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Maveron news

  • The Emerald City of organic e-commerce growth

    LInkedIn, 03/21/2017
  • Six Women VCs On How They Broke Into The Ultimate Boys’ Club

    Fast Company, 03/06/2017
  • Here’s why the VC firm that backed eBay, Groupon and zulily is excited about virtual and augmented reality

    Geekwire, 02/15/2017
  • Oregon Native Anarghya Vardhana Talks Venture Capital in the Age of Trump

    Willamette Week, 02/07/2017
  • After nearly a decade at Madrona, Elise Hebb sets sail for Seattle venture capital firm Maveron

    GeekWire, 01/10/2017
  • Forbes 30 under 30: Venture Capital

    Forbes, 01/03/2017
  • Why People First Is The Best Tech Strategy, According To B2C Fund Maveron

    Forbes, 12/13/2016
  • Meet the VC: Rebecca Kaden, General Partner at Maveron

    VatorNews, 12/02/2016
  • Maveron’s David Wu talks about first time entrepreneurs, investing in founders, and a tech CEO others should emulate

    Inc.com, 10/31/2016
  • Maveron’s Rebecca Kaden makes LinkedIn’s Next Wave top 10 list stars changing the way VC and finance works

    LinkedIn, 10/11/2016
  • Maveron’s Anarghya Vardhana discusses consumer, frontier tech at TechFestNW

    TechFestNW, 08/23/2016
  • 7 Venture Capitalists Weigh In on Why They Decided to Invest

    Inc, 08/04/2016
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s Power Pitch | This start-up says its gloves will make you a better ballplayer

    CNBC, 06/16/2016
  • How Millennials are driving a financial services revolution

    LinkedIn - CB Insight's Future of FinTech Conference Series, 06/07/2016
  • The magic combination Maveron looks to invest in

    Maveron Blog, 06/02/2016
  • Maveron’s Rebecca Kaden Discussing VC with John Biggs at TechCrunch Disrupt

    TechCrunch, 05/10/2016
  • Maveron’s Anarghya Vardhana Speaks at TechFestNW

    Portland Business Journal, 04/26/2016
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s Power Pitch | Start-up makes health-care house calls … for pets

    CNBC, 04/13/2016
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s Power Pitch | Start-up gets Tim Cook in the shower

    CNBC, 03/09/2016
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s Power Pitch | Sports drink betting on a ‘smarter sugar’

    CNBC, 02/16/2016
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’S Power Pitch | A start-up folding kayaks into compact cases

    CNBC, 02/03/2016
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’S Power Pitch | Start-up milks a camel for all it’s worth

    CNBC, 01/22/2016
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’S Power Pitch | Start-up says forget the outlet, charge on the go

    CNBC, 01/14/2016
  • Maveron’s Dan Levitan interviewd by Michael Grabham, Start IT Seattle

    Start IT Seattle, 12/12/2015
  • New Chapter at Maveron

    Maveron Blog Post, 11/03/2015
  • Maveron Welcomes Anarghya Vardhana as New Senior Associate

    Maveron Blog Post, 11/02/2015
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s Power Pitch| Smart guitar strikes a new chord

    CNBC, 10/21/2015
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s Power Pitch| An intelligent tennis racquet has arrived

    CNBC, 10/14/2015
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s Power Pitch| Start-up finds cash for online shoppers

    CNBC, 10/07/2015
  • Venture Capital Goes on the Defensive

    Bloomberg, 10/06/2015
  • Reinventing Beauty: Meet The Young Women Making Over A $60 Billion Industry

    Forbes, 10/05/2015
  • What Kind Of Opportunities Are Lost Without Women Investors?

    Forbes, 08/15/2015
  • Steep Discounts a Boon for Customers, but a Gamble for Start-Ups

    The New York Times, 07/29/2015
  • Why Your Team Is Your Greatest Competitive Advantage

    33voices Blog, 07/20/2015
  • Robert Scoble speaks with Dan Levitan about the firm’s strategy for finding iconic consumer brands

    Robert Scoble Video, 07/06/2015
  • As More Tech Start-Ups Stay Private, So Does the Money

    The New York Times, 07/02/2015
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s Power Pitch| A start-up sticking it to the selfie stick

    CNBC, 07/01/2015
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s PowerPitch | A new take on takeout

    CNBC, 06/03/2015
  • Maveron’s Rebecca Kaden on CNBC’s PowerPitch | The Trader Joe’s of pet food

    CNBC, 04/29/2015
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s PowerPitch | Harvard alum’s start-up’s shorts ‘not dad’s jock strap’

    CNBC, 04/22/2015
  • Maveron’s Dan Levitan: This Time Is Not “Different”

    StrictlyVC, 03/16/2015
  • Maveron’s David Wu on CNBC’s Power Pitch Panel | Digital guard dog for finances

    CNBC, 03/04/2015
  • Maveron’s Rebecca Kaden on CNBC’S Power Pitch Panel | Entrepreneur: We’ve bottled brain power

    CNBC, 02/25/2015
  • Top Seattle VCs: Bootstrap first, then come to us

    GeekWire, 01/30/2015
  • Rebecca Kaden – Forbes 30under30

    Forbes, 01/05/2015
  • Brad Hargreaves On Building General Assembly and My Next Steps

    Building Things Blog, 11/24/2014
  • Democratization of funding, part II: A closer look at a few players shaping the new crowdfunding ecosystem

    The Washington Post, 08/05/2014
  • Maveron’s Jason Stoffer Makes the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2014 Class of 40 Under 40 Honorees

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 07/25/2014
  • Maveron’s Dan Levitan on elephants under the table, Howard Schultz and startup CEOs

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 07/25/2014
  • Rebecca Kaden on CNBC’s Power Pitch Panel | Start-up gives dogs’ tags an upgrade

    CNBC, 06/25/2014
  • Maveron's Levitan: Fortune favors the bold entrepreneur

    USA Today, 06/11/2014
  • Maveron’s David Wu on Sparking Investor Interest

    Highway 1, 06/10/2014
  • Maveron's millions and millions: How Howard Schultz's VC firm hits it big with consumer bets

    Upstart Business Journal, 04/26/2014
  • The Best Venture Capitalists in the World for 2014

    Forbes, 03/26/2014
  • The Best Venture Capitalists in the World for 2014 | Dan Levitan Profile

    Forbes, 03/26/2014
  • Maveron’s Dan Levitan has the Midas touch: Seattle VC named to list of top 100 investors

    GeekWire, 03/26/2014
  • Cultivating Relationships, Maveron Leads Way in Consumer Investing

    PitchBook, 03/24/2014
  • Can’t find a better man

    fortune, 02/06/2014
  • A peek inside a vc’s thought process

    fortune, 02/06/2014
  • Seattle, Denver venture capitalists make $5K charitable Super Bowl bet

    GeekWire, 02/03/2014
  • The Year in eCommerce VC: The Most Active Investors, Largest Deals and Top Exits of 2013

    CB Insights, 01/08/2014
  • Maveron joins the billion-dollar club, one of 10 VC firms to generate big returns in 2013

    GeekWire, 12/23/2013
  • Billion-Dollar Gains Reach 10 Venture Firms on IPO Boom

    Bloomberg, 12/20/2013
  • Seattle VCs pick their deal of the year

    GeekWire, 12/06/2013
  • SIC Shingerview: Michelle Goldberg, Ignition & Rebecca Kaden, Maveron

    Huffington Post, 11/05/2013
  • Aging Boomers Befuddle Marketers Aching for $15 Trillion Prize

    Bloomberg, 09/17/2013
  • MOOCs: We’ve seen this movie before and it didn’t have a happy ending

    PandoDaily, 07/24/2013
  • Speciality to be name of the game

    The National, 06/25/2013
  • Maveron Planting More Seeds to Help Grow Transformative Consumer Businesses

    Company Press Release, 03/27/2013
  • Consumer-focused Maveron formalizes its Seed program, will make one investment per month

    PandoDaily, 03/27/2013
  • Why Maveron Plans More Venture Investments in Consumer Startups

    Xconomy, 03/27/2013
  • Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s Maveron Doubles Down On Seed Investments In Consumer Startups

    TechCrunch, 03/27/2013
  • An Investor Who Backed eBay Says Now Is A Great Time To Do Consumer Internet Startups

    Business Insider, 03/27/2013
  • Maveron boosts consumer startup funding, to one a month

    The Seattle Times, 03/27/2013
  • Maveron to plant a seed each month, unveils plan to sprout early-stage consumer startups

    GeekWire, 03/27/2013
  • Plant a seed a month: Howard Schultz's VC firm, Maveron, shifts focus to early-stage startups

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 03/27/2013
  • Maveron Names Kristen Hamilton Entrepreneur in Residence

    Company Press Release, 03/07/2013
  • Maveron Hires David Wu as Venture Partner

    Company Press Release, 07/23/2012
  • Maveron Names Jason Stoffer Partner

    Company Press Release, 01/12/2012
  • Howard Schultz brews strong coffee at Starbucks

    Fortune, 11/16/2011
  • State sees rise in venture-capital investment

    The Seattle Times, 10/19/2011
  • Seattle Firm Struggles In the Biggest Market

    The New York Times, 09/28/2011
  • JetBlue Airways Chairman Joel Peterson: Innovation Is Hiding In Plain Sight

    Fast Company, 09/23/2011
  • Maveron Names Andrew Trader (“A.T.”) Venture Partner

    Company Press Release, 08/29/2011
  • Stanford’s SSE Labs Creating Entrepreneurial Buzz In Silicon Valley.

    Wall Street Journal, 05/19/2011
  • Howard Schultz Named to Groupon Board of Directors

    Company Press Release, 02/10/2011
  • Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Jason Stoffer, Principal at Maveron

    Sramana Mitra Blog, 01/19/2011
  • U.S. Baby Boomers Will Play Key Role in Adoption of Personal Connected Health, Finds MITEF NW Report

    Company Press Release, 01/05/2011
  • Bill Campbell on Coaching RockMelt and Google vs. Apple

    The New York Times, 11/16/2010
  • Former Zynga Exec Joins Maveron

    Xconomy | San Francisco, 10/19/2010
  • Maveron Taps Zynga For EIR

    Northwest Innovation, 10/19/2010
  • Maveron Announces Andrew Trader as Entrepreneur in Residence

    benzinga, 10/19/2010
  • Former Zynga exec joins Maveron as entrepreneur-in-residence

    TechFlash, 10/18/2010
  • Starbucks CEO says building ‘fourth place’ online

    Reuters, 09/22/2010
  • Maveron, VC Firm and Consumer Trendspotter, Sees Growth in Healthcare for People and Pets

    Xconomy | Seattle, 07/12/2010
  • Maveron Copes With A More Frugal Consumer

    The Wall Street Journal, 05/24/2010
  • Maveron Backs Latimer Education

    Company Press Release, 04/01/2010
  • How to Hire a Chief Financial Officer

    Inc. Magazine, 02/16/2010
  • Dan Levitan on Maveron’s Bay Area Expansion, Its Latest Stealth Startup, and His First Starbucks

    Xconomy | Seattle, 11/19/2009
  • Venture firm Maveron opens San Francisco office

    San Francisco Chronicle, 11/18/2009
  • Maveron Opens San Francisco Office

    Company Press Release, 11/18/2009
  • Blue Nile founder Mark Vadon's Secretive e-commerce Startup

    TechFlash, 11/13/2009
  • Venture Fundraising Dips

    TechFlash, 10/12/2009
  • Test-Drives in the C-Suite

    Business Week, 10/09/2009
  • Harris: Survey Finds Venture Capitalists Rely Heavily on Gut Feelings

