In < 2 weeks, we’re bringing #PitchHearstLab to ATLANTA 🍑 for the first time! What is Pitch HearstLab? Get to know the biggest competition for women-led startups in the world. Tickets for Atlanta are still available! RSVP for a free ticket (IRL or Virtual) 👇 We hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/e3bN6vq2 🗓️ Tuesday, Nov. 12 @ 2 PM EST 📍 Google Atlanta
HearstLab
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
New York, NY 9,733 followers
Closing the VC gap for early-stage women-led startups.
About us
HearstLab's mission is to close the gap in VC funding for women by helping founders build healthy, sustainable and highly scalable businesses. In addition to financial investment, startups gain unrivaled access to expertise within Hearst's 360+ businesses across fintech, healthcare, transportation, consumer media, enterprise software, and data analytics. This includes assistance with legal services, product development, financial analysis, business development, marketing, and more. Additionally, founders can leverage the guidance and support of HearstLab Scouts, women executives from across Hearst’s global business ecosystem.
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- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Female Founders, Startup Support, Cash Investments, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Venture Capital, and Enterprise SaaS
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New York, NY 10019, US
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✨Spotted in ELLE✨ Incredibly proud to see HearstLab International Director Azahara García Espejo featured in the November issue of ELLE Magazine alongside a stellar list of entrepreneurs, executives, investors and more! Congrats, Aza 🙌!
No puedes ser lo que no puedes ver (Marian Wright Edelman) Una de las razones más citadas para explicar la baja representación de mujeres en ciertos sectores es la falta de referentes visibles que inspiren a las nuevas generaciones. Para una niña o una joven estudiante, resulta difícil imaginarse en un puesto de liderazgo si, al pensar en la palabra “CEO”, lo primero que viene a la mente es la imagen de un hombre. En la edición de noviembre de la revista ELLE Magazine , además de cantantes, actrices y supermodelos, encontramos historias de jóvenes emprendedoras (Ariadna Masó - CEO SANNO), de ejecutivas con una larga y exitosa trayectoria (Pilar Cosentino, EVP COSENTINO) y de inversoras que definen el rumbo de la innovación (Lourdes Álvarez de Toledo Valdés - JME Ventures, Patricia Pastor - Next Tier Ventures, Rocio Pillado - Adara Ventures, Carmen Pumariño - Zubi Capital, Irene Gomez - Wayra) Benedetta Poletti, Paloma Leyra Fatou, gracias por inspirar, apostar y visibilizar (y por vuestro apoyo incondicional a HearstLab). El impacto de dar foco y voz a estos perfiles tiene un poder multiplicador que va mucho más allá de las páginas de una revista.
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Go VRTL! 👏 Yesterday, portfolio company VRTL, led by CEO Courtney Jeffries, took the stage at TechCrunch's Disrupt 2024 as a Top 20 #StartupBattlefield Finalist 🚀 TechCrunch’s Amanda Silberling covers more on VRTL and how its changing the game for remote fan engagement in the sports and entertainment industry! Get the story here: https://lnkd.in/gFPcqSsH And a big shoutout to Isabelle Johannessen for her work helping curate an exceptional range of founders for this pivotal event 💪✨ #TechCrunchDisrupt #WomeninTech #FemaleFounders
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Happy Friday! HearstLab Founders In the News 🚀🚀🚀 💰This week, FreeWill announced their acquisition of Grant Assistant, a groundbreaking AI-based platform that’s revolutionizing the grant proposal landscape. More from CEO Jennifer Xia Spradling (she / her) on the future of nonprofit fundraising: https://lnkd.in/egX2JCGN 💍 “The Next Big Workplace Benefit? Helping with your Divorce.” More from Pavithra Mohan at Fast Company on this headline featuring Sheri Atwood & SupportPay. (And yes, Hearst offers SupportPay to employees now!) https://lnkd.in/gyy3Zjve 🛋️ “AptDeco plots its next growth phase.” Learn more about their focus on profitability, platform & logistics white-label strategy, and what's next from CEO Reham Fagiri & Gabriela Barkho at Modern Retail https://lnkd.in/et3icTqx More on AptDeco’s active Wefunder raise: https://lnkd.in/e5zpE2MS At HearstLab, we are committed to driving a diverse and equitable startup landscape. The data shows that, on average, women-led companies are more innovative and perform better. 3 perfect examples!
