Boston - Spire, a social network aimed at consumers with an average income of $250,000 or more, announced that it has closed a $9 million first round of financing, from Hearst Corporation, Trident Capital, TL Ventures and several private investors.

Boston-based Spire says it "blends vetted lifestyle content with members' perspectives to provide in-the-know insight that is impossible to source elsewhere."

The company also recently acquired London-based Suzanne's Files, a provider of vetted content for high net worth individuals with a member based of 55,000.

Founder Suzanne Aaronson will remain as curator of the content, now branded as The S-Files on Spire.com.

Spire said it will use the funds as working capital to support the execution and expansion of its social network.

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