    Daily News, 09/09/2009
  • Maveron Names Will Hunsinger an EIR

    PR News Now, 01/15/2009
  • MAVERON NAMES AMY ERRETT AS PARTNER

    prweb, 08/14/2008
  • Maveron raises $240M fund

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 04/02/2008
  • Maveron Announces $200 Million Third Fund

    Company Press Release, 11/17/2004
  • New Maveron VC Fund Captures $200 Million

    The Seattle Times, 11/17/2004
  • Money Surges into Local Investment Firms

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11/17/2004
  • How to Find a Hit as Big as Starbucks

    BUSINESS 2.0, 04/30/2004
  • Howard Schultz Selling Latte to the Masses

    Time, 04/05/2004
  • Hot Starbucks to Go

    Fortune, 01/11/2004
  • Levitan Climbs Venture Mountain Consumer-focused Investment Firm Invests in Cranium

    CBS MarketWatch, 04/08/2003
  • Maveron Raises $340 Million VC Fund

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 03/05/2000
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portfolio news

  • WayUp Is a Booming Job-Hunting Site for Millennials

    Time, 05/25/2017
  • Fueled by Stellar Growth, TrueFacet Proves There is a Robust Online Shopper for Pre-Loved Watches and Jewelry

    Company Press Release, 05/24/2017
  • Course Hero Wins 2017 MediaPost Appy Award for Best Education App

    Company Press Release, 05/24/2017
  • Online insurer Fabric launches life coverage for New York parents

    Reuters, 05/23/2017
  • The very simple argument for the rise of co-living: people need people

    TechCrunch, 05/18/2017
  • This Bay Area startup wants to eliminate your trip to the gas station

    The Mercury News, 05/10/2017
  • A Rare Path: From Venture Capitalist to Hair-Coloring Kits

    The New York Times, 04/22/2017
  • Pluto VR raises $13.9M to build out virtual reality communication platform

    GeekWire, 04/13/2017
  • Lee Hood’s Arivale offers scientific wellness program to Washington State University medical students

    GeekWire, 04/12/2017
  • Fabric Launches to Serve the 37 Million American Families Without Life Insurance

    Company Press Release, 03/21/2017
  • These Sneakers Are Affordable, Sustainable, and Genuinely Stylish

    Esquire, 03/02/2017
  • From Student Loans To Home Loans: Startup Lender Earnest Eyes Millennials’ Financial Decisions

    Forbes, 02/27/2017
  • Why We Started Fabric By Adam Erlebacher Company

    Fabric Blog, 01/19/2017
  • Grass-Fed Beef, Sold One Cow at a Time

    The New York Times, 01/18/2017
  • Scientific wellness startup Arivale launches new data-driven weight loss program

    GeekWire, 01/11/2017
  • Common Living to Partner on 140-Resident Building in Brooklyn

    The Wall Street Journal, 12/19/2016
  • Intuit opens up TurboTax service to developers, starting with online lender Earnest

    VentureBeat, 12/13/2016
  • The Mistake General Assembly Made When It Scaled Too Quickly

    Entrepreneur.com, 12/13/2016
  • JetClosing raises $2.3M from Trilogy and Maveron to digitize the real estate closing process

    GeekWire, 11/30/2016
  • General Assembly’s Jake Schwartz On Transparency, Outcomes, And Measuring What Matters

    Forbes, 11/17/2016
  • Follow this GeekWire staffer as he reprograms his health, starting with his genes

    GeekWire, 11/16/2016
  • August Home Delivers Doorbell Cam Video Recording With Six Months Free Service Promotion

    Company Press Release, 11/16/2016
  • Silicon Valley’s Darby Smart Partners with Michaels Stores to Launch New Digital Talk Show – Make.Talk.

    Company Press Release, 11/14/2016
  • Congrats to CircleUp & Earnest for making the Forbes Fintech 50 List!

    Forbes, 11/09/2016
  • Earnest CEO Louis Beryl: Looking At The Full Picture | Mad Money on CNBC

    Mad Money, CNBC, 10/28/2016
  • How Arivale Is Harnessing Genomics To Optimize Human Health and Wellness

    socalTECH, 10/19/2016
  • Arivale launches data-based wellness coaching program in California

    MobiHealthNews, 09/27/2016
  • Arivale Expands Scientific Wellness Program to California

    Company Press Release, 09/26/2016
  • TrueFacet Raises $6 Million Series A Led by Maveron

    Company Press Release, 09/21/2016
  • TrueFacet Closes on $6M Series A Round

    WWD, 09/20/2016
  • Commentary: Use smartphone, bypass gas pump problems

    East Bay Times, 09/20/2016
  • Eargo & August Home Win Clio Awards for Product Design

    Clio Awards, 09/13/2016
  • Allbirds raises $7.25 million, unveils new shoe colors

    TechCrunch, 09/07/2016
  • How General Assembly Is Teaching Tomorrow’s Tech Workers

    Bloomberg, 08/11/2016
  • General Assembly CEO Schwartz Teaching Tech to Battle Unemployment

    TheStreet, 08/11/2016
  • General Assembly plants flag in Canada via Bitmaker purchase

    New York Business Journal, 08/10/2016
  • General Assembly doubles down on physical campuses and expands into Canada with Bitmaker acquisition

    VentureBeat, 08/10/2016
  • General Assembly Acquires Canadian Career Accelerator; Announces Expansion Plans

    Company Press Release, 08/10/2016
  • iBeat raises $1.5 million to build a heart monitor that people will actually want to wear

    TechCrunch, 08/03/2016
  • Life-Saving Smartwatch iBeat Closes Oversubscribed Seed Round

    Company Press Release, 08/03/2016
  • Former Practice Fusion CEO’s heart monitoring wearable startup iBeat closes $1.5M

    MobiHealthNews, 08/03/2016
  • Techmate launches to take on Geek Squad with its technology concierge service

    VentureBeat, 07/29/2016
  • August Home adds Amazon Alexa support for controlling your smart lock

    VentureBeat, 07/28/2016
  • Amazon’s Alexa Now Can Lock Your Front Door

    Fortune, 07/28/2016
  • Shut the front door — or lock it, at least: Amazon’s Alexa expands voice commands to smart door locks

    GeekWire, 07/28/2016
  • August Home Launches First Amazon Alexa Skill to Support Door Locks

    Company Press Release, 07/28/2016
  • Darby Smart Launches Darby Video App for How-To Videos

    SocialTimes, 07/12/2016
  • Boon + Gable closes on $2.5 million for its in-home stylist and shopping service

    TechCrunch, 06/27/2016
  • Co-living startup Common raises $16M from LeFrak et al.

    The Real Deal, 06/15/2016
  • Announcing Common’s $16M Series B and Expansion to San Francisco and Washington, DC

    Common Blog, 06/15/2016
  • How your health care will change in 10 (and 100) years: Five predictions from Arivale’s Leroy Hood

    GeekWire, 06/01/2016
  • Arivale’s Leroy Hood: This is dawn of ‘scientific wellness’ era

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 06/01/2016
  • PayNearMe Acquires Financial Management App Prism Money

    Company Press Release, 05/31/2016
  • August Home Delivers Smarter Home Access with August Doorbell Cam and Nest Cam Integration

    Company Press Release, 05/17/2016
  • Earnest Completes $225 Million Securitization of Refinanced Student Loans

    Company Press Release, 05/17/2016
  • What a Moment: Smartphone camera hardware startup raises $3M, lands spot in 50 Apple stores

    GeekWire, 05/11/2016
  • MegaBots raises $2.4 million to create league of human-piloted, giant fighting robots

    TechCrunch, 05/10/2016
  • This startup is trying to create the ideal roommate experience — here’s what it’s like inside its new 51-bedroom Brooklyn building

    Business Insider, 05/10/2016
  • Happy Together – Why give up dorm life?

    New Yorker, 05/10/2016
  • August Home Ships HomeKit Enabled 2nd Generation Smart Lock

    Company Press Release, 04/28/2016
  • Course Hero Launches New Android Mobile App to Help Students Study Anywhere

    Company Press Release, 04/27/2016
  • One in four US homes becoming connected by next year

    ReadWrite, 04/20/2016
  • Homemade Feasts on $2.1 Million for Home-Cooked Meals

    The Wall Street Journal, 04/08/2016
  • With PayNearMe and OfficialPayments.com, Federal Tax Payments Are Now Payable Using Cash at 7,000 7-Eleven Stores

    Company Press Release, 04/06/2016
  • Happy Returns Launches In-Person Return Solution for Online Shoppers with $1.9M Seed Financing from Upfront Ventures, Lowercase Capital and Maveron

    Company Press Release, 04/05/2016
  • The 7 Most Innovative Startups in Seattle

    Inc.com, 04/04/2016
  • This startup wants to convince online shops that more returns can equal bigger business

    Re/code, 04/04/2016
  • Leroy Hood’s health startup Arivale plans to hire 200 people this year

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 04/01/2016
  • August’s Doorbell Cam and Smart Keypad are just what the ‘smart lock’ needed

    The Verge, 03/29/2016
  • August Home Ships Doorbell Cam; Lets Users See and Speak with Visitors at Their Door From Anywhere

    Company Press Release, 03/28/2016
  • Arivale: Gut Check (and More)!

    Seattle Business, 03/22/2016
  • Course Hero Expands Community for Student Success by Launching New Course Advice Feature

    Company Press Release, 03/17/2016
  • Adult dorms attract attention of VCs, as housing pinch grows

    San Francisco Business Times, 03/16/2016
  • Venture Capital’s Answer to High-Priced Housing: Dorms for Grown Ups

    The Wall Street Journal, 03/16/2016
  • Providence Health & Services and Institute for Systems Biology affiliate to catalyze scientific wellness

    Company Press Release, 03/14/2016
  • Institute for Systems Biology, Providence Team Up for Preventive Care

    Xconomy, 03/14/2016
  • Earnest has the killer feature to beat big lenders

    Yahoo Finance, 03/11/2016
  • How TrueFacet Helps You Buy And Sell Authentic Designer Jewelry For A Great Value

    Forbes, 03/07/2016
  • Product Thinking + Roommate Living = Common

    Blog Post, 03/03/2016
  • ‘Warby Parker of suits’ Combatant Gentlemen opens pop-up shop at Nordstrom in Seattle

    GeekWire, 03/01/2016
  • How a Seattle start-up creates personalized preventive health care plans

    Kiro 7 News, 02/22/2016
  • Co-living startup Common ready to open first ground-up development

    The New York Business Journal, 02/17/2016
  • Common is coming to Williamsburg

    Common Blog, 02/17/2016
  • Congrats to Earnest on being named #42 on Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2016

    Fast Company, 02/16/2016
  • Student Lender Earnest Breaks Fintech Deal Drought

    WSJ, 02/11/2016
  • Life without gas stations? On-demand car fueling startup Booster Fuels raises $9M, moves operations to Silicon Valley

    GeekWire, 01/28/2016
  • Booster Fuels, Which Fills Up Your Car While You’re Working, Raises $9M Series A Round

    TechCrunch, 01/28/2016
  • Booster Fuels Raises $9 Million Series A Round Led by Maveron to Expand On-Demand Fuel Delivery Service to Headquarters in Silicon Valley

    Company Press Release, 01/28/2016
  • Ice.com’s New Owners Raise $2 Million To Bring Fair Pricing To The Jewelry Industry

