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Hearst Ventures

Hearst Ventures manages a portfolio of strategic investments in development-stage companies focusing primarily on emerging media and interactive technologies. The group has been investing for 15 years in such companies as Netscape, Broadcast.com, XM Satellite Radio, EInk, Brightcove, Sling Media, Pandora, MobiTV, Buzzfeed and HootSuite.

Milestones

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
BuzzFeed 1/12Series C$15.5M5
Miso 12/11Series B$4M3
Yieldex 9/11Series C$10M2
HootSuite 9/11Debt$3M4
Savored 12/10Series A$3M4
Miso 12/10Series A$1.5M2
Gazillion Entertainment 11/10Series C$60M3
TurnHere 7/10Series B$3M2
BuzzFeed 5/10Series B$8M7
Contagious Media 5/10Series B$8M5
Brightcove 4/10Series D$12M3
HootSuite 12/09Series A$1.9M3
The NewsMarket 10/09Unattributed$4.3M4
Gather 6/09Series D$5.3M5
VoxPop Network Corporation 5/09Series B$1.5M3
Jingle Networks 2/09Series D$7.5M6
IGG 11/08Series B3
WideOrbit 10/08Series D$10M4
BuzzFeed 7/08Series A$3.5M4
Spire 7/08Series A$9M3
WideOrbit 2/08Series C$14.5M6
TurnHere 2/08Series A$7.5M2
The First 30 Days 2/08Series A$5M2
Jingle Networks 1/08Series C$13M5
WorldWide Biggies 4/07Series A$9M4
Local.com 2/07Debt$8M2
First30Days 1/07Series A$5M3
Brightcove 1/07Series C$59.5M10
MobiTV 11/06Series C$30M2
Gather 11/06Series C$10M3
Jingle Networks 10/06Series C$30M2
Surphace 5/06Series B$3M2
Double Fusion 1/06Series C$26M7
Brightcove 11/05Series B$16.2M3
Pandora Media 10/05Series C$12M5
Sling Media 7/05Series A$4M3
Sling Media 11/04Series A$10.5M3
XM Radio 12/02Debt$200M1
WideOrbit 9/02Series B$8M4
Drugstore.com 4/01Unattributed$63M2
iVillage 2/01Unattributed1
E Ink 1/00Series B$37M1
Broadcast.com 7/98Unattributed1
E Ink 5/98Series B$15.8M4

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  1. Media Business Shorts (online.wsj.com) [edit]
  2. Viral Aggregator BuzzFeed Raises $15.5M To Transform The Way People Get Their News (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  3. Miso Raises $4M in Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
  4. Yieldex Raises $10 Million Series C Round From Hearst (businessinsider.com) [edit]
  5. SEC Watch: Social Media Dashboard HootSuite Raises $3 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  6. Restaurant Reservation Startup VillageVines Raises $3 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  7. TV Content Check-In App Miso Lands $1.5M From Google Ventures And Hearst (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  8. Gazillion Entertainment and Temasek Holdings Announce Investment Partnership (freshnews.com) [edit]
  9. TurnHere reels in $3M for online video ads (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  10. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  11. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  12. Brightcove Raises Another $12 Million; Says An IPO May Come Next Year (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  13. HootSuite Raises $1.9 Million For Social Media Dashboard (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  14. The NewsMarket Raises $4.3 Million For Expansion, Medialink Buy (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  15. NPR-Audience-Heavy Social Network Gather.com Raises $5.3 Million (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  16. Citation Needed [add]
  17. Jingle Networks keys up $7.5M for directory assistance (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  18. Citation Needed [add]
  19. paidContent (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  20. Trend Site Buzzfeed Raises $3.5 Million First Round (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  21. Elite Social Networker Spire Gets $9 Million First Round From Hearst, Others (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  22. Reuters (reuters.com) [edit]
  23. bizjournals.com [edit]
  24. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  25. pehub.com [edit]
  26. WorldWide Biggies Raises (m (gigaom.com) [edit]
  27. http://www.hearst.com/press-room/pr-20070223a.php [edit]
  28. Self-Help Site First30Days.com Launches With $5 Million from Hearst and Dick Parsons (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  29. paidcontent.org [edit]
  30. moconews.net [edit]
  31. MarketingVox (marketingvox.com) [edit]
  32. techcrunch.com [edit]
  33. startupsearch.org [edit]
  34. Venture Beat (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  35. techcrunch.com [edit]
  36. Pandora Media: VC's 18-year-old offered critical advice (bizjournals.com) [edit]
  37. Citation Needed [add]
  38. Sling Media gets $10.5M in funding (sanjose.bizjournals.com) [edit]
  39. BayStar Capital Announces Investment in XM Satellite Radio, Inc. (lrgcap.com) [edit]
  40. WideOrbit, Inc. Announces Strategic Investment by The New York Times Company, Meredith Corporation and Liberty Corporation (findarticles.com) [edit]
  41. Cash infusion, 2Q results spark Drugstore.com shares (marketwatch.com) [edit]
  42. marketwatch.com [edit]
  43. E INK CORPORATION ANNOUNCES $37 MILLION IN SECOND ROUND OF VENTURE FINANCING (eink.com) [edit]
  44. hearst.com [edit]
  45. E INK CORPORATION ANNOUNCES $15.8 MILLION VENTURE INVESTMENT (e-ink.com) [edit]
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