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Kevin Smart Says the ‘Smartest’ Business Moves Follow This Specific Rule

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14.05.2026

Kevin Smart Says the ‘Smartest’ Business Moves Follow This Specific Rule

The comedian turned serial entrepreneur shares his investment strategy.

BY ALI DONALDSON, STAFF REPORTER @ALICDONALDSON

Kevin Hart. Photo: Art Streiber, Courtesy Gran Coramino

Kevin Hart has become an increasingly common fixture on startup cap tables over the past decade. The comedian, who has appeared as a guest investor on Shark Tank, founded his own early-stage venture capital firm, Hartbeat Ventures, in 2019 and since then, has backed everything from baby formula to nuclear micro reactors. 

Along the way, Hart has scored some major exits. A year after Hart invested in Liquid I.V. as part of a $5 million strategic round that also included........

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