    TechCrunch, 01/22/2016
  • Flywire Continues Rapid Expansion with Acquisition of ScholarFX

    Company Press Release, 01/20/2016
  • Dr. Leroy Hood: Seattle is at the epicenter of scientific wellness

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 01/15/2016
  • At Everlane, Transparent Is The New Black

    Forbes, 01/05/2016
  • Convoy Brings Tech Support To Your Front Door

    ABC7 News, 12/28/2015
  • Eargo Raises $25M in Series B Funding From New Enterprise Associates

    Company Press Release, 12/09/2015
  • The Seattle 10: Top startups sketch business models on giant cocktail napkins

    GeekWire, 12/03/2015
  • Course Hero Named 2015 Red Herring Top 100 Global Company

    Company Press Release, 12/03/2015
  • Seattle Startups Bring Personalized Medicine, Virtual Reality, And The New Craiglist

    KUOW News, 11/30/2015
  • PHHHOTO snaps up $1.5M seed

    Thomson Reuters' peHUB, 11/19/2015
  • Phhhoto, With $1.5M In New Seed, Launches Group Gif Sharing

    TechCrunch, 11/19/2015
  • Popular Science’s Best Of What’s New 2015 – Health

    Popular Science, 11/19/2015
  • Popular Science Names Eargo A ‘Best Of What’s New 2015’

    Company Press Release, 11/18/2015
  • Darby Smart Appoints Kiran Akkineni Chief Analytics Officer

    Company Press Release, 11/17/2015
  • Earnest Secures $275 Million of Total Financing to Power the Modern Bank for the Next Generation

    Company Press Release, 11/17/2015
  • Earnest raises $275M to help millennials manage their financial futures

    VentureBeat, 11/17/2015
  • Consumer Lender Earnest Raises $75M Series B, $200M for Loans

    Dow Jones VentureWire, 11/17/2015
  • Online Lender Earnest Raises $275 Million; Has Originated $400 Million In Loans This Year

    Forbes, 11/17/2015
  • Earnest, Fueled by Growth in Student Loans, Raises $275 Million

    The New York Times, 11/17/2015
  • Lending Company Earnest Raises $275 Million As FinTech Remains In The Spotlight

    TechCrunch, 11/17/2015
  • CircleUp Banks $30 Million to Help Investors Find Top Food Startups

    The Wall Street Journal, 11/11/2015
  • CircleUp Raises $30M For Its Consumer Brand Crowdfunding Platform

    TechCrunch, 11/11/2015
  • CircleUp takes in $30M Series C

    PE Hub Network, 11/11/2015
  • Meet the Seattle 10: These innovative startups are transforming everything from virtual reality to health care

    GeekWire, 11/03/2015
  • TrueFacet, A Marketplace For Pre-Owned Jewelry, Relaunches With New Texting Feature

    TechCrunch, 10/29/2015
  • Arivale Recruits Data & Analytics Pioneer Grant Ries as Chief Revenue Officer

    Company Press Release, 10/22/2015
  • Fast-growing scientific wellness startup Arivale hires BlueKai co-founder as chief revenue officer

    GeekWire, 10/22/2015
  • Why techies are clamoring for this co-living space

    CNNMoney, 10/19/2015
  • A Look Inside Brooklyn’s New, 7,300-Square-foot Co-Living Space

    Fast Company, 10/19/2015
  • Common Announces First Residence, 1162 Pacific Street, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

    Common Blog, 10/19/2015
  • Common, The Co-Living Startup From A General Assembly Founder, Opens Its First Building in Brooklyn

    TechCrunch, 10/19/2015
  • Koru, Inc. Launches New Job Finder For College Grads

    Uloop, 10/19/2015
  • Scoot Unleashes New Four-Wheeler Quad Cars On San Francisco Streets

    TechCrunch, 10/17/2015
  • Arivale Brings Genomics to the People

    GEN, 10/15/2015
  • The August Lock Is Like a Bouncer for Smart Homes

    Wired, 10/14/2015
  • August wants to make you feel good about letting strangers into your home

    Fortune, 10/14/2015
  • August smart locks now let Sears and Postmates in when you’re not home

    VentureBeat, 10/14/2015
  • August Unveils Home Access Service, Doorbell Cam and Siri-Controlled Lock

    Wall Street Journal, 10/14/2015
  • Smart Lock Maker August Aims To Make Home Services Easier, By Giving Companies Access To Your Front Door

    Forbes, 10/14/2015
  • August Adds Siri Control for Smart Locks, Remote Home Access

    Fast Company, 10/14/2015
  • Customer Service Startup Service Raises $3.1M

    TechCrunch, 10/13/2015
  • Every Question You Have About Koru’s New Job Finder Answered With Gifs

    Koru Blog, 10/07/2015
  • Here’s How Recent College Grads Can Get Their Job Applications Noticed

    Time, 10/06/2015
  • Venture Capital Goes on the Defensive

    Bloomberg, 10/06/2015
  • Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M for new ‘startup studio’ Pioneer Square Labs

    GeekWire, 10/01/2015
  • Dolly Raises $8 Million to Become the UberX of Movers and Haulers

    The Wall Street Journal, 10/01/2015
  • Dolly, an Uber for moving, gets $8 million

    Crain's Chicago Business, 10/01/2015
  • Dolly, the Uber for moving stuff, loads up with $8M in new funding

    The Chicago Tribune, 10/01/2015
  • ‘Uber for deliveries’ Dolly raises $8M to help people move big items, launches in Seattle

    GeekWire, 10/01/2015
  • Dolly raises $8 million to be ‘the friend who has a pickup truck’

    The Seattle Times, 10/01/2015
  • On-Demand Moving App Dolly Raises $8M Series A, Expands Services To Seattle

    TechCrunch, 10/01/2015
  • General Assembly Series D and Looking Forward

    General Assembly Blog, 10/01/2015
  • Tech-Boom Bet: Coding School General Assembly Raises $70 Million

    The Wall Street Journal, 10/01/2015
  • Seattle 2035: Innovators Kelman, Etzioni, Hood, & More Tackle Big Questions

    Xconomy, 09/25/2015
  • 7-Eleven Launches PayNearMe Bill Pay App for Cash Users

    CSNews, 09/23/2015
  • 7-Eleven Adds In-Store Bill Payments with PayNearMe

    PaymentsSource, 09/23/2015
  • 7-Eleven and PayNearMe Introduce the First Mobile Bill Payment Center for Cash Users

    Company Press Release, 09/22/2015
  • peerTransfer Expands And Rebrands As Flywire

    PYMNTS.com , 09/16/2015
  • CircleUp Boosts Liquidity with Secondary Market called CircleUp Rights+

    Crownfund Insider, 09/11/2015
  • Want A Loan? Here’s Your Guy.

    LinkedIn, 09/08/2015
  • Techstars Seattle grad TrueFacet raises $2.7M from Maveron, others for online jewelry marketplace

    GeekWire, 08/21/2015
  • Interview: Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens on what’s next for the Seattle retailer after $2.4B sale to QVC

    GeekWire, 08/19/2015
  • Peach raises $8M to deliver lunch, will expand service to Boston and Washington D.C.

    GeekWire, 08/19/2015
  • zulily to Join QVC Group

    Company Press Release, 08/17/2015
  • Zulily sold to QVC for $2.4 billion

    GeekWire, 08/17/2015
  • Q&A: Rory Eakin, COO & Co-Founder of CircleUp, Talks New Consumer Growth Fund, Online Marketplaces’ Effect On Access To Capital

    Crowdfund Insider, 08/13/2015
  • Promoting health at the molecular level

    Marketplace, 08/12/2015
  • Trupanion expands headquarters with move to Georgetown

    The Seattle Times, 08/11/2015
  • Scoot’s New Cargo Line Of Scooters Can Carry Taller People And More Stuff

    TechCrunch, 08/11/2015
  • My FitBit Conversion: Taking the Right Steps in Health–and in Business

    Joel Peterson LinkedIn, 08/04/2015
  • Eargo Hearing Aids

    PCMag.com, 08/04/2015
  • Pro.com’s new service enables real estate agents to help clients with home repairs

    Geekwire, 08/04/2015
  • Top MBAs spurn Goldman, McKinsey internships, opt for early stage startups instead

    Fortune, 07/31/2015
  • Investments For Hearables Surge

    TechCrunch, 07/31/2015
  • This co-living startup that turns brownstones into dorms raised $7.3 million in funding

    Business Insider, 07/21/2015
  • Forget Coworking. This NYC Startup Just Raised $7.35M For Coliving

    AlleyWatch, 07/21/2015
  • Financing Options Are Finally Catching Up With Coding Bootcamps’ Growth

    Fast Company, 07/16/2015
  • With peerTransfer, a way to pay tuition abroad

    BetaBoston, 07/16/2015
  • Brooklyn co-living start-up Common raises $7.35M in Series A

    New York Business Journal, 07/16/2015
  • Common raises a $7.35M round led by Maveron to fund its co-living service

    VentureBeat, 07/16/2015
  • With $7.35M Raise For Common, General Assembly Co-Founder Gets Into The “Co-Living” Movement

    TechCrunch, 07/16/2015
  • Common Raises $7.35M to Make Housing Better

    Common Blog, 07/16/2015
  • General Assembly Cofounder’s Next Startup is a Co-living Company

    Fast Company, 07/16/2015
  • Co-living startup Common raises $7.3M in Series A

    The Real Deal, 07/16/2015
  • ‘Uber for kids’ service HopSkipDrive raises $3.9M from Maveron, others

    GeekWire, 07/15/2015
  • HopSkipDrive raises $3.9M from Upfront Ventures and others for family rideshare service

    VentureBeat, 07/14/2015
  • Uber for kids company secures $3.9 million in seed money

    USA Today, 07/14/2015
  • This ‘Uber-for-kids’ startup raises millions to expand beyond Los Angeles

    Fortune, 07/14/2015
  • HopSkipDrive, The Uber For Kids, Picks Up $3.9 Million In Seed Funding

    TechCrunch, 07/14/2015
  • With $36M Funding, Arivale Walks Line To Push Wellness Business

    Xconomy, 07/14/2015
  • Arivale Launching a New Industry – Scientific Wellness

    Company Press Release, 07/14/2015
  • Dr. Lee Hood’s scientific wellness startup Arivale raises $36M to improve health through genetics

    GeekWire, 07/14/2015
  • Lee Hood’s Arivale raises $36M to personalize your health care

    The Seattle Times, 07/14/2015
  • CircleUp Raises $22M To Invest In Consumer Brands On Its Crowdfunding Platform

    TechCrunch, 07/13/2015
  • The Zipcar for electric scooters grows up and out

    Fortune, 07/09/2015
  • Anatomy of a VC Deal: How One Seattle Startup Raised $12.5 Million

    Entrepreneur, 07/05/2015
  • HopSkipDrive, a Ride Start-Up for the After-School Set

    The New York Times, 06/29/2015
  • Lunch delivery startup Peach finds success by catering meals at local startups

    GeekWire, 06/29/2015
  • Which Are The Most Innovative Consumer Companies?

