Hearst Ventures is a global venture capital firm that is a unit of Hearst Communications. It was founded in 1995 in the Greater New York Area. Hearst Communications is one of US’s largest diversified media and information companies.
Through the years, it has made strategic investments in companies that focus on media, information and technology. Since it invested in Netscape in 1995, Hearst Ventures has grown to become one of the most active and successful corporate venture companies.
Hearst Ventures is a global investment group with offices in NYC, London, Beijing and Tel-Aviv. Notable investments include Via Transportation, Buzzfeed, Roku, Sling Media, HootSuite, Brightcove, E Ink, Pandora, and XM Satellite Radio. It has more than $1 billion invested as of 2019.
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David Famolari
Managing Director
Edward P. Zebrowski Scott
Finance Director
Gil Canaani
Director, Hearst Ventures Israel
Katie Hu
Director, Hearst Ventures China
Ken Bronfin
Senior Managing Director
Megumi Ikeda
Managing Director, Hearst Ventures Europe
Scott English
Senior Managing Director, Head of US Investments
Scott English
Senior Managing Director, Head of US Investments
Teia Negoita
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