Exciting news! FreeWill is thrilled to announce our acquisition of Grant Assistant, a groundbreaking AI-based platform that’s revolutionizing the grant proposal landscape. We’re combining our expertise with helping nonprofits tap transformational sources of funding with GrantAssistant’s cutting-edge technology, which already has significant traction in helping nonprofits and international development organizations fundraise better from grants. We see a bright future together, and you can learn more about today’s news via The NonProfit Times' story out this morning on the news: https://bit.ly/3BRe8r9 Stay tuned for updates as we embark on this exciting new chapter! #Acquisition #AI #GrantWriting #Innovation
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HearstLab's Kriti Krishna, spent last week on the West Coast for #LA TECH WEEK by a16z! She attended events ranging from Founder & Founder Power Walks to Sunset & Poker Soirées to Cocktails & Cap Tables to a Show Her The Money screening 🤩 A few key themes👇 🤖AI = force multiplier, especially for founders looking for a “lean startup” model. It’s not just about keeping a low head count (and increased overhead) but also about identifying which human roles are ripe for AI augmentation so startups can work smarter, not harder. ♻️Sustainability has evolved from a "nice to have" to a "strategic imperative". Enter sustainability tech companies. They’re helping forward-thinking corporations navigate the complexities of carbon reporting and the demand for net-zero operations to gain a competitive edge. HearstLab portfolio company Planet FWD led by Julia Collins is helping consumer corps do this as the leading decarbonization platform for the consumer industry. 🏆The future of sports tech is going beyond virtual experiences to create parallel digital universes for sports fans. HearstLab portfolio company VRTL led by Courtney Jeffries is pioneering how fans shape the sports they love by blurring the line between fan and player, all without stepping foot inside a stadium. Shout out to fellow investors, organizations, and individuals who made it all possible: Avni Barman, J.P. Morgan, Women in Climate Investing & Finance, How Women Invest, GOLFJOY LIMITED, Black Tech Meetup, Cherub, SoGal Ventures, Catherine Gray. More from Leonah Yosalina https://lnkd.in/eJPBF-iN
UI/UX Designer | Springboard Graduate | Management Information Systems Graduate from Ateneo de Manila University
Last Saturday I went to the Gen She Power Walk during #LATechWeek by Avni Barman and it was such a refreshing experience! 🌊☀️ I loved being surrounded by ambitious, brilliant women (and men) from all different backgrounds—founders, PMs, devs, students, investors, and more. This was my first networking event since moving here, and stepping outside my comfort zone was worth it, and this beach walk was the perfect way to connect, pitch, and learn from everyone 💕 Hello! Michie Ang, Shreya Kapoor, Mitika Kanabar MD MPH DFASAM, Morgan Young, Iris Duan ++ 👋 Wishing I could’ve attended more events this tech week, but grateful for the inspiring conversations and the reminder that there’s always something to learn from others! 💫 #GenShe #Networking #LATech
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The countdown is on! After a fantastic London event, Pitch HearstLab, the biggest competition for women-led startups in the world, is heading to ATLANTA 🍑 Join us on November 12 at Google Atlanta for a dynamic day filled with pitches, panels, and networking as some of the best female founders in the US pitch for a chance to win a $100K investment from HearstLab! Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, aspiring VC, or just curious about Atlanta's incredible startup scene, this is the event for you ✨ Tickets are free. Grab yours here: https://lnkd.in/e3bN6vq2 (Not based in ATL? No problem. Virtual seats available too!) Already got yours? Drop a 🎤 in the comments or share with a friend! 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 🗓️ Nov. 12 at 2 PM EST 📍Google Atlanta #FemaleFounders #WomenInTech #VentureCapital #PitchHearstLab
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🔐 For #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, HearstLab companies NopSec & KeyCaliber joined Hearst Tech Academy session with Antoine Hopkins and Devin Rudnicki (CISO, Fitch Group, Inc.) to discuss 4 key questions: 1. Why is it important to regularly practice strong cyber hygiene and stay up to date on cyber threats? 2. Who are the bad actors? 3. How do these bad actors attack? 4. What can you do to protect yourself? A few themes... 🤝 Cybersecurity awareness & the importance of collaboration across organizations to address shared cybersecurity threats. Having cyber hygiene & cybersecurity as part of daily life is so critical, especially given how much we depend on technology. Some organizations are trying to move past the concept of passwords to pass codes, leveraging elements from different places like biometrics, or the device that's being used. 🔎 Proactive security operations & the importance of a prepared security operations team and proactive thread intelligence & detection…especially for financial, defense, and software industries (but no one is safe!) 💰 Data exfiltration challenges & how attackers work over long periods of time to extract data stealthily. The motivation? Money, money, money. 📲 Business Email/Social Media Compromises & the persistent threat of phishing and social engineering attacks. This includes going after personal accounts, because they know that eventually they'll get into the business network. ⚙️ Leveraging AI to bolster incident response teams, especially in resource-constrained environments. On the flip side, AI is also creating new challenges like protecting deep fakes for impersonation. Fun fact: Roselle previously led cybersecurity operations for the Executive Office of the President, defending the network used by the White House! Thanks as always Leila Wasserman for inviting us & spotlighting thought leaders from our #FemaleFounder community!