    Forbes, 06/26/2015
  • Dr. Leroy Hood wants your blood: Biotech pioneer launches ‘scientific wellness’ startup

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 06/25/2015
  • The Emerging Era of Tech-Enabled Superhuman Senses

    LinkedIn, 06/25/2015
  • Maveron-backed Eargo looks to reinvent the hearing aid with rechargeable devices modeled on a fishing fly

    GeekWire, 06/25/2015
  • With $13 Million From Maveron, Eargo Is The Hearing Aid Of The Future

    TechCrunch, 06/25/2015
  • Eargo Disrupts Hearing Device Market with Launch of Innovative In-Ear Hearing Device

    Company Press Release, 06/25/2015
  • How Zulily Maintains a Startup Vibe as a Public Company

    Inc.com, 06/24/2015
  • Genomics pioneer Lee Hood: New startup could be the Google or Microsoft of ‘scientific wellness’

    Geekwire, 06/22/2015
  • Lee Hood’s “100K” Long-Term Health Study Spins Out Startup

    Xconomy, 06/19/2015
  • Genomics pioneer Lee Hood to unveil new startup Arivale, breaking new ground in ‘scientific wellness’

    Geekwire, 06/19/2015
  • Amid Unicorn Talk, High-Potential, Low-Glamour PayNearMe Slogs Along

    StrictlyVC, 06/11/2015
  • Instamotor | Startups Offer New Ways to Buy and Sell Used Cars

    U.S. News, 06/10/2015
  • Lively Reinvents Personal Alarm Service with New Safety Watch; Popular Wearable Now Available in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland

    Company Press Release, 06/10/2015
  • Why your resume matters less than it used to

    Fortune, 06/08/2015
  • You can’t chase returns like this in the stock market

    CNBC, 06/08/2015
  • Messaging App Jott Is Blowing Up Among Junior High And High Schoolers

    TechCrunch, 06/08/2015
  • Madison Reed | Why this CEO encourages failure in the workplace

    Fortune, 06/02/2015
  • Madison Reed adds third option in hair-coloring options — a virtual stylist

    Upstart Business Journal, 05/29/2015
  • Only 47% of grads are fully employed — here’s how to be one of them

    Mashable, 05/28/2015
  • Course Hero’s New Vision

    Course Hero Blog, 05/27/2015
  • Can Earnest Convince Graduating Millennials To Talk About (Gulp) Their Finances?

    Fast Company, 05/27/2015
  • That First Move Can Be a Doozy: Why Peach Expanded to San Diego

    xconomy, 05/18/2015
  • Peach promises a better office lunch

    U-T San Diego, 05/18/2015
  • Women in Business: Amy Errett, CEO, Madison Reed

    The Huffington Post, 05/05/2015
  • August Announces Partnership with Comcast, Delivering Seamless Smart Lock Integration with Xfinity Home

    August Blog, 05/05/2015
  • The rise of the self-reliant young worker

    Fortune, 05/01/2015
  • peerTransfer Adds Record Number of Educational Institutions in Q1

    Company Press Release, 04/27/2015
  • 5 Reasons New Lenders Are Ignoring FICO Credit Scores

    Forbes, 04/23/2015
  • Trendsetters at Work: Julep

    E! Online, 04/13/2015
  • What happens when colleges fail to prepare graduates for jobs?

    The Washington Post, 03/31/2015
  • August Raises $38 Million To Expand Smart Lock Retail Availability

    TechCrunch, 03/25/2015
  • August Locks Down $38 Million in Series B Funding

    Re/code, 03/25/2015
  • Bezar, Bradford Shellhammer’s Reimagined Fab.com, Goes Live

    TechCrunch, 03/19/2015
  • Bradford Shellhammer’s New Company, Bezar, Launches

    Fast Company, 03/18/2015
  • Koru partners with University of Washington to help prepare college grads for jobs

    Geekwire, 03/18/2015
  • GA’s Opportunity Fund Expands with New Partners

    General Assembly Blog, 03/10/2015
  • Retail transparency? What a concept for this startup – Everlane

    Upstart Business Journal, 03/09/2015
  • Capital One Puts Money Where Its Mouth Is With Tech Scholarships

    MediaPost, 03/06/2015
  • Congrats to Michael Preysman of Everlane for making San Francisco Business Times 40 under 40!

    San Francisco Business Times, 03/06/2015
  • Capital One Joins General Assembly’s Opportunity Fund

    Company Press Release, 03/05/2015
  • GA’s Opportunitey Fund Partners with Capital One as part of $150 Million Initiative

    General Assembly Blog, 03/05/2015
  • PayNearMe Partners with Grameen America

    Company Press Release, 03/04/2015
  • Koru CEO Kristen Hamilton on failure and the importance of company culture

    GeekWire, 02/19/2015
  • So, you want to start a payments company?

    VentureBeat, 02/18/2015
  • TrueFacet Raises $1.7 Million For Its Secondhand Jewelry Marketplace

    TechCrunch, 02/10/2015
  • Moment Case Review – Griffin Lamb

    Momentist Blog, 02/10/2015
  • The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies

    Fast Company, 02/09/2015
  • The Billion-Dollar E-commerce Company You Know Nothing About

    Fast Company, 02/06/2015
  • Hands on with the L!vely alert watch

    USA Today, 02/05/2015
  • Iodine Inc. Awarded $1.17 Million Contract from the Food and Drug Administration for OpenFDA project

    Company Press Release, 01/30/2015
  • Koru Raises $8M Series A Round For Its Talent Marketplace

    TechCrunch, 01/29/2015
  • Koru Secures $8 Million Series A Funding Led By Maveron

    Company Press Release, 01/29/2015
  • ‘Universities Are Selling Salvation’: Touring the New General Assembly Campus

    Re/code, 01/28/2015
  • Lending Startup Earnest Jumps Into The Student Loan Refinancing Game

    Forbes, 01/27/2015
  • Earnest Unveils Radically Flexible Student Loan Refinancing

    Company Press Release, 01/27/2015
  • Lively Reimagines Medical Alert Devices with New Safety Watch; Brings Relief to Families and Helps Seniors Stay Active and Independent

    Company Release, 01/21/2015
  • Banking Start-Ups Adopt New Tools for Lending

    New York Times, 01/18/2015
  • peerTransfer Secures $22M Led by Bain Capital Ventures, Achieves Profitability and on Track for $1B in Education Payment Volume

    Company Release, 01/13/2015
  • Maveron-backed August connects its smart lock to the web with new add-on

    GeekWire, 01/07/2015
  • Smart Lock Maker August Gets Into The Hub Game With New Hardware

    Fortune, 01/07/2015
  • Women in Business Q&A: Kristen Hamilton, CEO of Koru

    Huffington Post, 01/01/2015
  • The Company Aiming To Revolutionize Hair Coloring

    Forbes, 11/14/2014
  • Koru: Immersive program with 85% job placement

    USA Today, 11/14/2014
  • August Smart Lock Is Finally Ready For Sale, With A Little Help From Apple

    Forbes, 10/15/2014
  • Maveron, Madrona Venture Group lead $14 mln Series A funding in Pro.com

    PE Hub, 09/26/2014
  • Pro.com Raises $14 Million in Series a Funding

    Company Press Release, 09/24/2014
  • Bezos-Backed Pro.com Raises Another $14 Million to Help Renovate Your Home

    Bloomberg Businessweek, 09/24/2014
  • Startup helps new college grads prep for that first real job

    Seattle Times, 09/22/2014
  • LinkedIn teams with Koru to help new job-seekers gain experience

    GeekWire, 09/22/2014
  • Koru Expands Its Employer Partner Network With Addition Of LinkedIn

    Company Press Release, 09/22/2014
  • 2014 Beauty Breakthroughs

    Allure Magazine, 09/12/2014
  • Here’s why Zulily is different from Amazon, eBay and other retailers: They don’t want to be ‘the everything store’

    GeekWire, 09/11/2014
  • Beautiful pics on the iPhone: Lens maker Moment raises $1.5M from Maveron, Founder’s Co-op, others

    GreekWire, 09/09/2014
  • Jane Park of Julep: To Succeed, Fly Like a Bumblebee

    The New York Times, 09/06/2014
  • zulily Announces September 11, 2014 Webcast From Newly Automated Ohio Fulfillment Center

    Wall Street Journal, 08/29/2014
  • Madison Reed Now Sends The Salon To You

    TechCrunch, 08/21/2014
  • Maveron bankrolls edgy girls apparel retailer Dolls Kill, an online boutique for ‘Misfits & Miss legits’

    GeekWire, 08/12/2014
  • Dolls Kill Closes $5 Million in Series A Funding Led by Maveron:Online First Lifestyle Brand That Fuels Expression For The Mass Of Millenials Who Buck The Norm Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2115019#ixzz3AIlErI12

    Digital Journal, 08/11/2014
  • Job search startup Koru teams up with WSU to boost students’ job opportunities

    GeekWire, 08/07/2014
  • Democratization of funding, part II: A closer look at a few players shaping the new crowdfunding ecosystem

    The Washington Post, 08/05/2014
  • Looking to build job experience? Forget internships, try this on for size

    Q13 Fox News, 07/29/2014
  • Trupanion Pet Insurance up 14% in Trading Debut

    Fox Business, 07/18/2014
  • Vancouver pet insurance startup goes public on New York Stock Exchange

    The Vancouver Sun, 07/18/2014
  • Seattle’s Trupanion goes public with more bark than meow

    KOMO News, 07/18/2014
  • Trupanion rises in IPO thanks to its data-driven approach to pet insurance

    PandoDaily, 07/18/2014
  • Pet health insurance company Trupanion prices IPO below expected range, raises $71M

    GeekWire, 07/18/2014
  • Trupanion prices IPO at a discount, raising $71M

    The Seattle Times, 07/18/2014
  • Pet insurer Trupanion rises 15 pct in debut

    Reuters, 07/18/2014
  • Trupanion IPO raises about $71M

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 07/18/2014
  • Normal uses 3D printing to bring custom earphones to the masses

    Digital Trends, 07/08/2014
  • Hear this: 3-D printed earphones coming to NYC

    Craine's New York Business, 07/08/2014
  • Normals are 3D-printed earbuds made just for you

    The Verge, 07/08/2014
  • New Startup Normal 3-D Prints Custom, Premium Earphones on Demand

    Re/code, 07/08/2014
  • Normal’s $199 3D-printed earphones are custom-built based on photos you take of your own ears

    TNW, 07/08/2014
  • Normal’s New Custom-Fitted Earphones Are Made Using 3D Printing

    Popular Mechanics, 07/08/2014
  • This Startup’s Brilliant Customer Service Strategy Is To Treat People ‘The Way We Wish Our College Boyfriends Had Treated Us’

    Business Insider, 06/30/2014
  • Fast Company Features Koru CEO Kristen Hamilton | 6 Ways The Class Of 2015 Can Stand Out To Their Future Employers

    Fast Company, 06/27/2014
  • Meet the Regular People Living in America’s Smartest Homes

    TIME Magazine, 06/26/2014
  • General Assembly CEO Jake Schwartz Named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young

    GA Blog, 06/20/2014
  • Career-wise, is it better to be smart or hardworking?

