Investments
177Portfolio Exits
45Funds
1About Hearst Ventures
Hearst Ventures is a unit of The Hearst Corporation, a diversified communications companies in the U.S. The group initiates and oversees equity investments in early-stage technology-enabled businesses, focusing on companies that utilize technology as a platform to establish new media markets or alter current media market dynamics. The group seeks companies with unique content, productivity tools, or proprietary technologies or services that will provide long-term strategic value to The Hearst Corporation.
Hearst Ventures Headquarter Location
300 West 57th Street
New York, New York, 10019,
United States
Latest Hearst Ventures News
Apr 21, 2022
tvScientific, a California-based AdTech startup and provider of a CTV platform for brands and apps, has raised $20 million in Series A funding to drive performance advertising for connected TVs. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from strategic […] The post NBCUniversal, Hearst Ventures join $20M investment in AdTech startup tvScientific to drive CTV performance advertising appeared first on Tech News | Startups News.
Hearst Ventures Investments
177 Investments
Hearst Ventures has made 177 investments. Their latest investment was in tvScientific as part of their Series A on April 4, 2022.
Hearst Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/21/2022 | Series A | tvScientific | $20M | Yes | 2 | |
4/14/2022 | Series A | Recurrent | $4.5M | Yes | 1 | |
3/22/2022 | Seed VC - II | AppliedXL | $3.5M | Yes | Boston Globe Media, and STAT | 2 |
3/18/2022 | Series A | |||||
2/16/2022 | Series B - II |
Date | 4/21/2022 | 4/14/2022 | 3/22/2022 | 3/18/2022 | 2/16/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Series A | Seed VC - II | Series A | Series B - II |
Company | tvScientific | Recurrent | AppliedXL | ||
Amount | $20M | $4.5M | $3.5M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Boston Globe Media, and STAT | ||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Hearst Ventures Portfolio Exits
45 Portfolio Exits
Hearst Ventures has 45 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was GeoPhy on February 07, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/7/2022 | Acquired | 4 | |||
12/6/2021 | Reverse Merger | 17 | |||
10/7/2021 | Acquired | 4 | |||
Date | 2/7/2022 | 12/6/2021 | 10/7/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Reverse Merger | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 17 | 4 |
Hearst Ventures Fund History
1 Fund History
Hearst Ventures has 1 fund, including Financial Venture Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/3/2016 | Financial Venture Fund | 4 |
Closing Date | 8/3/2016 |
|---|---|
Fund | Financial Venture Fund |
Fund Type | |
Status | |
Amount | |
Sources | 4 |
Hearst Ventures Team
6 Team Members
Hearst Ventures has 6 team members, including current Senior Managing Director, Kenneth A. Bronfin.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Kenneth A. Bronfin | Senior Managing Director | Current | |
Scott English | Senior Managing Director | Current | |
Gil Canaani | 2B Angels, Canaan Partners, AmWell, and AudioCodes | Managing Director | Current |
David Famolari | Managing Director | Current | |
Megumi Ikeda | Peacock Equity Fund, NBC Universal, Fast Forward, WIRED, Dow Jones & Company, and Kodansha | Managing Director | Current |
Name | Kenneth A. Bronfin | Scott English | Gil Canaani | David Famolari | Megumi Ikeda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | 2B Angels, Canaan Partners, AmWell, and AudioCodes | Peacock Equity Fund, NBC Universal, Fast Forward, WIRED, Dow Jones & Company, and Kodansha | |||
Title | Senior Managing Director | Senior Managing Director | Managing Director | Managing Director | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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