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About HearstLab

Investor type

Incubator & Accelerator

First check

$500k to $500k

Themes

business-to-business
business to business
inclusion
banking
finserv
woman
b-to-b
entertainment
healthier living
web tools
wealthtech
audio/voice
woman-lead
underrepresented founders
regtech
BIPOC
voice
inclusive
b to b
well-being
analytics
D&I
e-health
content
latinx
LGBT
immigrants
African-American
immigrant
paytech
fintechs
SEO
women's
financial services
US Military Veteran
fintech
car
first-generation
healthtech
under-represented
immigrant founders
digital-health
historically ignored founder
femtech
African American
gay
latina
female founder
black
finance
fin-tech
automobile
telehealth
clothes
music
female
bank
underestimated founders
second generation
diversity
payment
video
Immigrant (1st or 2nd generation)
latino
woman led
mobility
audio
data
wearables automotive
small and medium business
transportation
health
diverse
small and medium businesses
longevity
female-led
smart clothes
woman-led
connected-health
woman lead
fashion
female-founded
women
IoT
SMB
overlooked teams
health-tech
healthcare
second-generation
lesbian
media
streaming
lending
disabled
female entrepreneur
ehealth
people of color
connected health
enterprise
smbs
B2B2C
female founded
first generation
B2B female founders art mental health
clothing
webtools
prosumer
wellbeing
EV
female led
wellness
tech-enabled health
women-led
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Funding Stages

3. Early Revenue2. Prototype4. Scaling

Countries of investment

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Who we are

HearstLab is a mission-focused corporate venture fund dedicated to closing the gender gap in VC by investing in early-stage women-led technology startups. In addition to strategic capital and hands-on support, HearstLab provides access to a global network of women executives. Hearst’s ecosystem of 360+ businesses includes iconic consumer media brands like Cosmopolitan, ESPN, and A+E, as well as a range of B2B software and data companies across healthcare, finance, and transportation industries including Fitch Ratings.

Funding Requirements

We invest in early stage women-founded and led startups in North America. We look for startups that have a tech-enabled business, a live product and demonstrated initial product-market validation. We focus on the following sectors: enterprise technology, data analytics, fintech, healthcare, transportation and media with an emphasis on B2B.

Value add

HearstLab supports early-stage startups by providing hands-on operational support through expert teams in product, marketing, legal, finance, and data strategy.

Locations

300 West 57th Street, NY, NY 10019 HQ

HearstLab Team

Eastin Rossell

Eastin Rossell

Associate

"I invest in Female-founded female-led B2B startups in the pre-seed in seed stage. Product is live in market with early traction. "

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