    Fortune, 06/19/2014
  • Nas is mentoring college grads who have 'grit,' thanks to startup Koru

    Fortune, 05/28/2014
  • Nas and Koru Team Up To Better Prepare Tomorrow's Workforce

    Forbes, 05/28/2014
  • Hip hop icon Nas invests in education startup Koru, pledges support of grads

    GeekWire, 05/28/2014
  • Legendary Rapper Nas Partners With Education Innovator Koru To Assist College Grads

    Company Press Release, 05/28/2014
  • Crafting Startup Darby Smart Raises $6.3 Million, Introduces Weddings Vertical

    SV411, 05/21/2014
  • Lending Startup Earnest Raises $15 Million to Replace FICO Scores

    Wall Street Journal, 05/20/2014
  • Seattle career bootcamp adds job skills to those liberal arts degrees

    Crosscut.com, 05/19/2014
  • TheWrap Beats Variety and Deadline's Web Traffic in April

    Company Press Release, 05/15/2014
  • TheWrap Launches WrapWire, Syndicated News Service

    Company Press Release, 05/15/2014
  • Craft kit startup Darby Smart raises $6.3 million to beat Hobby Lobby on the web

    Fortune, 05/14/2014
  • Koru's mission: help college grads find jobs, help companies find talent

    King 5 News, 05/05/2014
  • Education startup General Assembly picks Seattle for latest outpost

    GeekWire, 04/28/2014
  • Koru Announces Details Of June Career Bootcamp; Program Designed To Launch Graduates Into Meaningful Careers

    Company Press Release, 04/23/2014
  • Beauty And E-Commerce Brand Julep Raises $30M To Disrupt The $160B Cosmetics Industry

    TechCrunch, 04/14/2014
  • Julep Beauty Raises $30 Million in Series C Financing

    Business Wire, 04/14/2014
  • Cosmetics upstart Julep reels in another $5M from Maveron, Andreessen Horowitz

    GeekWire, 04/14/2014
  • Julep Beauty raises $30M

    The Seattle Times, 04/14/2014
  • Julep Beauty Raises $30M to Give Big Beauty a Makeover with Crowdsourcing

    The Wall Street Journal, 04/14/2014
  • Education startup General Assembly lands $35M, tops 100,000 students

    GeekWire, 03/07/2014
  • Digital Trade School Raises $35 Million in Financing Round

    New York Times, 03/07/2014
  • zulily News | Cramer: Finally! A retailer that can beat Amazon

    CNBC, 02/25/2014
  • zulily Wows Street With First Quarterly Numbers

    The Wall Street Journal, 02/24/2014
  • zulily: Hot site for moms hits a moment of truth

    The Seattle Times, 02/21/2014
  • Koru Announces Founding Partnership with Leading Colleges to Launch Graduates into Meaningful Careers

    Company Press Release, 02/20/2014
  • Koru allies with 13 universities, looks to help grads find jobs

    GeekWire, 02/20/2014
  • Want a Job? Go to Camp—Career Camp

    The Wall Street Journal, 02/20/2014
  • Everlane's Petra Bag – First Jessica Alba and Kate Mara, now Angelina Jolie…

    Mail Online, 02/18/2014
  • This is Potbelly’s entire super-secret menu

    Thrillist, 02/17/2014
  • Lessons From the Bathroom

    Fast Company, 02/10/2014
  • Paynearme(R) triples its payment volume in 2013

    company press release, 02/06/2014
  • Jane Park’s winning strategy at Julep

    seattle business, 02/06/2014
  • A peek inside a vc’s thought process

    fortune, 02/06/2014
  • Cash-Based Payments Network PayNearMe Raises $20M Series E, Expands Via Family Dollar Partnership

    TechCrunch, 02/06/2014
  • PayNearMe nabs $20M to bring cash-lovers into the digital economy

    Venture Beat, 02/06/2014
  • The Daily Startup: The Muse Picks Up Model Investor Tyra Banks, And More Cash

    Wall Street Journal, 02/06/2014
  • Zulily leases 48-acre distribution site in nevada

    seattle times, 01/30/2014
  • Seattle tech companies crack list of top venture-backed exits

    GeekWire, 01/29/2014
  • Madison Reed Raises $12 Million Series B Led by Norwest Venture Partners

    Company Press Release, 01/28/2014
  • Color them excited, VCs back Madison Reed

    peHUB, 01/28/2014
  • The Daily Startup: VCs Back Hair-Color Startup Madison Reed

    WSJ, 01/28/2014
  • Venture-backed beauty startup Julep is crowdfunding its new bendable nail-polishing tool

    GeekWire, 01/28/2014
  • No Industry Is Safe From VC Disruption

    Tech Crunch, 01/28/2014
  • How Social Media Is Fueling The Next $1B Beauty Brand

    Fortune, 01/22/2014
  • An At-Home Hair Color Company That Doesn’t Hit It and Quit It

    Style.com, 01/17/2014
  • Minting Julep | How a former Starbucks executive is using her best customers to help improve the beauty-product business

    Fast Company, 01/13/2014
  • GoodBelly Launches the “Good Belly Reboot” in Partnership with SparkPeople

    Company Press Release, 01/09/2014
  • Ryan Caldbeck’s CircleUp Democratizes Funding Process For Start-Ups and Investors

    Forbes, 01/07/2014
  • Seattle Startup Koru Takes On Tech Training, Hiring for Recent Grads

    Xconomy, 12/18/2013
  • Koru wants to help millions of underemployed college grads get good jobs

    VentureBeat, 12/16/2013
  • LifeLock Acquires Mobile Wallet Platform Lemon For $42.6 Million, Launches LifeLock Wallet

    TechCrunch, 12/12/2013
  • Onvia co-founder raises $4.35M for Koru, helping college grads find impactful jobs

    GeekWire, 12/12/2013
  • Koru raises $4.35 million Series A to educate college kids on how to land a job

    Gigaom, 12/12/2013
  • Maveron-backed Lemon Wallet sells to LifeLock for $50 million

    GeekWire, 12/12/2013
  • LifeLock buys digital wallet start-up Lemon

    USA Today, 12/12/2013
  • LifeLock Acquires Lemon App For $42 Million to Develop Digital Wallet

    Mashable, 12/12/2013
  • Identity theft protection company LifeLock buys mobile wallet startup Lemon Wallet

    The Next Web, 12/12/2013
  • Caregiving goes digital – and lets Boomers age in place

    USA Today, 11/24/2013
  • Q&A: CEO Darrell Cavens on zulily’s IPO and its future as a public company

    GeekWire, 11/19/2013
  • Home Automation Startup August Raises $8 Million From Maveron To Make Smart Locks Mainstream

    TechCrunch, 11/19/2013
  • August Raises $8 Million to Bring Smart Locks to Market

    Mashable, 11/19/2013
  • August raises $8M as it tries to avoid the hardware revolution’s scalability problem

    PandoDaily, 11/19/2013
  • Yves Behar’s “Smart” Lock Startup August Raises $8 Million

    All Things Digital, 11/19/2013
  • zulily Closes First Day As A Public Company At $37.70 A Share, Marking A Win For Flash Sales

    TechCrunch, 11/15/2013
  • Seattle’s new billion dollar man: Here’s who scored in zulily’s spectacular IPO

    GeekWire, 11/15/2013
  • Zulily IPO zooms 87.5% on first day of trading

    USA Today, 11/15/2013
  • Zulily Surges in Market Debut

    NY Times DealBook, 11/15/2013
  • It’s Not Lattes, But Schultz Wins Big From Bet on zulily

    Bloomberg, 11/15/2013
  • Zulily raises $253 million in IPO

    Internet Retailer, 11/15/2013
  • Biz Break: Zulily scores, Bay Area biotechs stutter in uneven IPO market

    San Jose Mercury News, 11/15/2013
  • zulily Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

    The Wall Street Journal, 11/14/2013
  • Seattle E-Commerce Startup zulily Raises $253M in IPO, Soars 71%

    Xconomy, 11/14/2013
  • Zulily seeks $207 million in first sale of stock

    Seattle Times, 11/01/2013
  • Zulily Sets IPO Range at $16 to $18

    The Wall Street Journal, 11/01/2013
  • Seattle’s Next Billion-Dollar Tech Star: Zulily Aims for $16-$18 IPO

    xconomy, 11/01/2013
  • At Julep the CEO Plays Musical Chairs, Too

    The Wall Street Journal, 10/09/2013
  • zulily Files Registration Statement For Proposed Initial Public Offering

    Company Press Release, 10/08/2013
  • Maveron-backed PotBelly fills tummy with spectacular IPO

    GeekWire, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly shares more than double in market debut

    Chicago Tribune, 10/04/2013
  • Sandwich chain Potbelly's shares double in debut

    Reuters, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly Jumps in Trading Debut After $105 Million IPO

    Bloomberg, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly More Than Doubles in Debut on the Nasdaq

    Time, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly CEO talks IPO

    Fox Business, 10/04/2013
  • Great Vibes For Potbelly IPO, Stock Doubles On Debut

    Forbes, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly Doubles in Market Debut Amid Strong Investor Appetite

    NY Times DealBook, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly IPO chows down on fresh capital

    MarketWatch, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly IPO

    The Wall Street Journal, 10/04/2013
  • Lively raises $4.8M after Kickstarter try fails, starts selling aging-in-place services

    MobiHealthNews, 09/18/2013
  • Lively Raises $4.8M, Launches Sensor Network For Older Folks

    TechCrunch, 09/18/2013
  • Lively raises $4.8M to keep grandparents out of dreaded nursing homes

    VentureBeat, 09/18/2013
  • Sarasota Elderly Team Up With Silicon Valley

    Bloomberg Businessweek, 09/18/2013
  • Lively Now Shipping for $149 to Help Older Adults Remain Independent Longer

    PRWeb, 09/17/2013
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    Bloomberg, 09/17/2013
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    Wall Street Journal Blog, 09/17/2013
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    VentureWire Dow Jones, 09/17/2013
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    BtoB, 09/11/2013
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    GlobalNewswire, 09/09/2013
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    AllThingsD, 09/06/2013
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    BuzzFeed, 09/05/2013
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    The Next Web, 07/19/2013
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    PR Newswire, 07/19/2013
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    Company Press Release, 06/27/2013
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    Puget Sound Business Journal, 06/19/2013
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    Xconomy, 06/19/2013
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    Reuters, 06/19/2013
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    All Things Digital, 06/19/2013
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    Automotive News, 06/19/2013
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    TechCrunch, 06/19/2013
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    Forbes, 05/07/2013
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    The Next Web, 05/07/2013
  • Lively: connects older adults and their families

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    VentureBeat, 04/16/2013
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    AFP News, 04/16/2013
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    The Wall Street Journal, 04/16/2013
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    GeekWire, 03/22/2013
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    TechCrunch, 03/22/2013
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    Puget Sound Business Journal, 03/22/2013
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    Wall Street Journal, 02/28/2013
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    The Seattle Times, 02/28/2013
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    GeekWire, 02/28/2013
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    TechCrunch, 02/28/2013
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    VentureBeat, 02/28/2013
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    The New York Times, 02/28/2013
  • Cash-based payment platform PayNearMe lands funding from Maveron

    GeekWire, 01/23/2013
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    TechCrunch, 01/22/2013
  • Zulily: Fresh, Fast, and Worth $1 Billion

    Inc., 01/07/2013
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    TechCrunch, 12/03/2012
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    Company Press Release, 11/29/2012
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    GeekWire, 11/29/2012
  • Exclusive: Zulily now valued at $1 billion

    Fortune, 11/15/2012
  • Daily deal site Zulily raises $85 million from Andreessen Horowitz, tops 10M members

    GeekWire, 11/15/2012
  • Web Retailer Zulily Joins a Billion-Dollar Club

    Wall Street Journal, 11/15/2012
  • zulily Closes $85 Million in Series D Funding Led by Andreessen Horowitz

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    GeekWire, 11/14/2012
  • General Assembly Raises $9.8 Million Series B From Tony Hsieh And Expands To Vegas

    Business Insider, 11/07/2012
  • Oprah’s Favorite Things: Top 5 Items Under $100

    ABC News, 11/06/2012
  • 3 Steps for International Students to Make U.S. Tuition Payments

