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    HearstLab

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2016

    HearstLab is a strategic corporate venture fund backed by Hearst, providing cash investments and operational support to early-stage, women-led, technology startups. It invests at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages across sectors including fintech, data analytics, healthcare, and transportation.

    They made 1 investment in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $9.8M (across 22 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    31

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Azahara Espejo

    Azahara Espejo

    Director, HearstLab International

    Dominique Festa

    Dominique Festa

    Data & Operations Director

    Eastin Rossell

    Eastin Rossell

    Venture Director

    Jamie Wishnick

    Jamie Wishnick

    Venture Director

    Jeff Israel

    Jeff Israel

    Senior Engineering Director

    Katie Bailey

    Katie Bailey

    Senior Director

    Eve Burton

    Eve Burton

    Chairwoman, HearstLab and Executive Vice President, Hearst

    Lisa Burton

    Lisa Burton

    Vice President

    Ashanti Pratt

    Ashanti Pratt

    Digital Marketing Manager

    Beth Devin

    Beth Devin

    Co-Lead, HearstLab

    Lia Tavarez

    Lia Tavarez

    Sr Manager, Community & Events

    Nejoud Al Mulaik

    Nejoud Al Mulaik

    Lead Scout, GCC

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    33 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Bevyl AI logoBevyl AISeed$1.3MJun 2026
    Buzz Solutions logoBuzz SolutionsGrowth$5MJan 2026
    Buzzsolutions Co logoBuzzsolutions CoUnknown$20MJan 2026
    TILT logoTILTSeries B$15MAug 2024
    PairUp logoPairUpUnknown$2.8MJul 2024
    FilmChain logoFilmChainUnknown—Apr 2024
    Sandgarden logoSandgardenUnknown$4.5MJan 2024
    HHighlight AISeries A$10MJan 2024
    Highlight logoHighlightSeries A$18MAug 2023
    Aiir logoAiirUnknown—Jan 2023
    Intella logoIntellaSeries A$12.5MJan 2023
    Rock Paper Coin logoRock Paper CoinPre-Seed$2.3MOct 2022
    Clutch logoClutchPre-Seed$1.2MAug 2022
    Beam Impact logoBeam ImpactSeries A$13.3MApr 2022
    Highlight logoHighlightSeed$7MMar 2022
    The Host Co. logoThe Host Co.Seed$1.9MMar 2022
    Intella logoIntellaSeed$1MJan 2022
    Clutch logoClutchSeries A$1.2MJan 2022
    StrongDM logoStrongDMSeries B$54MSep 2021
    KitSplit logoKitSplitUnknown$2.1MFeb 2018
    Mental Canvas logoMental CanvasUnknown——
    Elotl logoElotlSeed$5M—
    WIVI Vision logoWIVI VisionUnknown——
    Yuimedi logoYuimediUnknown——
    Barometer logoBarometerSeed$2.3M—
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026