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Hearst Ventures — 2021 Investments

7 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

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

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

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

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

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

Other

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

Vault AI

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.