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  • Decide.com promises to help you save

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  • Decide.com offering guarantee to beat online price swings

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    Geekwire, 09/13/2012
  • Trupanion Named One of Washington's Best Workplaces by Puget Sound Business Journal

    Company Press Release, 08/22/2012
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    Company Press Release, 08/21/2012
  • Zulily Quietly Powers Past 5M Members in Mom-and-Kid Sales

    Xconomy | Seattle, 08/15/2012
  • 6 Questions for Pinkberry CEO Ron Graves

    Inc., 08/13/2012
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    Puget Sound Business Journal, 08/09/2012
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    GeekWire, 07/31/2012
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    PC World, 07/06/2012
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    TechFlash, 07/05/2012
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    Forbes, 07/02/2012
  • Home Tech Deals: Discount Electronics

    Kiplinger, 07/01/2012
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    GeekWire, 06/26/2012
  • Maveron Deposits $8 Million Into Mobile Wallet Company Lemon

    All Things D, 06/12/2012
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    TechCrunch, 06/12/2012
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    Company Press Release, 06/06/2012
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  • Lemon squeezes cash from Maveron for digital wallet

    GeekWire, 06/03/2012
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    Geekwire, 05/25/2012
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    MarketWatch, 05/23/2012
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    Business Insider, 05/08/2012
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    Toy News, 04/27/2012
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    TechCrunch, 04/25/2012
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    All Things D, 04/19/2012
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    Geekwire, 04/19/2012
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    ZDNet, 04/19/2012
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    GeekWire, 04/17/2012
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    USA Today, 02/25/2012
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    US News & World Report, 12/23/2011
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    TheMarket Research Industry Online, 12/09/2011
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    Forbes, 11/17/2011
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    Geekwire, 11/07/2011
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    Geekwire, 10/04/2011
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    GeekWire, 09/22/2011
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    WSJ Market Watch, 09/07/2011
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    GeekWire, 09/07/2011
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    TechCrunch, 08/30/2011
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    peHUB, 08/17/2011
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    Company Press Release, 08/16/2011
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    TechCrunch, 08/15/2011
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    GeekWire, 08/11/2011
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    Business Wire, 08/11/2011
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    Portada, 07/11/2011
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    WGN Chicago, 07/07/2011
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    Blogra, 07/05/2011
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    peHUB, 06/21/2011
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    GeekWire, 06/20/2011
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    TechCrunch, 06/20/2011
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    The Seattle Times, 05/19/2011
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    PR Newswire, 11/17/2010
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    PC World, 09/14/2010
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    PR.com, 06/15/2010
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    PRweb.com, 05/17/2010
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    Northwest Innovation, 12/16/2009
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    People Magazine, 12/08/2009
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    TechCrunch, 11/18/2009
  • Pinkberry Opens First Texas Location

    Fast Casual, 11/16/2009
  • Utilities and Industry Experts Share Ways to Support Customers During Economically Challenging Times

    Company Press Release, 10/07/2009
  • Knowledge Networks Acquires Dimestore Media

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    Marketwire, 10/06/2009
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    TechFlash, 10/06/2009
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    Adexchanger.com, 10/05/2009
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    BroadwayWorld.com, 09/24/2009
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    Company Press Release, 09/23/2009
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    Company Press Release, 09/23/2009
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    Pehub.com, 09/23/2009
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    Company Press Release, 09/15/2009
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    Company Press Release, 09/02/2009
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    Company Press Release, 08/31/2009
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    USA Today, 08/13/2009
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    Company Press Release, 08/05/2009
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    Company Press Release, 07/15/2009
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    Company Press Release, 07/08/2009
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    Company Press Release, 07/01/2009
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    Company Press Release, 06/29/2009
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    Company Press Release, 03/26/2009
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    Company Press Release, 03/23/2009
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    momentlens.co
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Simple: the people. Maveron said the same thing about why they invested in Allbirds. We liked that approach.

– TIM BROWN & JOEY ZWILLINGER, CO-CEOs

 

Allbirds is committed to making better things in a better way. They do this through an unwavering focus on product development to prove that comfort, good design and sustainability don’t have to be mutually exclusive. First inspired by the millions of sheep in co-founder Tim Brown’s native country of New Zealand, Allbirds launched the Wool Runner in 2016 to accolades such as TIME Magazine heralding the shoe as the most comfortable in the world. Tim and co-founder Joey Zwillinger have a big goal in mind, and are work tirelessly to change the way shoes and other products are manufactured to become vastly more sensible and sustainable.

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‘I have started 17 companies in my career and when I was looking for a venture partner to create an entirely new industry – scientific wellness, Maveron was the obvious choice. They get consumers. Like no one else. Dan Levitan and Clayton Lewis have provided laser focus, strategic counsel and strong leadership to Arivale from day one. And the depth and breadth of their expertise in the health & wellness space has enabled us to jumpstart Arivale in a matter of months, rather than years.’

-DR. LEE HOOD, CO-FOUNDER

 

Arivale is a revolutionary new wellness company that combines cutting-edge science, personalized data, and tailored coaching to help clients optimize wellness and avoid disease. Arivale gets to know people at the deepest level by looking at their genome, their blood and saliva, gut microbiome, and lifestyle. The company then connects each client with a personal coach who provides clear, actionable recommendations to help them thrive. It’s another example of Maveron bringing to life an innovative company, beginning with a Seed investment and scaling to a Series A investment.

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  • Lee Hood’s Arivale offers scientific wellness program to Washington State University medical students

    GeekWire, 04/12/2017
  • Scientific wellness startup Arivale launches new data-driven weight loss program

    GeekWire, 01/11/2017
  • Follow this GeekWire staffer as he reprograms his health, starting with his genes

    GeekWire, 11/16/2016
  • How Arivale Is Harnessing Genomics To Optimize Human Health and Wellness

    socalTECH, 10/19/2016
  • Arivale launches data-based wellness coaching program in California

    MobiHealthNews, 09/27/2016
  • Arivale Expands Scientific Wellness Program to California

    Company Press Release, 09/26/2016
  • How your health care will change in 10 (and 100) years: Five predictions from Arivale’s Leroy Hood

    GeekWire, 06/01/2016
  • Arivale’s Leroy Hood: This is dawn of ‘scientific wellness’ era

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 06/01/2016
  • The 7 Most Innovative Startups in Seattle

    Inc.com, 04/04/2016
  • Leroy Hood’s health startup Arivale plans to hire 200 people this year

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 04/01/2016
  • Arivale: Gut Check (and More)!

    Seattle Business, 03/22/2016
  • Providence Health & Services and Institute for Systems Biology affiliate to catalyze scientific wellness

    Company Press Release, 03/14/2016
  • Institute for Systems Biology, Providence Team Up for Preventive Care

    Xconomy, 03/14/2016
  • How a Seattle start-up creates personalized preventive health care plans

    Kiro 7 News, 02/22/2016
  • Dr. Leroy Hood: Seattle is at the epicenter of scientific wellness

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 01/15/2016
  • The Seattle 10: Top startups sketch business models on giant cocktail napkins

    GeekWire, 12/03/2015
  • Seattle Startups Bring Personalized Medicine, Virtual Reality, And The New Craiglist

    KUOW News, 11/30/2015
  • Meet the Seattle 10: These innovative startups are transforming everything from virtual reality to health care

    GeekWire, 11/03/2015
  • Arivale Recruits Data & Analytics Pioneer Grant Ries as Chief Revenue Officer

    Company Press Release, 10/22/2015
  • Fast-growing scientific wellness startup Arivale hires BlueKai co-founder as chief revenue officer

    GeekWire, 10/22/2015
  • Arivale Brings Genomics to the People

    GEN, 10/15/2015
  • Seattle 2035: Innovators Kelman, Etzioni, Hood, & More Tackle Big Questions

    Xconomy, 09/25/2015
  • Promoting health at the molecular level

    Marketplace, 08/12/2015
  • My FitBit Conversion: Taking the Right Steps in Health–and in Business

    Joel Peterson LinkedIn, 08/04/2015
  • With $36M Funding, Arivale Walks Line To Push Wellness Business

    Xconomy, 07/14/2015
  • Arivale Launching a New Industry – Scientific Wellness

    Company Press Release, 07/14/2015
  • Dr. Lee Hood’s scientific wellness startup Arivale raises $36M to improve health through genetics

    GeekWire, 07/14/2015
  • Lee Hood’s Arivale raises $36M to personalize your health care

    The Seattle Times, 07/14/2015
  • Dr. Leroy Hood wants your blood: Biotech pioneer launches ‘scientific wellness’ startup

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 06/25/2015
  • Genomics pioneer Lee Hood: New startup could be the Google or Microsoft of ‘scientific wellness’

    Geekwire, 06/22/2015
  • Genomics pioneer Lee Hood to unveil new startup Arivale, breaking new ground in ‘scientific wellness’

    Geekwire, 06/19/2015
  • Lee Hood’s “100K” Long-Term Health Study Spins Out Startup

    Xconomy, 06/19/2015
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‘“How can we help?” has been an expression I’ve heard in nearly every conversation with Maveron, even before we were funded.’
—JASON JOHNSON, CO-FOUNDER & CEO

 

Keyless, codeless, simple, social, totally secure—that’s the August Smart Lock, an electronic door lock that lets you control access to your home through mobile apps. Whether it’s the plumber tomorrow, the dogwalker every afternoon, or guests for your backyard barbecue this weekend—August can be programmed to allow them in only when you want and even when you’re not inside. San Francisco-based August Home is the brainchild of Jason Johnson and Yves Béhar. Jason’s a technologist. Yves is a master-class industrial designer of such things as the Jawbone headset; Time recently named him to its “Top 25 Design Visionaries” list.

 

We met Jason early on in August’s life and were quickly impressed by Jason’s smarts in bringing in Yves to form a magical founding team. We were captivated by their shared ambition to create a device that not only worked flawlessly but brought out an emotive reaction. That’s what we think technology for consumers ought to do. We led Series A funding for August in 2013.

