HearstLab
Corporate VCNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
HearstLab is a mission- and founder-first investor focused on backing early-stage, women-led technology startups. It aims to close the gender gap in venture funding by providing strategic capital along with support, helping female founders build sustainable and highly scalable businesses. The firm emphasizes fairness and honesty in its dealings with founders and operates within the broader Hearst ecosystem of media, B2B software, and data companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 26 of 72 portfolio companiesSaaS ×16AI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×7Healthtech ×5Marketing Tech ×5HR Tech ×4Consumer ×3Digital Health ×3
HQs:United States×17Australia×1Spain×1
Investments · 72 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12018 · 12017 · 19 dated
ALL3D offers a platform to create, customize, manage, distribute, and monetize 2D and 3D digital assets for use in ecommerce and advertising across devices.
AdTechE-commerceSaaSSan Francisco, US
Amra Tareen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPaul Martino(Director)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalWXR Fund
AptDeco is an online marketplace where users buy and sell used furniture with integrated delivery services.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesNew York City, US
Reham Fagiri(Founder/CEO)inKalam Dennis(Founder)inkalam dennis(Founder)in
BoardBrett Topche(Director)in
Co-investors645 VenturesComcast VenturesFJ LabsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalRed & Blue VenturesSandalphon Capital+2 more
Beam is a platform that connects consumer purchases with nonprofit donations, allowing brands on the platform to direct a portion of sales to nonprofits chosen by customers.
B2B MarketplacesImpact & Social GoodMarketing TechSaaSSocialNew York, US
Viveka Hulyalkar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Alexandra Salvatore(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsInterlace VenturesR/GA VenturesUlu VenturesIndex Ventures
Provides research-backed information and expert-designed products for pregnancy, birth recovery, postpartum, and breastfeeding.
Co-investorsBlue Hour Ventures
CollabWORK is a hiring platform that helps employers get their job postings discovered through AI search tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews), distributed across curated newsletters, Slack groups, and professional communities, and re-engaged through their existing candidate databases.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSNew York, US
SUMMER DELANEY(Executive Officer, Director)
Dialect provides infrastructure for Web3 user experiences, offering Blinks (embedded blockchain transactions) and Alerts (onchain notifications) that integrate directly into digital platforms without redirects.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Chris Osborn(Founder)in
Co-investorsElectric CapitalProtagonistY Combinator500 GlobalAsymmetricJump Crypto+4 more
Dialect builds AI software that generates automated responses to forms, RFPs, and questionnaires by leveraging a company's internal knowledge base.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
James Thomas(Founder)inTony Ginart(Founder)inTejas Sundaresan(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator500 GlobalOtium CapitalWa'ed Ventures
Co-investorsValuestream Ventures
FilmChain is a cloud-based collection account management platform that automates the tracking, collection, and distribution of revenue for film and media rightsholders.
FintechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Adrian Rosu(Co-founder)
Co-investorsDeBa VenturesInnvotec Ltd.
FreeWill provides a free online platform for creating legally valid estate plans and charitable giving tools.
FintechImpact & Social GoodLegalTechNew York, US
JennyPatrick William Schmitt(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Xia Spradling(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew B Nick(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsDorm RoomICONIQQED InvestorsUlu VenturesVista Venture PartnersICONIQ Growth
GlossGenius provides employee management software designed for beauty, wellness, and health businesses.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMarketing TechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Danielle Cohen-ShohetLeah Cohen-Shohet
BoardIan Friedman(Director)Kent Bennett(Director)in
Co-investors2048 VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersImaginary Venture CapitalLeft Lane CapitalTechstarsVibe Capital
Heatseeker is a platform that combines synthetic personas built from first-party customer data with live in-market experiments to validate messaging, pricing, and go-to-market strategies.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechBundall, AU
Kate O'Keeffe(CEO)
Co-investorsEastend VenturesEven CapitalTechstars
Highlight operates a product intelligence platform that manages consumer product testing end-to-end, from recruiting target participants to delivering datasets and insights, including shipping physical products to consumers.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketing TechSaaS
Dana Kim(Founder)inDeirdre NorrisinKeshia PerisinRJ Zaworski(Engineering Leader)inAnna ShafferinBryon Christopher Coroin
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersDorm RoomEudemian VenturesIngeborg InvestmentsScribble VenturesKhosla Ventures
HiOperator provides customer service outsourcing powered by human agents and AI technology.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDallas, US
Liz Tsai(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
MD Ally partners with public safety agencies and payers to integrate virtual care and telehealth services into 911 and EMS systems, enabling dispatchers to route non-emergent patients to appropriate care resources in real-time.
