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Hearst Ventures

Corporate VC

Tel Aviv · Series A–Series C · 7 people tracked

Also known as Hearst Health Ventures

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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.

Stage
Series A–Series C
Check
$2M – $5M
HQ
Tel Aviv, IL
Leads rounds
Leads
Founded
1995
Last 12 months
5 investments
Tracked investments
58
Unicorns
1
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
3

Team · 7 people

from public directories
Megumi Ikeda· GM Europein

What they invest in

from 44 of 58 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×25SaaS ×22Enterprise Software ×17Consumer ×6Cybersecurity ×6Data & Infrastructure ×6Fintech ×6Healthtech ×5

HQs:United States×38United Kingdom×2China×1Denmark×1Singapore×1

Investments · 58 tracked

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BuzzFeedbuzzfeed.com𝕏NASDAQ: BZFD

BuzzFeed is a digital media company that produces entertainment, news, and content across pop culture, food, and commerce for online audiences.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Jonah Peretti(Founder)inJohn Johnson III(Director)Mark Frackt(Executive Officer)Greg Coleman(Executive Officer, Director)Allison Lucas(Executive Officer)JON STEINBERG(President and Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGeneral AtlanticLerer HippeauNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)RRE VenturesVelvet Sea Ventures+3 more

Diginexdiginex.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DGNXJan 2021

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)inRichard 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-investorscoparionCyberport Hong KongWorking Capital FundRhino Ventures

Creative Forcecreativeforce.ioin✓ verified

Creative Force is a SaaS platform for planning and producing eCommerce creative content such as photography, video, and copywriting, serving brands, retailers, and commercial studios.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSHolstebro, DK

Thomas Kragelund(Founder)

Co-investorsbyFounders

GPMS Internationalgpms-vt.comin𝕏✓ verified

GPMS develops helicopter health management and condition monitoring systems for the aviation maintenance industry.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoTVermont, US

Eric BechhoeferinJed KalksteininJohn Taylor(Director)John Schweizer(Director)

BoardMatthew Porat(Director of Issuer)Brian Flynn(Director of Issuer)

Co-investorsDiamondStream PartnersVermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)

Tezigntezign.comin𝕏✓ verified

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

Acinacin.com

Acin partners with financial institutions and industry leaders to drive growth and deliver value to clients.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Paul(Founder, Advisor)Paul Ford(Founder)

Co-investorsNotion CapitalTalis Capital

Appliedxlappliedxl.comMar 2022

AppliedXL builds intelligence infrastructure that converts the public record into verified signals, indicators, and forecasts for the information industry.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US

Erin Riglin(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCommunitas Capital PartnersCorrelation VenturesMontage Ventures

Artemis Healthgetartemis.comMar 2019

Artemis is an AI-native security operations platform that builds a live model of an organization's environment across identity, cloud, endpoint, and SaaS to detect, investigate, and respond to attacks autonomously.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsValence VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersF-Prime CapitalMaverick CapitalMaverick VenturesRose Park Advisors

Basilbasil.soin𝕏

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

Basil Systemsbasilsystems.comin

Basil Systems provides a big-data SaaS platform called Basil Intel that consolidates global regulatory, clinical, safety, and commercial data into a single indexed dataset for analytics and insights.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSBoston, US

Anthony Cirurgiao(Executive Officer, Director)Luca Fabbri(Director)Bert Amato(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesService Provider CapitalUntapped CapitalAlix VenturesGolden VenturesLooking Glass Capital

BoxedUptryboxedup.com𝕏Dec 2023

BoxedUp is a website builder and rental management system that lets rental businesses accept online bookings, rentals, and sales 24/7.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaSSeattle, US

Daniel Hanks(Director)Donald Boone(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsService Provider CapitalBlack CapitalCollab CapitalLavrock VenturesLevel Up VenturesOutlander VC+1 more

Caavocaavo.comin𝕏Feb 2017Defunct

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

Cartodb Inccarto.comin𝕏Mar 2015

CARTO is a cloud-based location intelligence and GIS platform for spatial analysis, designed to run on cloud data warehouses such as BigQuery without moving the data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Javier de la Torre(Founder)inSergio Álvarez(Founder)inLuis Sanz(CEO)Luis Sanz (CEO)(Founder)Sergio Álvarez Leiva(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelEarlybird Venture CapitalKibo VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESInsight Partners

Cognitive Creditcognitivecredit.comin𝕏

Cognitive Credit provides structured financial data and models on investment-grade corporate bond issuers in the US and Europe, extracted from official filings and delivered via automated systems to investment teams and analysts.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Robert Slater(CEO)in

