Brett Hurt is the Co-Founder and CEO of data.world and a seed-stage investor at Hurt Family Investments (HFI). See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Brett Hurt is the Co-Founder and CEO of data.world and a seed-stage investor at Hurt Family Investments (HFI), a firm he runs with his wife Debra in Austin, Texas. His investment thesis focuses exclusively on the seed stage, with 18 of HFI’s 35 startup investments concentrated in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed, HFI has directly invested in 34 startups and engaged with 45 total startups and 11 venture capital funds. Notable portfolio companies include data.world, which Hurt co-founded and leads as CEO, and Bazaarvoice, a company he founded and led through a successful IPO in 2012. Hurt also founded Coremetrics, which grew into a leading eCommerce marketing analytics solution before being acquired by IBM. Distinctively, Hurt describes his current holding company, Love Conquers Fear, as focused on helping humanity reach an “Age of Abundance for All,” reflecting his public writing on futurism and high-utility entrepreneurship.
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