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Press coverage, announcements, and updates from Hallstone Ventures.
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Hallstone Invests in Four AI and Media Infrastructure Companies
postPerspective details Hallstone Ventures' initial portfolio investments in Waffle Video, Orbes, Rex, and Wide Worlds -- companies building across AI, media technology, and digital infrastructure -- and Seth Hallen's thesis that the firm exists to back the infrastructure layer behind the future of media, entertainment, and advertising.
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Entertainment Veteran's Venture Fund Unveils First AI Bets
The Wrap covers Hallstone Ventures' inaugural portfolio reveals — Orbes, Rex, Waffle Video, and Wide Worlds — spotlighting the fund's thesis that AI infrastructure will power the next generation of media and entertainment.
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Vox Media, BuzzFeed, and the End of An Era
Adweek's On Background newsletter features Seth Hallen and Hallstone Ventures, highlighting the firm's $10M fund and thesis that AI infrastructure will power the next generation of media businesses.
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Venture Firm Forms with Entertainment AI Focus
The LA Business Journal covers the close of Hallstone Ventures Fund I, exploring the firm's focus on AI infrastructure for media and entertainment -- from monetization and distribution to virtual production -- and Seth Hallen's 25-year career across the media and entertainment supply chain.
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Ex-Sony, Panavision arm exec Hallen raises debut Hallstone Venture fund targeting AI in media, advertising
AltAssets covers the final close of Hallstone Ventures Fund I, highlighting Seth Hallen's background at Sony Pictures and Panavision's Light Iron and the firm's focus on AI-driven infrastructure for the attention economy.
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Hallstone Ventures Announces the Final Close of Fund I
Hallstone Ventures announces the final close of Fund I, backing founders building AI-driven infrastructure for media, entertainment, and advertising.
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