Co-investorsETFS CapitalPentech VenturesXTX Markets

CredCorecredcore.comin

CredCore's Tusk Liquid is an MCP-based tool that indexes and analyzes public credit deals by sector, structure, and lender, letting users query clauses and terms from tools like Excel, Word, ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Karthik Nandyal(Founder)inSaumil Annegiri(Founder)in

Co-investorsAvataar Venture PartnersInspired CapitalTranspose Platform Management

Dockdock.usinDec 2025 · $42M

Dock provides a white-label customer portal platform that enables companies to manage projects, share files, track engagement, and handle renewals in a single collaborative workspace.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsCraft VenturesFive Four VenturesFjor FoundersOperator CollectiveRecall CapitalLightbank+6 more

Docktrydock.ai𝕏Dec 2025 · $42M

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(CEO)inAntonio Soares(Founder)Diogo Frenkel(Founder)

Co-investorsPioneerVela PartnersWSSY CombinatorAmino CapitalBlast.Club+8 more

Drone Racing Leaguethedroneracingleague.comSep 2016Acquired

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 GroupLerer HippeauLux CapitalRSE VenturesCourtside Ventures+2 more

DroneBasedronebase.cominFeb 2023 · $55M

Aerial imaging and AI inspection company for renewable energy and infrastructure assets, rebranded as Zeitview in 2023.

San Diego, US

Daniel Burton(Executive Officer, Director)Eli Tamanaha(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMark Suster(Director)inVivek Pattipati(Director)inMichael Bishop(Director)Greg Bettinelli(Director)in

Co-investorsEnergy Transition VenturesAccelPritzker Group Venture CapitalRazi VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Union Square Ventures (USV)+2 more

Duality Roboticsduality.aiin𝕏Oct 2021 · $30M

Duality develops simulation software that models complex environmental scenarios and processes real-time sensor and machine data.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSan Mateo, US

Apurva Shah(Founder)inMichael Taylor(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDorm RoomDrive CapitalHG VenturesIntel CapitalLemnos VC+3 more

Duality Technologiesdualitytech.comin𝕏Oct 2021 · $30M

Duality provides a privacy-preserving data collaboration platform that lets organizations analyze and share sensitive, distributed data without moving or exposing it, using Privacy Enhancing Technologies such as fully homomorphic encryption, federated learning, and trusted execution environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureMaplewood, US

Kurt Rohloff(Executive Officer)inRina Shainski(Executive Officer, Director)Alon Kaufman(Executive Officer, Director)inShafi Goldwasser(Executive Officer)Vinod Vaikuntanathan(Executive Officer)in

BoardYuval Shachar(Director)in

Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesNAventuresIntel CapitalTeam8

IMGN Mediaimgnmedia.comSeed · Apr 2016 · $2M

Co-investors2B Angels2B.VCDot CapitalRhodiumAiSprouts VC

Insurifyinsurify.comin𝕏Sep 2021

Insurify operates an online insurance-comparison marketplace that pulls real-time, personalized quotes from 120-plus insurers (including GEICO, Allstate, and Progressive) for auto, home, renters, and pet insurance, letting shoppers compare policies and buy online or with a licensed agent.

FintechInsurTechMarketplacesCambridge, US

Giorgos Zacharia(Co-founder)inSnejina Zacharia(Founder)inTod Kiryazov(Co-founder)inChang Jo(Executive Officer)inGene Shkolnik(Mr. Shkolnik is the Chief Technology Officer of the Issuer.)in

BoardDaniel Tsiddon(Director)in

Co-investorsMotive PartnersMTECH CAPITALViola FinTechMassMutual VenturesMoneta VCR136 Ventures+3 more

JoyTunesjoytunes.comin𝕏

Joytunes offers mobile apps that teach music and drawing through interactive, adaptive lessons with real-time feedback.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyEdTech

Yigal Kaminka(Founder)inRoey Izkovsky(Founder)Yuval Kaminka(Founder)in

Co-investorsKaedan CapitalLeft Lane CapitalAlephFounder CollectiveGV (Google Ventures)Insight Partners+2 more

Kargokargo.aiinDec 2025 · $42M

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

Sam Lurye(Founder)in

BoardSpencer Foust(Director)in

Co-investorsSozo VenturesActivant CapitalAvenir Growth CapitalB3 CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGood Friends+10 more

Knox Systemsknoxsystems.cominMar 2026 · $25M

Knox Systems helps software companies navigate FedRAMP compliance and secure federal government contracts.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityGovTechSaaSAustin, US

Irina Denisenko(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam 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+3 more