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  • August Home Delivers Doorbell Cam Video Recording With Six Months Free Service Promotion

    Company Press Release, 11/16/2016
  • Eargo & August Home Win Clio Awards for Product Design

    Clio Awards, 09/13/2016
  • August Home adds Amazon Alexa support for controlling your smart lock

    VentureBeat, 07/28/2016
  • Amazon’s Alexa Now Can Lock Your Front Door

    Fortune, 07/28/2016
  • Shut the front door — or lock it, at least: Amazon’s Alexa expands voice commands to smart door locks

    GeekWire, 07/28/2016
  • August Home Launches First Amazon Alexa Skill to Support Door Locks

    Company Press Release, 07/28/2016
  • August Home Delivers Smarter Home Access with August Doorbell Cam and Nest Cam Integration

    Company Press Release, 05/17/2016
  • August Home Ships HomeKit Enabled 2nd Generation Smart Lock

    Company Press Release, 04/28/2016
  • One in four US homes becoming connected by next year

    ReadWrite, 04/20/2016
  • August’s Doorbell Cam and Smart Keypad are just what the ‘smart lock’ needed

    The Verge, 03/29/2016
  • August Home Ships Doorbell Cam; Lets Users See and Speak with Visitors at Their Door From Anywhere

    Company Press Release, 03/28/2016
  • The August Lock Is Like a Bouncer for Smart Homes

    Wired, 10/14/2015
  • August wants to make you feel good about letting strangers into your home

    Fortune, 10/14/2015
  • August smart locks now let Sears and Postmates in when you’re not home

    VentureBeat, 10/14/2015
  • August Unveils Home Access Service, Doorbell Cam and Siri-Controlled Lock

    Wall Street Journal, 10/14/2015
  • Smart Lock Maker August Aims To Make Home Services Easier, By Giving Companies Access To Your Front Door

    Forbes, 10/14/2015
  • August Adds Siri Control for Smart Locks, Remote Home Access

    Fast Company, 10/14/2015
  • August Announces Partnership with Comcast, Delivering Seamless Smart Lock Integration with Xfinity Home

    August Blog, 05/05/2015
  • August Raises $38 Million To Expand Smart Lock Retail Availability

    TechCrunch, 03/25/2015
  • August Locks Down $38 Million in Series B Funding

    Re/code, 03/25/2015
  • Maveron-backed August connects its smart lock to the web with new add-on

    GeekWire, 01/07/2015
  • Smart Lock Maker August Gets Into The Hub Game With New Hardware

    Fortune, 01/07/2015
  • August Smart Lock Is Finally Ready For Sale, With A Little Help From Apple

    Forbes, 10/15/2014
  • August Raises $8 Million to Bring Smart Locks to Market

    Mashable, 11/19/2013
  • August raises $8M as it tries to avoid the hardware revolution’s scalability problem

    PandoDaily, 11/19/2013
  • Home Automation Startup August Raises $8 Million From Maveron To Make Smart Locks Mainstream

    TechCrunch, 11/19/2013
  • Yves Behar’s “Smart” Lock Startup August Raises $8 Million

    All Things Digital, 11/19/2013
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‘We really hit it off with the full team at Maveron and were impressed with how hard they work for their companies.  They also bring strong consumer DNA and a hungry, entrepreneurial mindset that we value.’

-FRANK MYCROFT, CO-FOUNDER & CEO

 

Founded in late 2014, Booster is an innovative fuel delivery service that aims to change the way people think about how they spend their time. With a tap of a button on the Booster app, Booster delivers fuel right to a customer’s car while they’re at work, all at the market price of gas, saving time without adding cost.

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  • This Bay Area startup wants to eliminate your trip to the gas station

    The Mercury News, 05/10/2017
  • Commentary: Use smartphone, bypass gas pump problems

    East Bay Times, 09/20/2016
  • The 7 Most Innovative Startups in Seattle

    Inc.com, 04/04/2016
  • Booster Fuels Raises $9 Million Series A Round Led by Maveron to Expand On-Demand Fuel Delivery Service to Headquarters in Silicon Valley

    Company Press Release, 01/28/2016
  • Booster Fuels, Which Fills Up Your Car While You’re Working, Raises $9M Series A Round

    TechCrunch, 01/28/2016
  • Life without gas stations? On-demand car fueling startup Booster Fuels raises $9M, moves operations to Silicon Valley

    GeekWire, 01/28/2016
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‘Maveron has provided highly constructive challenges to our brand-development strategy, as well as access to a range of resources in our industry.’
–STEVE SHANK, FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN

 

Until recently, education hadn’t changed much since Aristotle’s time—a single teacher acting as a “sage on the stage.” But today that model is being transformed as technology becomes embedded in learning both inside and outside the classroom. Capella University is a vital part of that transformation, with tens of thousands of “learners” from 50 states and 61 countries enrolled. Tailored to the lives of adult consumers, Capella is a pioneer in online education—a rigorous yet intimate learning community that overcomes barriers of time and place. It’s an accredited university that offers programs—from bachelor to doctorate—in business, technology, education, health care, public safety, and human services. We invested in Capella in 2003 and exited when it went public in 2006. But more than that financial success, our stake marked the establishment of our investing in disruptive, first-rate, consuming-facing education businesses.

 

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ryan caldwell & rory eakin
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dan levitan
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‘One of the things we love about Maveron is they work as a team. There’s no consideration to who led the deal. They all try and help.’
–RYAN CALDBECK, FOUNDER & CEO

 

CircleUp is an online crowdfunding marketplace that supports equity investments from individual investors in small consumer and retail companies. It represents a transformative model for the way fledgling companies can raise capital. Accredited investors get free access to ongoing high-growth deal flow; an efficient way to identify and investigate companies; and the ability to make investments online. Since CircleUp’s founding in 2012, several dozen startups have raised tens of millions of dollars. It also partners with powerhouses such as General Mills and Procter & Gamble to help those Fortune 500 companies scout possible brand sensations of the future.

 

We noticed Ryan Caldbeck when he was a walk-on with Duke basketball in 1999. His resolve and devotion as a reserve guard—including on the 2001 championship team—offered a glimpse of his character. We stayed in touch. After a decade of involvement in private equity and consumer companies, he launched CircleUp. We were his first institutional investor.

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  • Congrats to CircleUp & Earnest for making the Forbes Fintech 50 List!

    Forbes, 11/09/2016
  • CircleUp Banks $30 Million to Help Investors Find Top Food Startups

    The Wall Street Journal, 11/11/2015
  • CircleUp Raises $30M For Its Consumer Brand Crowdfunding Platform

    TechCrunch, 11/11/2015
  • CircleUp takes in $30M Series C

    PE Hub Network, 11/11/2015
  • CircleUp Boosts Liquidity with Secondary Market called CircleUp Rights+

    Crownfund Insider, 09/11/2015
  • Q&A: Rory Eakin, COO & Co-Founder of CircleUp, Talks New Consumer Growth Fund, Online Marketplaces’ Effect On Access To Capital

    Crowdfund Insider, 08/13/2015
  • CircleUp Raises $22M To Invest In Consumer Brands On Its Crowdfunding Platform

    TechCrunch, 07/13/2015
  • Which Are The Most Innovative Consumer Companies?

    Forbes, 06/26/2015
  • You can’t chase returns like this in the stock market

    CNBC, 06/08/2015
  • Democratization of funding, part II: A closer look at a few players shaping the new crowdfunding ecosystem

    The Washington Post, 08/05/2014
  • Ryan Caldbeck’s CircleUp Democratizes Funding Process For Start-Ups and Investors

    Forbes, 01/07/2014
  • CircleUp raises $7.5m to expand its crowdfunding platform to more consumer companies

    The Next Web, 05/07/2013
  • CircleUp Raises $7.5M Led by Union Square Ventures

    All Things Digital, 05/07/2013
  • After crowdfunding $10M for a dozen consumer product companies, CircleUp raises its own $7.5M Series A

    PandoDaily, 05/07/2013
  • CircleUp, An Investment Platform For Non-Techie Consumer Startups, Raises $7.5M Led By Union Square

    TechCrunch, 05/07/2013
  • Crowdfunding For Food: CircleUp Raises $7.5M From Union Square Ventures

    Forbes, 05/07/2013
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brad hargreaves
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‘This is my second business partnering with Jason and Maveron.  They get it – they understand how to develop brands, to acquire customers, and to build great companies.  And most importantly, they’re good people.  I couldn’t be happier to work with them again.’

-BRAD HARGREAVES, FOUNDER & CEO

 

Common is a membership organization building social, flexible, community-centric accommodations for shared living. Common partners with property owners and local organizations to create residential communities appealing to a new generation with monthly terms, large common spaces, and active community management.

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  • The very simple argument for the rise of co-living: people need people

    TechCrunch, 05/18/2017
  • Common Living to Partner on 140-Resident Building in Brooklyn

    The Wall Street Journal, 12/19/2016
  • Co-living startup Common raises $16M from LeFrak et al.

    The Real Deal, 06/15/2016
  • Announcing Common’s $16M Series B and Expansion to San Francisco and Washington, DC

    Common Blog, 06/15/2016
  • This startup is trying to create the ideal roommate experience — here’s what it’s like inside its new 51-bedroom Brooklyn building

    Business Insider, 05/10/2016
  • Happy Together – Why give up dorm life?

    New Yorker, 05/10/2016
  • Adult dorms attract attention of VCs, as housing pinch grows

    San Francisco Business Times, 03/16/2016
  • Venture Capital’s Answer to High-Priced Housing: Dorms for Grown Ups

    The Wall Street Journal, 03/16/2016
  • Product Thinking + Roommate Living = Common

    Blog Post, 03/03/2016
  • Co-living startup Common ready to open first ground-up development

    The New York Business Journal, 02/17/2016
  • Common is coming to Williamsburg

    Common Blog, 02/17/2016
  • Why techies are clamoring for this co-living space

    CNNMoney, 10/19/2015
  • A Look Inside Brooklyn’s New, 7,300-Square-foot Co-Living Space

    Fast Company, 10/19/2015
  • Common Announces First Residence, 1162 Pacific Street, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

    Common Blog, 10/19/2015
  • Common, The Co-Living Startup From A General Assembly Founder, Opens Its First Building in Brooklyn

    TechCrunch, 10/19/2015
  • Brooklyn co-living start-up Common raises $7.35M in Series A

    New York Business Journal, 07/16/2015
  • Co-living startup Common raises $7.3M in Series A

    The Real Deal, 07/16/2015
  • Common Raises $7.35M to Make Housing Better

    Common Blog, 07/16/2015
  • Common raises a $7.35M round led by Maveron to fund its co-living service

    VentureBeat, 07/16/2015
  • With $7.35M Raise For Common, General Assembly Co-Founder Gets Into The “Co-Living” Movement

    TechCrunch, 07/16/2015
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‘We chose to partner with Maveron because of their successful track record of building high-quality, consumer Web-focused education companies.’
–ANDREW GRAUER, CEO

 

Founded in 2008, Course Hero is an online learning community devoted to the sharing of academic knowledge between students and educators regardless of geography. Based in the Bay Area, the company’s peer-collaboration platform brings top educational resources to students at different levels—at a price less than that of a textbook. Whether it’s flash cards, lecture notes, tutoring, or assessment tools, Course Hero has become an entire learning ecosystem for millions. The inspiration for Course Hero—like for so many startups that Maveron partners with—was born of a single individual trying to solve a problem. Andrew Grauer was a Cornell student who missed a class and realized there had to be a better way to get caught up than asking a stranger for notes.

 

We connected with Andrew by reaching out to him ourselves after noticing the phenomenal growth rate in traffic in his young website. Course Hero helps to make consumer-facing education a key component of Maveron’s expertise.

 

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‘At the heart of Cranium’s culture and values are consumer sensitivity and operational excellence. Our quest for an investment partner that celebrated those values led us to Maveron.’
–RICHARD TAIT, CO-FOUNDER & GRAND POO BAH (former)

 

Cranium reinvented the board-game category in 1998 with the promise to bring families together rather than just determine “winners.” It became the fastest-selling independent board game in history—translated into 10 languages—and was celebrated in a New York Times Magazine PHENOMENON feature. We discovered co-founder Richard Tait serendipitously—when he and Maveron partner Dan Levitan found themselves climbing Mount Kilimanjaro together on a trip sponsored by CARE. Dan was struck by Richard’s entrepreneurial values, which became known as CHIFF—“Clever, High-Quality, Innovative, Friendly and Fun,” the company mantra. Dan and Richard stayed close and Dan’s help proved pivotal: After the company missed Toy Fair, Dan hooked Richard up with Starbucks, which was looking for a game that tied into its coffee culture. Now Cranium had an alternative distribution channel.

 

Eventually, Maveron led an early round of financing. Demonstrating its triumph in both business and the larger zeitgeist, Cranium Inc. in 2008 was acquired by Hasbro in 2008.