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Don't miss HearstLab's Lisa Burton O'Toole, PhD next week at Austin Tech Week 👀👇 Learn more & register: https://lnkd.in/gqPS69uJ
Don’t miss our lineup of speakers at the first ever Austin Tech Week (formerly Austin Startup Week)! Austin Tech Week is a 5-day celebration that unites the brightest minds in Austin’s tech ecosystem focused on growth, innovation, and connection. On Tuesday, October 29th we will be back at DASA for the last week of our 2024 series with the Downtown Austin Alliance. 📖 Case Studies in Closing Wealth Gaps Wealth gaps across race and gender are found at the root cause of many social inequities, like educational outcomes and healthcare access. Entrepreneurship, and in particular the wealth produced in a single generation through ownership, has the potential to close these gaps. Is it working? Our featured speakers are working across industries to create tools for financial inclusivity. On this panel, we will talk about each of their strategies for closing this gap, and the important role of entrepreneurship in boosting success. Lisa Burton O'Toole, PhD, HearstLab Brett Billick, Self Financial, Inc. Karen Gonzalez, JUST Community & DivInc Alum Yamini Sagar, Instarails Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gqPS69uJ Come for the conversation, stay for lunch, and hang out afterwards in the Dell Tech Lounge. The Dell Tech Lounge will be open at DASA Tuesday 1-4pm, Wednesday 10am-4pm, and Thursday 2-4pm! DivInc is a community partner to Austin Tech Week. Use DivInc's discount code to receive 25% off GA, GA+, and Crawl Tables at Austin Tech Week: https://lnkd.in/g9Z2wkrS Thank you Dell Technologies, Gina Vaidya, JPMorganChase, PNC, Regions Bank, and Tingari Silverton Foundation for supporting this work 🎉 #ATXTechWeek #AustinTech Note: DivInc programming is ALWAYS free and open to the public. Purchasing a ticket for Austin Tech Week is encouraged (so much good content!) but not required to attend. To RSVP without an ATW badge, register here: https://lu.ma/divincatw1
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✏️ Who’s hiring in tech? We’re back with a fresh round up of open roles from our network of women-led startups! Check out a few highlights below or explore all 98 openings at HearstLab portfolio companies: https://lnkd.in/eYYVVHq5 ➡ Business Development Manager - Amazon at ALL3D led by Amra Tareen (Remote, additional roles open) https://lnkd.in/dMbUA6Fc ➡ VP Finance at Tilt led by Jennifer Henderson (Remote - Denver, CO, additional roles open) https://lnkd.in/d8f_NNQ4 ➡ VP Marketing at Priori led by Basha Rubin (Remote, USA, additional roles open) https://lnkd.in/d8y3Wr22 ➡ Senior Software Engineer at Highlight led by Dana Kim (Remote, additional roles open): https://lnkd.in/d52BrhiT + Two TikTok creator 🎬 roles… ➡ SupportPay with Sheri Atwood: https://lnkd.in/g7y4uTBs ➡ Delish with Carissa Tozzi: https://lnkd.in/dHTncDcz Sound like a fit for you or someone you know? Apply, share or tag below! More on Hearst Careers: https://lnkd.in/erEqqBzn #FemaleFounders #WomeninTech #Startups #Hiring