# Statnews

> Statnews is a VC fund in Boston backing News and Life Science. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/statnews/
- Website: https://www.statnews.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/statnews/

Statnews is a VC fund in Boston focused on News and Life Science. STAT delivers fast, deep, and tough-minded journalism. They take you inside science labs and hospitals, biotech boardrooms, and political backrooms. They dissect crucial discoveries. They examine controversies and puncture hype. They hold individuals and institutions accountable. They introduce you to the power brokers and personalities who aredriving a revolution in human health. These are the stories that matter to us all.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Statnews. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Statnews. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/statnews?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 100% |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Damian Garde | National Biotech Reporter | 0 | — |
| Dylan Scott | Washington Correspondent | 0 | — |
| Rick Berke | Co-Founder & Executive Editor, Stat | 0 | — |
| Angus Macaulay | Chief Revenue Officer | 0 | — |
| John W. Henry | Owner and Publisher | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AppliedXL | AppliedXL is an event detection company where journalistically-minded people work together to anticipate the news. They develop technology that links disparate data points to surface early signals that drive action. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 21, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hearst Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hearst-interactive-media) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boston Globe Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boston-globe-media) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Correlation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/correlation-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DataPower Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/datapower-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tuesday Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tuesday-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Statnews invest in?

Statnews invests primarily in News, Life Science and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Statnews?

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### Who are the partners at Statnews?

The team at Statnews includes Damian Garde (National Biotech Reporter), Dylan Scott (Washington Correspondent) and Rick Berke (Co-Founder & Executive Editor, Stat), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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