Hearst Ventures is the global corporate venture capital division of Hearst, founded in 1995. It makes strategic equity investments in early-stage technology-enabled companies operating at the intersection of media, information, and technology, with offices in New York, London, and Hong Kong.
Deal activity increased 50% year-over-year (6 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $28.9M (across 107 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
75
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
6
Team
Eve Burton
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Hearst and Co-Founder & Chairwoman, HearstLab
Kenneth A. Bronfin
Senior Managing Director & Head of International Investments, Hearst Ventures
Alexandra Carlin
Vice President, Communications, Hearst
Barnabas Kui
Vice President & Controller, Hearst
Carlton J. Charles
Senior Vice President, Treasury & Risk Management, Hearst
Carolene S. Eaddy
Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, Hearst
David Carey
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs & Communications, Hearst
David Hovstadius
Senior Vice President, Finance Operations, Hearst
David Kors
Senior Vice President, Taxes, Hearst
Debi Chirichella
Senior Vice President, Hearst and President, Hearst Magazines
Gregory Dorn, MD
Senior Vice President, Hearst and President, Hearst Health
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Loora | Series B | $22M | Sep 2026 |
 Loora AI | Series B | $22M | Sep 2026 |
 Seat Unique | Growth | — | Jun 2026 |
| KKnox | Series A | $25M | Mar 2026 |
 Knox | Series A | $25M | Mar 2026 |
 Sees.ai | Unknown | $4.7M | Oct 2025 |
 SEON | Series C | $94M | Sep 2025 |
| KKnox | Seed | $6.5M | Jun 2025 |
 ClearCOGS | Seed | $3.8M | Apr 2025 |
 Zeitview | Unknown | $60M | Jan 2025 |
 Optable | Growth | $20M | Jan 2025 |
 RunBuggy | Unknown | $3M | Jan 2025 |
 Signal AI | Unknown | $165M | Jan 2025 |
 Supermom | Series B | — | Oct 2024 |
 Supermom | Series B | — | Oct 2024 |
 Snappy | Series D | $25M | Apr 2024 |
| Loora | Series A | $12M | Feb 2024 |
| Loora AI | Series A | $12M | Feb 2024 |
 FlyteHealth | Series A | $24M | Jan 2024 |
| Loora AI | Series A | $12M | Jan 2024 |
 Creative Force | Series A | $8.9M | Oct 2023 |
| Loora | Seed | $9.3M | Jun 2023 |
| Loora AI | Seed | $9.3M | Jun 2023 |
 Wellthy | Series B | $25.5M | May 2023 |
 Caramel | Seed | $12M | Mar 2023 |
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Last updated: 20 October 2026