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Hearst Ventures Activity

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Investment

Hearst Ventures participated in Loora's $22M Series B round alongside Emerge Ventures, QP Ventures, Union Tech Ventures, and vgames. Loora is a Generative AI English tutoring app.

Loora

Loora Hearst Ventures

cbinsights.comSEP 16, 2026

SEP 16, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Creative Force, an end-to-end eCommerce content production platform, was acquired by Monterro in a secondary buyout.

Creative Force

Creative Force Hearst Ventures

cbinsights.comAUG 13, 2026

AUG 13, 2026

Team Change

Promoted Grace Dhanraj (New York, healthcare tech) and Shaneel Parekh (London, European B2B) to Principal.

Grace Dhanraj and Shaneel Parekh promoted to Principal

Hearst Ventures

editorandpublisher.com

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Exit

Portfolio company RxLightning, a specialty pharmacy enrollment automation platform, was acquired by CoverMyMeds.

RxLightning

RxLightning Hearst Ventures

editorandpublisher.com

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Investment

Hearst Ventures participated in Stepful's $55M Series C round led by Oak HC/FT, alongside Foresite Capital. Stepful is an AI-powered training platform for healthcare workforce.

Stepful

Stepful Hearst Ventures

stepful.comJUN 2026

JUN 2026

Investment

Participated in a £20M growth round for Seat Unique, a European premium ticketing and hospitality platform, led by Nickleby Capital.

Seat Unique

Seat Unique Hearst Ventures

theticketingbusiness.comJUN 2026

JUN 2026

Investment

Participated in Knox Systems $25M Series A for its AI-managed federal cloud platform, led by B Capital.

Knox Systems

Knox Systems Hearst Ventures

prnewswire.comMAR 2026

MAR 2026

Exit

Portfolio company tvScientific, a CTV outcome-based advertising platform, was acquired by Pinterest.

tvScientific

tvScientific Hearst Ventures

digiday.comDEC 2025

DEC 2025

Team Change

Hearst Ventures promoted Grace Dhanraj (healthcare technology and data, New York) and Shaneel Parekh (European B2B investments, London) to Principal. Dhanraj is now the primary Ventures professional focused on the health vertical.

Grace Dhanraj & Shaneel Parekh promoted to Principals

Hearst Ventures

hearst.comAUG 4, 2025

AUG 4, 2025

News

Hearst Ventures announced it will shutter its Israeli office as part of a global reorganization. Managing Director Gil Canaani remained through August 2025 to ensure transition. The firm stated it remains committed to Israeli innovation ecosystem through US and European teams.

Hearst Ventures to shut down Israeli office

Hearst Ventures

calcalistech.comAPR 17, 2025

APR 17, 2025