Lisa Burton

About Lisa Burton

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.

HearstLab thesis

Investment Criteria Our Approach HearstLab invests in Seed and Series A-stage companies across the following sectors: Enterprise Technology Data and Analytics FinTech Healthcare Media Transportation To qualify for investment from HearstLab, companies must be: Women-Led Companies who have a female founder as a decision maker with equal or majority of founder equity. Tech-Enabled Primarily B2B and B2B2C business models with a working product and demonstrated market validation. Strategically Connected to Hearst: Companies that solve a problem and align with Hearst’s core expertise. More Than an I

Sector and stage focus

• Series A: Analytics, SaaS, Health IT, E-commerce, Future of Work, Enterprise, LegalTech, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech
• Pre-seed: Enterprise Infrastructure, E-commerce, Future of Work, FinTech, Analytics, Health IT, LegalTech, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise, SaaS
• Seed: Analytics, E-commerce, Future of Work, Enterprise Infrastructure, Health IT, Enterprise, Enterprise Applications, LegalTech, FinTech, SaaS
• general: Investors who invested in diverse founders, Investors who were founders, Female Investors, Investors who invested in female founders

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