Hest
hest.com
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Outdoor & Camping Gear
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Financials
Funding and backers
Total raised
$6.8M
9 rounds on record
Latest round
$2.8M
Venture round · Oct 2025 · 12 mo ago
Team
9
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +50% in a year
Backers
1
Ascend.vc
The money's age
Due for its next round
12 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Oct 10, 2025
Raised a round Venture round $2.8M · SEC Form D
Oct 20, 2022
Took on debt financing $200k · SEC Form D
Jun 23, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $1.2M · SEC Form D
Jun 30, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $825k · SEC Form D
Jun 30, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $825k · SEC Form D
Nov 13, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $125k · SEC Form D
Nov 13, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $125k · SEC Form D
2018
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Oct 2025 | $2.8M | — | SEC Form D |
| Debt Financing | Oct 2022 | $200k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jun 2021 | $1.2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jun 2020 | $825k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jun 2020 | $825k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jun 2020 | $825k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Nov 2018 | $125k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Nov 2018 | $125k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Nov 2018 | $125k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Hest Corp | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Aaron AmbuskeExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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News
Outdoor sleeping gear maker Hest raises $2.7M as product line and partnerships drive growth
Hest continues to experience significant growth with a 50% increase in sales this year. The startup expects to turn an operating profit for the first time.
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People
Aaron Ambuske
Executive Officer, Director
Zac West
Director
Jim Crisera
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
0
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
42 days
faster than 31% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Administrative
50% ▼
Customer Success
50% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Seattle
United States
HQ
HEST
2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
654 S Lucile St, Seattle, 98108
Financials
Total raised
$7M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
9
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2025 | $2.8M | Details |
| Debt Financing | 2022 | $200k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2021 | $1.2M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | $825k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | $825k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | $825k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | $125k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | $125k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | $125k | Details |