Digital HealthHealthtechPhiladelphia, US
Shanel Fields(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKojo Degraft-Hanson(Director)Brett Topche(Director)in
Co-investorsFrist Cressey VenturesRed & Blue VenturesSeae VenturesTechstarsWalnut Venture AssociatesAndreessen Horowitz
Mental Canvas offers a digital drawing tool that lets creators sketch and develop spatial concepts, communicate ideas, and tell stories.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)SLVC
Chicago, US
NOVACK JULIE(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDundee Venture CapitalForefront VentureGreat North VenturesHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcHyde Park Venture PartnersInvestHER Ventures+4 more
Planet FWD offers software that turns supply chain data into insights to help brands measure and reduce their environmental impact and work toward net zero.
CleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Julia Collins(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersBackstage CapitalBeacon VCCity LightCleo CapitalCongruent Ventures+11 more
PowerToFly operates a platform connecting professionals with remote job opportunities and offers AI model training work where domain experts can earn by evaluating and improving AI models in their field of expertise.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkNew York, US
Milena Berry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Katharine Zaleski(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Milena Berry (she/her)(Founder)in
Co-investorsChartline Capital PartnersCrosslink CapitalBlumberg CapitalFoundersX VenturesGradient VenturesY Combinator
Priori provides a platform for legal teams to manage and source outside counsel, offering capabilities for matter intake, firm intelligence, RFP evaluation, and spend alignment to optimize legal resourcing decisions.
LegalTech
Co-investorsBridge Venture FundGreat Oaks Venture CapitalLegalTechMindset VentureThomson Reuters Ventures
Co-investorsDraper B1
Rock Paper Coin is a booking and payment platform built for event professionals, offering proposals, contracts, electronic signatures, and digital invoicing with Stripe-powered payment processing.
FintechSaaSLake Oswego, US
Elizabeth Sheils(Co-founder)Nora Sheils(Co-founder)Valerie Troyer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalBand of AngelsLong Way VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalCascade Seed FundElevate Capital
Scope Zero offers the Carbon Savings Account (CSA), an employer-funded benefit similar to a health savings account that employees use to buy efficient home technology and personal transportation upgrades.
Climate TechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsDifferential VenturesSarah SmithThe MBA Fund
Status (formerly Statusphere) operates a platform that automates influencer marketing campaign management for brands while connecting creators with brand partnership opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSWinter Park, US
Kristen Wiley(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJacqui Deegan(Director)Larry Cheng(Director)in
Co-investorsBehind Genius VenturesCalano VenturesHow Women InvestUlu VenturesVolition Capital1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Strategikon Pharma develops Clinical Maestro, a software platform for managing clinical business operations including budgeting, sourcing, contracting, and vendor management, with AI-driven cost benchmarking tools.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Anca Copaescu(Founder)Mark Di Ianni(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Paulo Carvalho(Executive Officer)Mark Weinstein(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRob Hess(Director)Vincent Lepreux(Director)
Co-investorsBand of AngelsDebiopharm Innovation FundGolden SeedsOsage Venture Partners
StrongDM provides privileged access management and identity governance for infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Elizabeth Joy Zalman(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Allan McCarthy(Executive Officer, Director)Schuyler Chapin Brown(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Frontline VenturesGolub GrowthNew York Venture PartnersSequoia CapitalBloomberg Beta
tex.tracer operates a supply chain traceability platform that collects and authenticates primary-source environmental and social data at product and facility level, giving brands and retailers a transparent view of their supply chain from manufacturing to raw materials.
Circular EconomyRetail TechSaaS
Time Study is an enterprise platform for measuring and analyzing how employees spend their time, connecting time data to financial, operational, and workforce decisions.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Wellthy operates a care concierge service with a dedicated team of coordinators and advisers who help families navigate healthcare systems, access care providers, and manage care-related tasks across aging, disability, mental health, and other life stages.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Lindsay Jurist-Rosner(Co-founder / CEO)
Co-investorsEquitage Ventures, L.L.C.Generator VenturesNext Play VenturesRethink ImpactSocial StartsSpringbank+1 more
WIVI Vision develops software and customized hardware that assess and train non-strabismic binocular vision dysfunctions using immersive 3D games, gamification, and AI.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBarcelona, ES
Eva García Ramos(CEO & Co-founder)Juan Carlos Ondategui Parra(CEO & Co-founder)
Co-investorsAdara VenturesShip2BBBVA SPARK
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Power to Fly · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Highlight · tipranks.com · Jul 17, 2026
GlossGenius · techcrunch.com · Jul 5, 2026
FreeWill · philanthropy.com · Jun 23, 2026
Statusphere · forbes.com · Feb 24, 2026
strongDM · law.stanford.edu · Feb 8, 2026
Heatseeker · trysignalbase.com · Oct 25, 2025
Dialect · weetracker.com · Sep 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has HearstLab made?
- HearstLab has 60 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does HearstLab invest at?
- HearstLab invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is HearstLab's typical check size?
- HearstLab typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- What sectors does HearstLab focus on?
- HearstLab focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is HearstLab located?
- HearstLab is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does HearstLab lead rounds?
- Yes, HearstLab leads investment rounds.
- Who does HearstLab co-invest with?
- HearstLab most often shares deals with Techstars, Band of Angels, Red & Blue Ventures, among 50 tracked co-investors.
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