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Lisa Burton

Vice President at HearstLab

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Lisa Burton is the Vice President at HearstLab in Austin, Texas, with a background in data science and a focus on investing in a wide range of sectors like LegalTech, Health IT, and FinTech. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from MIT and has experience as a board observer for multiple companies, showcasing her expertise in strategy, analytics, and investing in diverse founders.

Work Experience 

  • Vice President

    2017 - Current

    Pre-seed and seed stage investor in women-led startups innovating across media, data and technology. At HearstLab, I lead our team that evaluates startups for investment, support our Scout network (women executives at Hearst), and helps our portfolio companies across data, UI/UX design, marketing, DevOps, front end development and operations.

  • Board Observer

    2023

VRTL is an event services company that enables complete bespoke customization and is fully scalable from essential events.

Raised $20,000.00 from APEX Capital.

  • Vice President, HearstLab

    2017

The cable network and TV production division of Hearst Corporation

  • Board Member

    2017

Our platform makes complex time tracking easy. We proudly serve the largest hospital systems.

Raised $9,750,000.00 from Jumpstart Nova, HearstLab and Elevate Capital.

  • Board Observer

    2020

MD Ally develops a telehealth emergency care platform to offer ease of access between public safety practitioners and providers.

Raised $24,500,000.00 from Frist Cressey Ventures, Red & Blue Ventures, Techstars Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Seae Ventures and General Catalyst.

  • Board Observer

    2023

Barometer provides an application that helps companies become accountable for the biases present in their text data.

Raised $2,250,000.00 from BDMI, HearstLab and Knoll Ventures.

  • Board Observer

    2022

  • Board Observer

    2022

  • Board Observer

    2020

Elotl develops serverless infrastructure platform for microservices.

Raised $8,800,000.00 from XYZ Venture Capital, Telescopic Ventures, HearstLab, Edith Harbaugh, Vertex Ventures US, Essence VC, Dan Scheinman, Vertex Ventures US and HearstLab.

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

Modern operating system for aging & disability service providers

Raised $13,266,113.00 from Ulu Ventures, HearstLab, JAM Fund, Ulu Ventures, 37 Angels, City Light Capital, HearstLab, Felicis, Maverick Ventures and Maverick Ventures.

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