# David Famolari

> David Famolari is a seed investor at Hearst Ventures (New York) backing SaaS and Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hearst Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hearst-interactive-media)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/famolari
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/famolari
- Website: http://www.famolari.com

David Famolari is a seed investor at Hearst Ventures in New York focused on SaaS and Software. David Famolari - Managing Director @ Hearst Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 33% |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Analytics | 2 | 33% |
| Transportation | 2 | 33% |
| Music | 1 | 17% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FreightWaves | FreightWaves is a data and content forum that provides market participants with near-time analytics on the state of the freight market. The company offers current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.The company's​ SaaS product, SONAR, is a freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregatingbillions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. The platform is mode agnostic and has time-series and geo-based data from all modes of freight, including truck, rail, ocean, air, and warehouse.FreightWaves was founded to provide transparency and risk-management products to the freight markets. As a provider of aggregated data-sets across the North American freight markets, FreightWaves' SaaS platform helps companies take action based on the signals in the market. | $16M | Private Equity | May 19, 2021 |  |
| ShotTracker | ShotTracker makes sensor-based technology that automatically captures basketball statistics in real-time during practices and games. At ShotTracker, they improve the performance of competitive athletes by bringing elite-level analytics to the masses. Their latest innovation, ShotTracker TEAM, captures real-time practice and game stats forbasketball teams, and it's affordable for teams at every level of play. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| Maven Machines | Maven Machines is a mobile cloud solution for trucking, transportation, and logistics industries. The company offers a modern fleet management solution that streamlines driver safety, real-time telematics, and alerting and automated compliance. It blends IoT sensors, artificial intelligence, software, and wireless communications to provide areal-time platform for both drivers and managers.Maven Machines was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | $7M | Series A | Feb 05, 2020 |  |
| FreightWaves | FreightWaves is a data and content forum that provides market participants with near-time analytics on the state of the freight market. The company offers current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.The company's​ SaaS product, SONAR, is a freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregatingbillions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. The platform is mode agnostic and has time-series and geo-based data from all modes of freight, including truck, rail, ocean, air, and warehouse.FreightWaves was founded to provide transparency and risk-management products to the freight markets. As a provider of aggregated data-sets across the North American freight markets, FreightWaves' SaaS platform helps companies take action based on the signals in the market. | $21M | Series B | Feb 25, 2019 |  |
| Skyward | Skyward offers an operations management solution for commercial drone businesses. The cloud-­based software integrates a drone airspace map with flight planning tools and a digital system of record. Skyward was founded by career pilots and computer science experts with a mission to ensure that the standards of safety and professionalism are carriedinto this new era of aviation. | $4.1M | Seed | Apr 28, 2015 |  |
| ReelGenie | ReelGenie is bringing the power of video storytelling to businesses. Their innovative technology enables customers to transform their photos and stories into videos that can be shared with the world. By empowering people to tell their stories through video, ReelGenie's easy-to-integrate solutions pave the way to better brand engagement andbrand new revenues. | $111K | Seed | Sep 27, 2012 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Riverfront Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverfront-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [8VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fontinalis Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fontinalis-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Prologis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prologis-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rise-of-the-rest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Allos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allos-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Hearst Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Hearst Ventures makes strategic investments in companies operating at the intersection of media, information, and technology.

5 contacts available at Hearst Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Darcy Frisch | Managing Director & Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darcy-frisch |
| David Famolari | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-famolari |
| Edward P. Zebrowski | Finance Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-p-zebrowski |
| Gabby Munoz | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gabby-munoz-f307 |
| Gil Canaani | Managing Director & General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gil-canaani |

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## FAQ

### What does David Famolari invest in?

David Famolari invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Famolari last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Famolari closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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