Co-Founder & CEO)inVinod Gopinath(Co-Founder, Engineering)inMilan Bhalala(VP, Growth/Operations)Michelle Wright(Marketing)
Co-investorsDCM VenturesLauder PartnersGreylock Partners
Cognitive Credit provides a platform for institutional credit investors to analyze bonds and loans through structured financial data, AI-powered insights, and integrated workflow tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsETFS CapitalPentech VenturesXTX Markets
CredCore offers an AI platform ("Tusk") that analyzes unstructured data across the credit lifecycle to support enterprise debt workflows including origination, evaluation, diligence, and portfolio monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Karthik Nandyal(Founder)inSaumil Annegiri(Founder)in
Co-investorsInspired CapitalAvataar Venture Partners
Dock is a revenue enablement platform that lets sales teams create shared client workspaces, deal rooms, and client portals, manage sales content, and build AI agents that draft proposals, follow-up emails, and mutual action plans from live CRM data.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsFjor FoundersOperator CollectiveRecall CapitalLightbankLinse CapitalMatter Venture Partners+3 more
Dock is a collaborative workspace where users create teams of specialized AI agents that coordinate with one another to carry out departmental work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Govind Kavaturi(Co-Founder)inMike Molinet(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorLightbankLinse CapitalMatter Venture PartnersRiverwood CapitalSozo Ventures+1 more
Professional drone racing league whose pilots fly identical custom-built FPV drones on 3D courses broadcast worldwide.
New York, US
Nicholas Horbaczewski(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesChaifetz GroupLux CapitalRSE VenturesCRCM VenturesDimension Capital
HealthtechNew Canaan, US
Louis Aronne(Director)Sloan Saunders(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Bass(Executive Officer)Shelly Lanning(Director)
BoardJason Dinges(Director)Stefan Reyniak(Director)
Co-investorsSilicon BadiaBlack Opal Ventures
Joytunes offers mobile apps that teach music and drawing through interactive, adaptive lessons with real-time feedback.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyEdTech
Yigal Kaminka(Founder)in
Co-investorsKaedan CapitalLeft Lane CapitalAlephFounder CollectiveQualcomm VenturesQumra Capital
Kargo uses computer vision hardware ("Towers") installed at warehouse loading docks to capture freight events in real time and turn them into structured data.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Samuel Lurye(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sam Lurye(Founder)
BoardSpencer Foust(Director)in
Co-investorsSozo VenturesAvenir Growth CapitalEvolution VC PartnersIndustrious VenturesMatter Venture PartnersAvenir+2 more
Kargo uses computer vision hardware installed at warehouse loading docks to capture freight data in real time and convert dock-door activity into structured data.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Sam Lurye(Founder)
Co-investorsSozo VenturesActivant CapitalB3 CapitalGood FriendsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHat-Trick Capital+7 more
Knox Systems helps software companies navigate FedRAMP compliance and secure federal government contracts.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityGovTechSaaSAustin, US
Irina Denisenko(Executive Officer, Director)William Christopher Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardViviana Faga(Director)inCarrie Lee(Federal Advisor)David Epperson(Federal Advisor)Chad Tetrault(Federal Advisor)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFelicis VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)B CapitalBenchstrength Partners+2 more
Loora is an AI-powered English tutoring app that provides conversational speaking practice, real-time feedback on pronunciation and grammar, and lesson summaries.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Co-investorsUnion Tech VenturesvgamesQP VenturesTwo Lanterns Venture Partners
Optable provides a cloud-based platform for identity, audience, and data collaboration that lets publishers, media companies, and advertisers own, enrich, and monetize their first-party data while maintaining privacy.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechLos Angeles, US
William Glasgow Phillips(Executive Officer, Director)Yves PoiréVlad StesinBosko Milekic
Co-investorsBrightspark VenturesasterXDeloitte VenturesDesjardins Capital
Robotic Skies provides maintenance, repair, and inspection services for commercial drone fleets through a global network of over 250 FAA Part 145 service centers across 50 countries.
HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsAlbuquerque, US
Eric Butler(Executive Officer, Director)Brad Hayden(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDRONE FUNDSun Mountain Capital
RxLightning offers a digital platform that automates specialty medication onboarding, including enrollment forms, benefit checks, prior authorization, consent collection, and patient assistance programs.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSGreenville, US
Julia Regan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardTaha Jangda(Director)inRichard Cohan(Director)
Co-investorsHealthX VenturesLRVHealthMcKesson Ventures
SecurityScorecard provides third-party risk management (TPRM) software using AI to help organizations identify, monitor, and mitigate cybersecurity risks across their supply chain and vendor networks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Aleksandr Yampolskiy(Founder & CEO)inSam Kassoumeh(Co-Founder, Head of Product)Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsboldstart venturesEvolution Equity PartnersIntel CapitalNGP CapitalRiverwood CapitalAXA Venture Partners+6 more
Sigma360 builds risk intelligence software that combines global data, entity resolution, and matching to deliver financial crime, credit risk, and decisioning solutions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsVocap Partners
Snappy is a gifting platform that integrates with Microsoft Teams, enabling users to send and receive gift notifications directly within Teams workspaces.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York, US
Dvir Cohen(Co-founder)Hani Goldstein(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsNotable CapitalSaban VenturesXRC83NorthCeltic House Asia PartnersCeltic House Venture Partners+1 more
Stepful provides affordable, online healthcare education programs with live instruction and personalized coaching to train students for healthcare careers.
EdTechHealthtechNew York City, US
Carl Madi(Founder)inTressia Hobeika(Founder)inEdoardo Serra(Founder)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpEqual Opportunity VenturesOak HC/FTSemperVirens Venture CapitalUnpopular VenturesY Combinator+1 more
Trakstar builds talent development and people management software for HR leaders and companies, offering hiring, performance communication, and employee development tools.
HR TechSaaS
Co-investorsSaaS CapitalValor Equity PartnersUpfront VenturesY Combinator
San Francisco, US
Jonathan Matus(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPadmasree Warrior(Director)Max Ventilla(Director)Ran Makavy(Director)
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesFontinalis PartnersThompson Hutton, LLCTrucks VCACME CapitalFirst Round Capital+3 more
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDiginexNASDAQ: DGNX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKargo · dealstreetasia.com · Jul 22, 2026
Kargo · dealstreetasia.com · Jul 22, 2026
Snappy · trysignalbase.com · Jul 17, 2026
Stepful · alleycorp.substack.com · Jul 15, 2026
Knox Systems · executivebiz.com · Mar 20, 2026
Sigma360 · amlintelligence.com · Mar 11, 2026
Trakstar · latimes.com · Mar 11, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Hearst Ventures invest at?
- Hearst Ventures invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
- What is Hearst Ventures's typical check size?
- Hearst Ventures typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.
- What sectors does Hearst Ventures focus on?
- Hearst Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- Where is Hearst Ventures located?
- Hearst Ventures is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
- Does Hearst Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Hearst Ventures leads investment rounds.
Co-investors · 10
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Coinbase Ventures is the venture investment arm of Coinbase that backs early-stage founders building across the crypto and Web3 ecosystem.
StageOne Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders building enterprise and deep-technology companies, having invested across five funds.
NXTP is an early-stage venture capital fund investing primarily in B2B companies in Latin America, typically as the first institutional check.
An early-stage venture capital fund that invests in Israeli deep technology startups from pre-seed through seed stages, with particular focus on climate tech, space tech, optics, quantum computing, materials science, and semiconductors.
PICO Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Israel that invests in Israeli entrepreneurs developing future-defining technologies aimed at disrupting existing markets and industries.
An early-stage venture capital firm focused on discovering and nurturing breakthrough AI and technology companies. The firm takes a hands-on approach by tracking emerging trends, supporting founders through their first significant funding rounds, and facilitating introductions to help portfolio companies scale.
Firms observed investing alongside Hearst Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Hearst Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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