LiveSafein

Arlington, US

Carolyn Parent(Executive Officer, Director)inRandolph Klueger(Executive Officer)Jenny Abramson(Executive Officer, Director)inBarry Diller(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Grass(Executive Officer, Director)Ehsan Pahlevani(Director)

Co-investorsRise of the Rest Seed

Looraloora.cominSeries A · Feb 2024 · $12M

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

Roy Mor(Founder)inYonti Levin(Founder)

Co-investorsEmerge VenturesKaedan CapitalQP VenturesTwo Lanterns Venture PartnersUnion Tech Venturesvgames+1 more

Mavenmavenmachines.comin𝕏Feb 2020 · $7M

Maven develops AI-powered software for trucking fleet operations, offering tools for route planning, dispatch, telematics, and fleet management.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSPittsburgh, US

Avishai Geller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAvi Geller(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsAllos VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalPhoenix CourtRiverfront Ventures, LLCCreator FundLocalGlobe

Optableoptable.coinJan 2025 · $20M

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

Yves PoiréinVlad StesininBosko MilekicinWilliam Glasgow Phillips(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBrightspark VenturesasterXBreakpoint CapitalDeloitte VenturesDesjardins CapitalMML UK Advisor

Pandorapandora.cominAcquired

Personalized internet radio powered by the Music Genome Project

AdTechOakland, US

Tim Westergren(Founder)inWill Glaser(Founder)inJon Kraft(Founder)inSara Clemens(Executive Officer)inJohn Trimble(Executive Officer)inSimon Fleming-Wood(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalDBL PartnersGreylock PartnersKensington Capital Partners LimitedMoonshots CapitalNotable Capital+6 more

Pixvanaforestkey.com𝕏

Forestkey.com is the personal blog of Forest Key, a product professional who writes about media technology, travel, AI/creativity tools, and personal topics.

Media & EntertainmentSeattle, US

Forest Key(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardSivaramakichenane Somasegar(Director)Michael Galgon(Director)Timothy Porter(Director)

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Madrona Venture Group

Portcastportcast.ioin𝕏Nov 2024

Portcast offers a freight intelligence platform that connects shipment data to orders, contracts, and invoices, using AI to predict shipment delays and manage freight spend.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSingapore, SG

Nidhi Gupta(Founder)inLingxiao Xia(Founder)inNidhi Gupta Lingxiao Xia(Founder)

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstNewtown PartnersTMVWavemaker PartnersSignal Ventures

Recurrentrecurrentauto.comin𝕏Apr 2022

Recurrent builds software and data analytics tools to help consumers and dealerships transition to electric vehicles and optimize EV adoption.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureMobility & TransportationRetail TechSaaS

Scott Case(Founder)in

Co-investorsArcTern VenturesAscend Venture CapitalAutomotive Ventures MobilityE8 AngelsEnerTech CapitalGoodyear Ventures+6 more

Robotic Skiesroboticskies.comin𝕏Nov 2021

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

Brad Hayden(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Butler(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsDRONE FUNDSun Mountain Capital

RxLightningrxlightning.comin𝕏Jun 2023 · $17.5M

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

ScoreBigscorebig.com𝕏Oct 2014 · $18M

ScoreBig is an online ticket marketplace for live events including concerts, sports, and theater, selling tickets without added service fees or hidden costs.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US

Adam Kanner(Director)David Goldberg(Executive Officer, Director)Joel Milne(Executive Officer, Director)Nate Checketts(Director)

BoardGeorge Kliavkoff(Director)Rick Lewis(Director)

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesU.S. Venture Partners

Security Scorecardsecurityscorecard.comin𝕏

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

Sam Kassoumeh(Founder)inAleksandr Yampolskiy(Founder)in

Co-investorsboldstart venturesEvolution Equity PartnersIntel CapitalNGP CapitalRiverwood CapitalAXA Venture Partners+7 more

sees.aisees.aiin𝕏Oct 2025

sees.ai develops an autonomous drone inspection platform for electricity network operators to conduct large-scale, close-up inspections of live power networks safely and consistently.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsLondon, GB

John McKenna(CEO)inEduardo Aldaz Carroll(CTO)inRichard Hopkirk(VP Engineering)in

Co-investorsElbow Beach CapitalTechstarsWakeUp CapitalSustainable Future Ventures

Sigma360sigma360.comin𝕏

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

Stuart Jones, Jr.(Founder)inRandal Skipperin

Co-investorsMosaik PartnersVocap PartnersContour Venture PartnersFinTech CollectiveModerne Ventures

Sling Mediaslingbox.com

Blake Krikorian(Founder)

