Hartbeat Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded by comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart, based in Encino, California. The firm focuses on lifestyle, media, and technology investments with an emphasis on financial inclusion and supporting minority and underrepresented founders.
They made 3 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is series-b (55% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $38.3M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
11
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
KH
Kevin Hart
Founder and Managing Partner
TN
Tashi Nakanishi
Managing Partner
WS
Walid Samaha
Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
11 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bluecore Energy | Seed | $50M | Sep 2026 |
 Bluecore | Seed | $50M | Jan 2026 |
| SSimple Life | Series B | — | Oct 2025 |
 Simple | Series B | $35M | Oct 2025 |
 PATH | Series A | $30M | Sep 2022 |
 Ready Player Me | Series B | $56M | Jan 2022 |
 Cleancult | Series B | $25M | Sep 2021 |
 Hydrow | Series A | — | Sep 2021 |
 Snackpass | Series B | $70M | Jun 2021 |
| RRodo | Series B | $18M | Jan 2021 |
 Run The World | Series A | $10.8M | May 2020 |
Top Co-Investors
Andreessen Horowitz3 shared
Liquidity Capital2 shared
Harlem Capital2 shared
Slauson & Co.2 shared
Banana Capital1 shared
PagsGroup1 shared
Pioneer Fund1 shared
AirAngels1 shared
General Catalyst1 shared
Gaingels1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Craft Ventures1 shared
Moving Capital1 shared
SV Angel1 shared
Shrug Capital1 shared
Rachel Zoe Ventures1 shared
Uncork Capital1 shared
BoxGroup1 shared
The Blue Venture Fund1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026