Hearst Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Diversified media and information company publishing newspapers and magazin

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Series B

Geographic focus

Malaysia

United Kingdom

United States

Sector focus

Advertising

Digital Media

News

Publishing

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Investment portfolio

28rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
SEON	Sep 2025Participated	$80 MSeries C
ClearCOGS	Apr 2025Participated	$4 MSeed
UNLISTED	Jan 2025Participated	$2 MSeed
Wellthy	May 2023Led	$26 MOther Equity
Signal AI	Dec 2021Participated	$50 MSeries D
Huboo	Oct 2021Participated	$82 MSeries B
Wellthy	Jun 2021Participated	$35 MSeries B
Priori	Oct 2020Participated	$6 MSeries A
iflix	Jul 2019Participated	$50 MOther Equity
LiveSafe	Sep 2018Participated	$11 MSeries B
Cortera	Sep 2018Led	$10 MSeries B
iflix	Aug 2017Led	$133 MOther Equity
SEON	Sep 2025Participated	$80 MSeries C
ClearCOGS	Apr 2025Participated	$4 MSeed
UNLISTED	Jan 2025Participated	$2 MSeed
Wellthy	May 2023Led	$26 MOther Equity
Signal AI	Dec 2021Participated	$50 MSeries D
Huboo	Oct 2021Participated	$82 MSeries B
Wellthy	Jun 2021Participated	$35 MSeries B
Priori	Oct 2020Participated	$6 MSeries A
iflix	Jul 2019Participated	$50 MOther Equity
LiveSafe	Sep 2018Participated	$11 MSeries B
Cortera	Sep 2018Led	$10 MSeries B
iflix	Aug 2017Led	$133 MOther Equity

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Deal Distribution

Hearst: 28 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	0	4
Series A	1	2
Series B	1	4
Series C+	1	6
Other Equity	3	6

Monthly Deal Activity

Hearst: 28 deals are recorded across 208 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jul '09	1
Aug '09	0
Sep '09	0
Oct '09	0
Nov '09	0
Dec '09	0
Jan '10	0
Feb '10	0
Mar '10	0
Apr '10	0
May '10	1
Jun '10	0
Jul '10	0
Aug '10	0
Sep '10	0
Oct '10	0
Nov '10	0
Dec '10	0
Jan '11	0
Feb '11	0
Mar '11	0
Apr '11	0
May '11	0
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	1
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	1
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	1
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	3
Jun '13	1
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	1
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	1
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	1
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	1
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	1
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	1
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	2
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	2
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	1
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	1
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	1
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	1
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	1
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	1
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	1
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	1
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	1
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Hearst: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (10 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Networks, Cloud & Communication	10
Marketing & Advertising	9
Media & Entertainment	9
E-Commerce & Retail	8
Enterprise Software	6
Professional Services	6
Social & Community Platforms	6
Data, Analytics & IT	4
Fintech	4
AI & Machine Learning	4
Government & Defense	3
Consumer & Lifestyle	3
Travel & Hospitality	2
Health & Life Sciences	2
Cybersecurity & Privacy	1
Real Estate & Construction	1
Transportation & Logistics	1
Hardware & Robotics	1
Food & Agriculture	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Hearst: 28 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	5
$5M-$10M	3
$10M-$25M	8
$25M-$50M	5
$50M-$100M	6
$100M-$250M	1
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Hearst: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (24 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	24
Europe	2
Malaysia	2

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Hearst: 20 co-investors are shown, with SoftBank sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
SoftBank	5
Lerer Hippeau	4
Cox Media Group	3
Gannett	3
MediaNews Group	3
RRE Ventures	3
The E.W. Scripps Company	3
The McClatchy Company	3
A. H. Belo Corporation	2
Advance Digital	2
Catcha Group	2
Community Newspaper Holdings	2
CV Starr	2
Eldridge	2
Lee Enterprises	2
MacAndrews & Forbes	2
New Enterprise Associates	2
Rethink Impact	2
RIT Capital Partners	2
Sky	2