Snappysnappy.comin𝕏Apr 2024 · $25M

Snappy is a gifting platform that integrates with Microsoft Teams, enabling users to send and receive gift notifications directly within Teams workspaces.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Dvir Cohen(Founder)Hani Goldstein(Founder)in

Co-investors83NorthNotable CapitalSaban VenturesXRCCeltic House Asia PartnersCeltic House Venture Partners+3 more

Spartan Race𝕏

Boston, US

Joseph DeSena(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Connor(Executive Officer)Kenneth Koleyni(Executive Officer)

BoardScott English(Director)Robert Jain(Director)Edward Philip(Director)

Co-investorsRaptor GroupVermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)

Stepfulstepful.comin𝕏

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)inPaula Hernandez(Head of Student Operations)Emmanuel Chiappini(Head of Growth)Kate Cooper(Public Policy Lead)

Co-investorsAlleyCorpBlue Trail PartnersEqual Opportunity VenturesForesite CapitalIntermountain HealthOak HC/FT+11 more

Swirl NetworksinApr 2015

Boston, US

HILMI OZGUC(Executive Officer, Director)inGRETCHEN FLEMING(Executive Officer)in

BoardRONALD D. FISHER(Director)WOODY BENSON(Director)inNILANJANA BHOWMIK(Director)inMICHAEL GOLDEN(Director)

Co-investorsConvergeLongworth Venture PartnersSoftBank Capital

Trakstartrakstar.comin𝕏

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

Truepictruepic.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $26M

Truepic builds enterprise software for verifying the authenticity of digital media and detecting AI-generated content and digital fraud, helping companies identify fraud and improve customer processes.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Diego, US

Craig Stack(Co-Founder & President)inJason Lyons(Co-Founder & Lead Engineer)inJeffrey McGregor(Chief Executive Officer)inJeffery McGregor(Chief Executive Officer)Mounir Ibrahim(Chief Communications Officer & Head of Public Affairs)inNick Brown(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Mozilla VenturesSony Ventures CorporationWestern Technology Investment

tvScientifictvscientific.cominApr 2022 · $20M

tvScientific offers a connected TV (CTV) advertising platform with real-time reporting that integrates with Google Analytics to track traffic, conversions, and return on investment from CTV ad campaigns.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Jason Fairchild(Founder)inDavid Koye(Founder)inBill H. Gross(Founder)in

Co-investorsNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCNorwest Venture PartnersProgress VenturesS4S VenturesSecond Alpha PartnersUnanimous Capital+5 more

Welltokwelltok.comSep 2016

Welltok is an enterprise SaaS platform that enables health plans, employers, providers, and public entities to deliver personalized health improvement resources and incentivize consumer engagement for better health outcomes.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSDenver, US

Bob Fabbio(Executive Officer, Director)James J. Sullivan(Executive Officer)Jeffrey H Margolis(Director)Jeff Cohen(Founder)

BoardMohamad Makhzoumi(Director)Nina Kjellson(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersFlare Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersMiramar Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+6 more

Zeitviewzeitview.comin𝕏Series B

Zeitview provides advanced inspection software for high-value infrastructure assets including solar, wind, properties, telecom, and utility infrastructure.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSLos Angeles, US

Dan Burton(Founder)inEli Tamanaha(CTO)Tomas BecklinSuman Nichani(Vice President Product)Jason Rae(Engineering Lead)Philip Chapman(Senior Architect)

Co-investorsClimate InvestmentEnergy Transition VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Upfront VenturesValor Equity PartnersY Combinator+4 more

Zendrivezendrive.comNov 2015 · $37MAcquired

Zendrive is a San Francisco mobility risk intelligence company using smartphone data to score driving behavior for insurers.

San Francisco, US

Jonathan Matus(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPadmasree Warrior(Director)Max Ventilla(Director)Ran Makavy(Director)

Co-investorsACME CapitalBMW i VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalFontinalis PartnersIT-Farm CorporationNyca+7 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

3D HubsAcrobatiqAlphastreamIntellihealthMonetization SolutionsOtonomoVault AI

Exits · 5

2 IPOs · 3 acquisitions · showing 2

BuzzFeedNASDAQ: BZFDDiginexNASDAQ: DGNX

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Hearst Ventures made?
Hearst Ventures has 58 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
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 AdTech, Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
Where is Hearst Ventures located?
Hearst Ventures is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
Does Hearst Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Hearst Ventures leads investment rounds.

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Both backed · 1
IMGN Media
$500K
Dell Technologies Capital

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$500K – $50M
Coinbase Ventures

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$100K – $10M
StageOne Ventures

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$500K – $3.5M
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$500K – $5M
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PICO Venture Partners

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Surround Ventures

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