# HIVE

> HIVE is a VC fund in San Francisco backing News and Events. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/hivefund
- Website: http://www.hivestart.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hivestartups

HIVE is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on News and Events. The HIVE Seed Fund invests in promising startups in Silicon Valley, Armenia, and around the world. We not only invest capital, but are dedicated to working with Armenian entrepreneurs to scale their startups through operational training and support.Our mission is to invest in and support exciting startups led by Armenian entrepreneurs. We viewour investment as a partnership and work closely with each team to craft relevant products, reach new markets and make a name for Armenian entrepreneurship around the globe.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 33% |
| Events | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Insurance | 1 | 33% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alicia Garabedian | Associate | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alicia-garabedian |
| Laura Bilazarian | Founder & Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-bilazarian |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| minirecord | Minirecord provides portable audio recording devices for capturing sound easily on the go. | $100K | Series A | May 01, 2023 |  |
| InShare Services Inc. | InShare Services is founded on the premise that the majority of players offering risk management solutions in the Sharing Economy lack intimate knowledge and insights. InShare founders Mark Warnquist, Sean Fitzsimmons and Andy Cohen bring more than 75 years of insurance/risk management experience with over a decade in High Tech & theSharing Economy. We are “the” source for Sharing Economy Insurance & Claims Solutions: | $7.5M | Seed | Aug 25, 2021 |  |
| News Deeply | Founded in 2012, News Deeply is an innovative network of theme-driven information and community platforms, convening engaged, knowledgeable and passionate audiences.Led by an award-winning team of domain-expert journalists, our topical platforms combine real-time storytelling, investigative reporting and data, and expert-driven insights withonline and offline community interactions. Our readers and our partners include leaders from the private sector, government, civil society, and academia and research, as well as members of the engaged public.In an increasingly complicated information environment, we surface the vital insights and stakeholder connections that help to advance conversations and inform decision-making on the issues that matter, deeply, to the state of our world today. | $2.4M | Seed | Mar 01, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Avanta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avanta-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fresco Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fresco-capital-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Good Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/good-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Granatus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/granatus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Graph Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graph-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HIVOS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hivos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does HIVE invest in?

HIVE invests primarily in News, Events and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact HIVE?

Public channels for HIVE include X (Twitter), the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at HIVE?

The team at HIVE includes Alicia Garabedian (Associate) and Laura Bilazarian (Founder & Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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