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[2][5]. 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[2]. 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[2][5]. 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[2][3]. Hurt also founded Coremetrics, which grew into a leading eCommerce marketing analytics solution before being acquired by IBM[2]. 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[2][6].
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