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Maven Ventures
Venture capital · Palo Alto, CA, United States · North America
Maven Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 that runs a highly concentrated strategy, with a small team of investors backing a select portfolio of consumer software startups. It typically makes a $1M seed investment, with consideration for follow-on investing in later rounds, and advises founders on KPI setting, go-to-market, growth, fundraising, and hiring.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsconsumerartificial intelligencehealthcarepersonalized medicinefamiliesclimate
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Or find every investor that fitsMaven Ventures lists 51 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 16 funding rounds, 7 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (21%), Healthcare & Biotech (12%) and Enterprise Software (10%). 59% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Expansion Venture Capital and Factorial Funds.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Maven Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Maven Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 16 companies; its own site lists 51. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 67% |
| Series A | 33% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 3 | 1 |
| '26 | 13 | 6 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 84th | 50 companies |
| Recent activity | 97th | 13 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 80th | 67% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 60th | 4% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 18th | 21% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 21% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 10% | 8% |
| Cybersecurity | 8% | 4% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| Fintech | 7% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 6% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 3% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 5 |
| Expansion Venture Capital | 4 |
| Factorial Funds | 4 |
| Glade Brook Capital Partners | 4 |
| Samsung NEXT | 4 |
| Soma Capital | 4 |
| WAGMI Ventures | 4 |
| Witz Ventures | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers51100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Maven Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Maven Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | Seed | |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Seed | |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Debt Led | |
| 11 May 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 5 May 2026 | Seed | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Maven Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Maven Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
51 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchera Technologies provides a platform that turns mobility data into trusted evidence for highways operators and local authorities to make informed decisions. | AI & Machine LearningMobility & Logistics | Oct 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Ambient securely pools knowledge across meetings, people, and systems, so every AI tool a team uses starts with real context. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Approov provides mobile app protection and security services, including runtime application self-protection and real-time threat analytics. | CybersecurityMobility & Logistics | Aug 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Atoms invests in and develops companies in various industries, including food and robotics. | Food & AgricultureRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| aXenic designs, develops, and produces optical modulators for communications and sensing, particularly in the field of satellite communications. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Oct 2025Round | Funding round | |
| The company is building a helpful robot for every home | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Chorus Intelligence provides a digital intelligence and investigation suite for managing digital investigations | CybersecurityLegal & Compliance | Mar 2026Round | Funding round | |
| Class Technologies provides virtual classroom software for various industries, including education and corporate training. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Codegig specializes in harnessing the latest advancements in AI and software development to propel businesses forward. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Apr 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Código provides an end-to-end Solana AI development platform with features such as cloud-native IDE, intelligent code generation, and live collaboration | AI & Machine LearningFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| CoinList allows users to invest in various onchain assets, including equities, token sales, and funds. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Daybreak Health provides mental health support and therapy to students and families, particularly through partnerships with schools and health plans. | Healthcare & BiotechEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Esk is a global entertainment technology company that makes innovative live events happen. | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | May 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Fathom summarizes meetings so users can focus on the conversation. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells last-minute tickets to sports and show events. | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Gennev provides virtual menopause care through video appointments with doctors and registered dietitian nutritionists. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Carrot provides global fertility benefits for employers | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Casa is a personal home manager that tackles to-do lists, learns about homes, and stays ahead of upkeep | Real Estate & Construction | Apr 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| Copper is a company that operates a rewards platform where users can earn money by trying new games, scanning receipts, and completing offers. | FintechGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Epic provides access to a digital library of kids' books and learning videos. | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- mavenventures.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 4 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 51
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