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$60M Maven Fund IV: Fresh Capital to Lead the Next Decade
$60M Maven Fund IV: Fresh Capital to Lead the Next Decade
Maven’s latest fund will continue a successful track record of investing in tech companies addressing emerging consumer trends
Sara Deshpande
Apr 16
Investing in Medeloop: AI and the Future of Clinical Research
Investing in Medeloop: AI and the Future of Clinical Research
Maven Ventures joins General Catalyst to invest in Medeloop, a Stanford-founded AI startup improving the clinical research process.
Sara Deshpande
Oct 5, 2023
Empowering Homeowners to Reach Financial Independence with Our Investment in House Numbers
Empowering Homeowners to Reach Financial Independence with Our Investment in House Numbers
Today we are thrilled to announce our investment in House Numbers’ $3.75M pre-seed financing! House Numbers launched to help homeowners…
Rob Rav
Jul 25, 2023
What is a Vision Worth Fighting For?
What is a Vision Worth Fighting For?
I speak with hundreds of aspiring consumer entrepreneurs and review thousands of fundraising materials and pitches each year. From all this…
Jim Scheinman
Jul 15, 2022
Five Reasons Why Zoom is the Next Big Platform to Launch Billion-Dollar Startups
Five Reasons Why Zoom is the Next Big Platform to Launch Billion-Dollar Startups
Zoom Apps officially launched today!
Jim Scheinman
Jul 21, 2021
Retail Investing 3.0
Retail Investing 3.0
A New Era of Consumer Investing Platforms
Jay Drain Jr.
Apr 22, 2021
Powering Generosity Through Our Investment in Pledge
Powering Generosity Through Our Investment in Pledge
With Pledge, every Zoom call, Clubhouse chat, Shopify store, and virtual event can become a fundraising opportunity for non-profits.
Sara Deshpande
Mar 17, 2021
Announcing our Investment in Luma to Enable Creators
Announcing our Investment in Luma to Enable Creators
We’re very excited to co-lead Luma’s Seed round alongside Venrock, and are thrilled to have a great group of co-investor VCs and early…
Jim Scheinman
Dec 7, 2020
Hope after the Coronavirus Pandemic: Are These 10 New Consumer Behaviors Here To Stay?
Hope after the Coronavirus Pandemic: Are These 10 New Consumer Behaviors Here To Stay?
Due to the danger of the global spread of the Coronavirus, we’re all feeling under siege, trapped, and no longer free to do what we want…
Jim Scheinman
Mar 27, 2020
Where did Zoom come from?
Where did Zoom come from?
I suspect that after all the press Zoom is getting for their successful IPO, if you’ve never been invited to “Zoom,” you’re probably…
Jim Scheinman
Apr 18, 2019
Four Levers to Optimize your Funding Round
Four Levers to Optimize your Funding Round
Too many founders optimize their fundraising based on a single metric: valuation. Of course, I understand where this comes from, and the…
Sara Deshpande
Feb 5, 2019
Bold Prediction: Consumers Will Become Comfortable with Fully Driverless Cars and Get More Access…
Bold Prediction: Consumers Will Become Comfortable with Fully Driverless Cars and Get More Access…
In 2019 we will see the first driver-free autonomous vehicles (“AV”) open to the general public without a human operator in the car. In…
Jim Scheinman
Jan 14, 2019
Getting Investor Attention: Seven Steps to a Verbal Pitch that Works
There’s a lot of great information available about investor presentations, pitch decks, and the fundraising process. But many entrepreneurs…
Sara Deshpande
Apr 4, 2018
How to Achieve Startup Hypergrowth, According to the Experts
How to Achieve Startup Hypergrowth, According to the Experts
We hosted Maven Ventures’ 2nd annual Hypergrowth Retreat last month to connect early stage founders from our portfolio and community to the…
Rob Rav
Nov 21, 2017
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