Maven Ventures

Maven Ventures general partner Sara Deshpande has been investing in the consumer tech space for a decade. Over time, the seed-stage venture firm has backed…

Cracking the AI and consumer code with early Zoom-backer Maven Ventures

It’s been more than a minute since Tesla went public, but the EV company was inescapable on TechCrunch this week. From layoffs to pricing changes…

Tesla’s newsy week, and is fintech having a moment?

Overall, 16% of Maven’s portfolio companies have reached a minimum $500 million exit or valuation, which is 10x industry average, the firm said.

Consumer tech investing is still hot for Maven Ventures, securing $60M for Fund IV

The young startup, started in April, creates AI workflows from natural language so no technical experience is needed.

Ex-Google, Coursera employees start Lutra AI to make AI workflows easier to build

Twine, a company that provides networking tools for virtual events and remote teams, will soon bring its services to Zoom thanks to its just-closed acquisition of the Y Combinator-backed startup,…

Remote work and events startup twine acquires YC-backed Glimpse to launch on Zoom

Fathom, a startup that is building an AI notetaker for Zoom, today announced that it has raised a $4.7 million seed round from a range of early-stage investors, including Zoom’s…

Fathom raises $4.7M for its AI notetaker

Therapy is rapidly becoming a standard part of many people’s lives, but 2020 interrupted that trend by nixing in-person sessions and forcing therapists to migrate their entire practice online —…

With $3M seed, Frame streamlines finding a therapist and builds a one-stop shop for private practices