The 2-hour wait to see the new Oculus at CES says it all. VR was everywhere at the show. Maven has made one investment in VR so far, and we are looking for more, because [...]
With a focus on consumer software, I’m constantly looking for new trends that will impact consumers’ behavior in the coming year. As my team and I begin investing from our newly-raised Maven Fund II in [...]
This guest post was written by Sara Thomas, Principal at Maven Ventures. Follow Sara on Twitter @saraannet. Earlier this month, we held our second annual Maven Ventures Holiday Party, and it was great to welcome [...]
Thanksgiving is a great day to step back, take a breath, and be GRATEFUL. It’s something that we simply don’t do enough of in the tech startup world and it would serve us well. In [...]
This guest post was written by Sara Thomas, Principal at Maven Ventures. Follow Sara on Twitter @saraannet. Why are printers such a pain? When I moved into a new apartment in San Francisco and set [...]
Einstein's Theory of Relativity is now over 100 years old, yet it's as relevant today as ever before. One of the most remarkable theories in the history of science, Einstein's methods of discovering new ideas [...]
Over the last couple of months at Maven, we have spent time reviewing our Fund I investment strategy and results as we prepare to begin investing our second fund soon. We invested Fund I over about [...]
Specialization is a new and emerging trend in the early-stage venture market that serves LPs, founders, and certain venture investors well. At last count, more than 250 “Micro VCs” – typically defined as venture funds under $100M [...]
We’re excited to announce the launch of Sunshine, a company that joined our incubator in April and is releasing its iPhone app in the US today. Here’s why we funded them. The World's Most Accurate [...]
I’ve been working in consumer tech for over 20 years, first as an early employee and operator, then starting in 2008 as an angel investor and now a VC. I've been fortunate to work with [...]
This post is the finale in a series of ten posts about the 10 key reasons your consumer startup will succeed. I speak with hundreds of aspiring consumer entrepreneurs and review thousands of executive summaries and [...]
This post is the ninth in a series of ten posts about the 10 key reasons your consumer startup will succeed. I speak with hundreds of aspiring consumer entrepreneurs and review thousands of executive summaries and [...]
