Darcy Frisch
Private Equity Investor at Hearst Corp. /Venture Capital/
Profile
Darcy Frisch is managing director and vice president of Hearst Ventures, where she makes investments in early stage digital media and information businesses.
She currently serves on the boards of Via Transportation, Zendrive, Ridecell, Cogito and PowerToFly.
She previously served on the boards of Zinc (sold to ServiceMax in 2018), Nexage (sold to Millennial Media in 2014), Sphere (sold to AOL in 2008) and Voxpop.tv (sold to IAC in 2011).
Since joining Hearst Ventures in 2000, Frisch has been involved with many of Hearst Venture’s early investments including drugstore.com, XM Satellite Radio, Circles and MobiTV.
Prior to Hearst, Frisch held positions as a tax analyst at KPMG and as the legislative assistant for tax for U.S.
Senator David Boren of Oklahoma.
She received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and earned her master's degree in business administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business.
Darcy Frisch active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Hearst Corp. /Venture Capital/
 Hearst Corp. /Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance Hearst Corp. /Venture Capital/ (Hearst Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 1999-12-31 |
Former positions of Darcy Frisch
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
PowerToFly, Inc.
 PowerToFly, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services PowerToFly, Inc. provides services that find work-from-home jobs for female tech talent. It acts as a platform that''s bridging the gap between companies who need more diversity in tech talent. The company also offers job opportunity for women around the world. PowerToFly was founded by Milena Berry and Katharine Zaleski in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
KPMG LLP
 KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Hootsuite, Inc.
 Hootsuite, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Hootsuite, Inc. engages in the provision of social media management services. It offers HootSuite, a platform that enables users to stay on top of conversation on key topics, measure and analyze performance on social, create and manage advertising campaigns, review and publish content, and monitor and manage incoming messages. The firm serves the financial services, healthcare, higher education, and government industries. The company was founded by Ryan Holmes, Dario Meli, and David Tedman in November 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
| E2Enet, Inc. (Old) | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
VoxPop Network Corp.
 VoxPop Network Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services VoxPop Network Corp. provides online entertainment services. It specializes in pop culture games. The company was founded by Mike Derezin, Bill Armistead and Michael Hoffman in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Darcy Frisch
| Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Virginia Darden School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 7 |
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| E2Enet, Inc. (Old) | Finance |
VoxPop Network Corp.
VoxPop Network Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services VoxPop Network Corp. provides online entertainment services. It specializes in pop culture games. The company was founded by Mike Derezin, Bill Armistead and Michael Hoffman in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Nexage, Inc.
 Nexage, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Nexage, Inc. develops mobile advertising solutions. It offers full power of programmatic markets, enabling publishers and media buyers to trade via programmatic direct, private exchange, and mediation. The company was founded by Devkumar R. Gandhi in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
Hootsuite, Inc.
Hootsuite, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Hootsuite, Inc. engages in the provision of social media management services. It offers HootSuite, a platform that enables users to stay on top of conversation on key topics, measure and analyze performance on social, create and manage advertising campaigns, review and publish content, and monitor and manage incoming messages. The firm serves the financial services, healthcare, higher education, and government industries. The company was founded by Ryan Holmes, Dario Meli, and David Tedman in November 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Technology Services |
KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Hearst Corp. /Venture Capital/
Hearst Corp. /Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance Hearst Corp. /Venture Capital/ (Hearst Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
PowerToFly, Inc.
PowerToFly, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services PowerToFly, Inc. provides services that find work-from-home jobs for female tech talent. It acts as a platform that''s bridging the gap between companies who need more diversity in tech talent. The company also offers job opportunity for women around the world. PowerToFly was founded by Milena Berry and Katharine Zaleski in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
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