HearstLab

It’s our last monthly 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 of the year! If you’re hoping to kick off the 2025 with a new role, check out who’s hiring from our network of women-led startups including… ➡️ Operations and Logistics Manager at Bodily led by Tovah H.: https://lnkd.in/ewmpyhqy ➡️ VP of Product & Engineering at FreeWill led by Jennifer Xia Spradling (she / her): https://lnkd.in/eC5HgfXR ➡️ VP of Sales at PartySlate led by Julie Novack: https://lnkd.in/e3hJntUQ ➡️ Director of Demand Generation at Statusphere led by Kristen Wiley: https://lnkd.in/e2QKazhE Sound like a fit for you or someone you know? Apply, share or tag a friend below! — Explore all 90+ openings at HearstLab portfolio companies: https://lnkd.in/eYYVVHq5 Discover more on Hearst Careers: https://lnkd.in/erEqqBzn #FemaleFounders #JobsinTech #Startups #Hiring

More exciting new from our portfolio: Congrats 👏 to Tamara (Zubatiy) Nelson, PhD and her team at Barometer on launching a new, first-to-market AI tool for podcast ad placement in partnership with Omnicom Media Group, SiriusXM and The Trade Desk 👇

Congrats to HearstLab’s UNLISTED, led by Katie Hill, on a major fundraising milestone! Since winning our $100K pitch competition this past April in NYC, we're thrilled to announce her $2.25M raise, with product & commercial support from Hearst Newspapers, in an exciting new strategic partnership to provide local readers with unprecedented “off-market” real estate insights 👀🏡 (Shout out to our co-investors VC 414 and StageNext Fund!) We’re incredibly excited to continue to back UNLISTED and work alongside Katie and her team! 🚀 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gQT67FDf

Is being a mom be a professional superpower or a roadblock to success? (𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: We have proof it’s the former!) ⚡ A recent study shows that becoming a mother significantly reduces the likelihood of women starting businesses. And for those already running companies, motherhood is linked to declines sales, assets, and profits compared to businesses run by men or women without children. While this data reflects the reality of systemic challenges, it also underscores the need for better solutions that level the playing field. 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 HearstLab. We’re reframing the narrative around women in business: we know that women—especially mothers—can and are beating these odds every single day. As a women-led VC with a global portfolio of over 80 companies with women at the helm (many of whom are mothers), we see firsthand that motherhood is not a barrier to success. In fact, the resilience, leadership, and problem-solving skills that come with being a mom are often the very same qualities that help these entrepreneurs thrive in business. Thank you to Kim Elsesser and Forbes for shedding light on this important issue and highlighting the ways this gender gap continues to impact women in business. (📖 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gJcy5rj4) Shout out to all of our mom entrepreneurs changing the game—past, present & future 🚀

📆 Happening Tomorrow: Don't miss HearstLab's Lisa Burton O'Toole, PhD Wednesday, Dec 11 at Springboard Enterprises's Dolphin Tank pitch event in Austin, TX. Learn more & RSVP 👇

SXSW is heading to London 🇬🇧 for the first time in June 2025! Public voting is open now through December 19, and we’d love your help making it to the #SXSW stage. Here's how: We have four panels in the running featuring our international team and HearstLab portfolio companies. You can learn more about each session and cast your vote 🗳️ using the links below: 🤝 The Power of Partnership: How a 100+ Year Old Brand is Reimagining Product Sustainability at Scale featuring Laura Cohen (Good Housekeeping Institute) and Julia Collins (Planet FWD): https://lnkd.in/e_sSMf9v 🌎 Venturing Beyond Borders: Driving Innovation & Inclusion in Emerging Markets featuring Azahara García Espejo (HearstLab) & Nejoud Al Mulaik (Fitch Ratings Saudi): https://lnkd.in/e2JC7_uX 💰 Beyond the 2%: What the world would look like with More Women Entrepreneurs? Featuring HearstLab’s Louise Harvey: https://lnkd.in/e-Z7_esQ 🚀 Pitch Perfect: How a 5-Minute Presentation can change the Trajectory of your Startup featuring Azahara García Espejo (HearstLab), Barbara Gottardi (Finbridge Global) and Arosha Brouwer (Quan - employee well-being): https://lnkd.in/esdRHcfc --- We hope to see you there!

Happy Friday, here are a few HearstLab portfolio companies in the news and highlights from this week 🙌 🚑💡 Portfolio company MD Ally | 911 Network Navigation is modernizing the 911 emergency call system. Check out this Forbes feature by Geri Stengel with MD Ally CEO Shanel Fields: https://lnkd.in/eRV-X-v5 💙✨ Learn more about how HearstLab portfolio company ALL3D, led by Amra Tareen, partnered with creative & editorial leaders from the iconic Veranda Magazine on their 2024 Color of the Year "Night Room.” Watch here: https://lnkd.in/eekNbE7f 🤝 Portfolio company Narratize, led by Katie Trauth Taylor, PhD, is an official Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner! The generative AI research and writing platform will now be available through the AWS Solutions Library as a vetted tool for enterprises seeking trusted AI solutions. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gd4EPyGA

A great example from HearstLab’s own Katie Bailey of why mission-driven work matters and how it can be a powerful force for good! 👇👇👇

𝗪𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀! Thank you for being part of our LinkedIn community. Today, only 2% of all venture capital funding goes to women. We're here to change that. Since 2016, we’ve invested in 70+ women-led companies. In aggregate, these companies are valued over $2.5 billion and growing 🚀 To our newer followers, get to know more about who we are and what we do ⬇️ If you’re a female founder building the next game-changing solution in one of our focus areas or a like-minded investor, we want to hear from you! #FemaleFounders #WomeninTech #VentureCapital

Please join us in congratulating HearstLab portfolio company founder Tamara (Zubatiy) Nelson, PhD, cofounder and CEO of Barometer, on being named to Forbes 30 under 30! 👏👏👏 Highlights: 🚩With a PhD in human-centered AI from Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Nelson founded Barometer to help advertisers go beyond SEO keywords to confirm contextual relevancy and brand safety. 📈 To date, Barometer has routed $100 million+ in global ad spend to tens of thousands of creators in multiple languages including working with teams like Horizon Media, BetterHelp and SiriusXM. 🏆 Other awards include a Cynopsis Top Women in Media and AdTech Innovator Honoree in 2023 as well as SXSW Pitch Winner of FastPitch in AI category. More via Forbes: https://lnkd.in/eWqad924 Congrats again, Tamara!