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  • Levitan Climbs Venture Mountain Consumer-focused Investment Firm Invests in Cranium

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‘Maveron is the ideal partner for us. They’ve consistently identified the early-stage consumer companies that will grow to disrupt verticals and build leading brands. There are few investors that have the insight they offer.’
–NICOLE FARB, CO-FOUNDER & CEO

 

Based in San Francisco, Darby Smart puts the latest fashion and home trends at your do-it-yourself fingertips through project based kits based on leading designs from DIY influencers paired with a complete craft supply store. The company’s creation of a new category for consumers in the $29 billion crafting market greatly appealed to us. With a new model, they are shaking up an industry long dictated by offline retail locations spilling over with tens of thousands of SKUs and replacing it with a curated, inspirational, and fun crafting discovery and shopping experience.

 

We met co-founder Nicole Farb through a Goldman Sachs connection. She was a wonderful left-brain/right-brain combination: wicked smart but also artsy-fartsy. She blended Goldman Sachs rigor with entrepreneurial passion. That’s helped Darby Smart grown rapidly since its launch in 2013.

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  • Silicon Valley’s Darby Smart Partners with Michaels Stores to Launch New Digital Talk Show – Make.Talk.

    Company Press Release, 11/14/2016
  • Darby Smart Launches Darby Video App for How-To Videos

    SocialTimes, 07/12/2016
  • Darby Smart Appoints Kiran Akkineni Chief Analytics Officer

    Company Press Release, 11/17/2015
  • Crafting Startup Darby Smart Raises $6.3 Million, Introduces Weddings Vertical

    SV411, 05/21/2014
  • Craft kit startup Darby Smart raises $6.3 million to beat Hobby Lobby on the web

    Fortune, 05/14/2014
  • Darby Smart Launches Crafting Kit Service, Transforming Online Inspiration Into an Offline Consumer Experience

    Company Press Release, 06/18/2013
  • Maveron-Backed DarbySmart Launches DIY Crafting Marketplace For Fashion Accessories And More

    TechCrunch, 06/18/2013
  • Darby Smart Offers Affordable Crafting Kits for Pinterest Lovers

    Mashable, 06/13/2013
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decide-ceo
decide

‘Maveron’s experience in supporting breakthrough consumer brands was invaluable as we developed our vision to empower consumers and to transform the shopping experience.’
—MIKE FRIDGEN, CEO (former)

 

Until it was acquired by eBay in 2013, Decide.com was an innovative price-forecasting startup that used predictive analytics to help consumers decipher whether to buy a product now or wait for a price drop. eBay is now using Decide’s technology to mine troves of transaction data, in order to create tools for sellers. Like everybody else, we’re consumers—and we thought co-founder Mike Fridgen was dead right when he told us he wanted to completely eliminate buyer’s remorse. We respected Mike’s entrepreneurial DNA. He helped to create Farecast, which predicted airline ticket prices and later was bought by Microsoft. Indeed, our investing in Decide was the fastest we’ve ever gone from introduction to term sheet: less than two weeks. We’ll be looking to back Mike’s next big idea one of these days.

 

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recent news

  • eBay Acquires Price-Forecasting Firm Decide.com

    AllThingsD, 09/06/2013
  • Decide.com Adds Children's Gear to the Range of Products Whose Prices It Forecasts; Green Means Go for It

    Wall Street Journal, 06/11/2013
  • Big-name Seattle investors back Decide.com in $8M funding round

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 03/22/2013
  • Decide.com lands $8 million, names former drugstore.com CEO to board

    GeekWire, 03/22/2013
  • Decide.com Raises $8M Series C For Its Price Predictions Engine; Will Expand To More Categories, Improve Data Mining & Mobile Apps

    TechCrunch, 03/22/2013
  • Prepping for the holiday shopping season, Decide.com rolls out updated app

    GeekWire, 11/14/2012
  • Decide.com promises to help you save

    wbtv.com, 10/29/2012
  • Decide.com offering guarantee to beat online price swings

    Reuters, 09/13/2012
  • Pay too much for that TV? Decide.com may make up the difference with new guarantee

    Geekwire, 09/13/2012
  • Consumer Reports for geeks: New ‘Decide Score’ uncovers the best and worst products

    GeekWire, 07/31/2012
  • Thinking about buying a laptop? Decide.com says do it now

    TechFlash, 07/05/2012
  • Decide.com jumps from price predictions to price guarantees with new 'Got Your Back' program

    ZDNet, 04/19/2012
  • Decide.com Launches Daily Deals; Offers Price Guarantees On Select CE, Home Appliance Purchases

    TechCrunch, 04/19/2012
  • Decide.com unveils daily deal site, promises cash if prices later fall on gadgets

    Geekwire, 04/19/2012
  • Decide.com Says It Will Accurately Predict Prices or Your Money Back

    All Things D, 04/19/2012
  • Social media vet Shauna Causey leaves Nordstrom for Decide.com

    GeekWire, 04/17/2012
  • A New Secret Weapon for Electronics Shoppers

    The New York Times, 12/06/2011
  • Decide's Mike Fridgen on getting the best prices on tech

    TechFlash, 11/25/2011
  • Decide Debuts Price-Predicting iPhone App for Holiday Gadget Shoppers

    xconomy | Seattle, 11/17/2011
  • Decide.com Expands Gadget Pricing Service, Goes Mobile

    Forbes, 11/17/2011
  • Kate Matsudaira jumps from SEOMoz to Decide.com

    Geekwire, 11/07/2011
  • Startup of the Week: Decide.com

    TechFlash, 11/04/2011
  • Decide.com Adds Mobile Phones and Ability to "Follow" the iPhone 5 Launch

    Company Press Release, 09/12/2011
  • Decide Launches An Electronics Shopping Service That Tells You When To Buy (And Wait)

    TechCrunch, 06/20/2011
  • Decide Unveils Predictive Shopping Service

    GeekWire, 06/20/2011
  • Consumer Electronics Shopping Service Decide Raises $6 Million Pre-Launch

    TechCrunch, 04/19/2011
  • Decide Raises $6 Million Series B and Gains Support From eCommerce Visionaries

    Company Press Release, 04/19/2011
  • Maveron, Ram Shriram, Hugh Crean and others invest $6 million in Decide.com

    GeekWire, 04/19/2011
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bobby farahi & shoddy lynn
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‘After talking with several investors and then talking to Maveron it was clear they were the partner for us.  Not only do they have the track record of building great brands but as firm they buck the norm of most investors and actually care.’

-BOBBY FARAHI, CEO

 

Based in San Francisco, Dolls Kill is an online apparel boutique that prizes the rebellious spirit—from punk rock and BoHo, to goth to glam. “Not for the easily offended,” explains the company’s Facebook page, in uncharacteristically muted prose. More typical: “If you would rather give an enthusiastic FUCK YOU than conform to the contrived styles of today’s industry,” Dolls Kill proclaims, “then we’ve got you covered.” Co-founded in 2012 by husband-and-wife team Shaudi Lynn and Bobby Farahi, the brand has become a phenomenon for girls and young adult women captivated by its irreverent style. Making strategic use of services like Facebook and Instagram to establish relationships with its passionate consumers, Dolls Kill aims not merely to go after an existing market worldwide, but to create that market. We led Series A funding in the summer of 2014.

 

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  • Maveron bankrolls edgy girls apparel retailer Dolls Kill, an online boutique for ‘Misfits & Miss legits’

    GeekWire, 08/12/2014
  • Dolls Kill Closes $5 Million in Series A Funding Led by Maveron:Online First Lifestyle Brand That Fuels Expression For The Mass Of Millenials Who Buck The Norm Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2115019#ixzz3AIlErI12

    Digital Journal, 08/11/2014
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mike howell, chad wittman, jason norris & kelby hawn
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‘Jason and Dan continually demonstrate that they will roll-up their sleeves and work alongside us as true partners.  That’s a rare quality in venture capital and speaks to Maveron’s relentless commitment to do everything and anything it can to help us achieve our full potential.’

-MIKE HOWELL, CO-FOUNDER & CEO

 

Dolly is Your Move Anything App. Use Dolly to load, haul and deliver, just about anything, whenever you need it. Request a truck and Helper with the tap of a button, then relax. Dolly will keep large items off the roof of your car, save you a trip to the chiropractor and help make moving things—big and small—fast and easy.

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  • Dolly, the Uber for moving stuff, loads up with $8M in new funding

    The Chicago Tribune, 10/01/2015
  • On-Demand Moving App Dolly Raises $8M Series A, Expands Services To Seattle

    TechCrunch, 10/01/2015
  • ‘Uber for deliveries’ Dolly raises $8M to help people move big items, launches in Seattle

    GeekWire, 10/01/2015
  • Dolly, an Uber for moving, gets $8 million

    Crain's Chicago Business, 10/01/2015
  • Dolly Raises $8 Million to Become the UberX of Movers and Haulers

    The Wall Street Journal, 10/01/2015
  • Dolly raises $8 million to be ‘the friend who has a pickup truck’

    The Seattle Times, 10/01/2015
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drugstore.com
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‘Maveron’s business insights, brand-building expertise, and tremendous passion for consumers were invaluable as we grew our business and built our portfolio of brands.’
—DAWN LEPORE, CHAIRMAN & CEO (former)

 

Providing consumers with the perfect combination of convenience, information, and privacy, drugstore.com has become a keystone of online retail. With branded merchandise available anytime, consumers can order their health, wellness, and beauty products from any screen. Drugstore.com was founded in 1998, back in the early days of e-commerce, and our early investment in the company commenced our enduring commitment to the health-and-wellness sector. The company is now part of Walgreens.

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eargo.com
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‘Maveron shows up wearing both an entrepreneur’s hat and an investor’s hat. It’s incredibly thrilling to be on the same team with all-stars who are so successful at building billion-dollar consumer brands.’

-RAPHAEL MICHEL, FOUNDER & CEO

 

Eargo is a consumer-centric, next-generation hearing aid company that was co-founded by the father and son team of Dr. Florent Michel and Raphael Michel along with Daniel Shen. Eargo believes that caring for your hearing health should not compromise your lifestyle, appearance, or checkbook.  Eargo aims to disrupt a market where roughly 300 million people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss in the world are not satisfied with the performance and stigma of existing hearing solutions.  Enter Eargo, which has developed patented technology for a med tech compliant hearing aid that looks and feels like an elegant consumer electronic device — and at half the cost of traditional hearing aids.  Maveron led Eargo’s $13.6 million Series A round, which helped to fuel the development and commercialization of the technology.

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  • Eargo & August Home Win Clio Awards for Product Design

    Clio Awards, 09/13/2016
  • Eargo Raises $25M in Series B Funding From New Enterprise Associates

    Company Press Release, 12/09/2015
  • Popular Science’s Best Of What’s New 2015 – Health

    Popular Science, 11/19/2015
  • Popular Science Names Eargo A ‘Best Of What’s New 2015’

    Company Press Release, 11/18/2015
  • Eargo Hearing Aids

    PCMag.com, 08/04/2015
  • Investments For Hearables Surge

    TechCrunch, 07/31/2015
  • Eargo Disrupts Hearing Device Market with Launch of Innovative In-Ear Hearing Device

    Company Press Release, 06/25/2015
  • Maveron-backed Eargo looks to reinvent the hearing aid with rechargeable devices modeled on a fishing fly

    GeekWire, 06/25/2015
  • With $13 Million From Maveron, Eargo Is The Hearing Aid Of The Future

    TechCrunch, 06/25/2015
  • The Emerging Era of Tech-Enabled Superhuman Senses

    LinkedIn, 06/25/2015
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‘With their expertise in building great consumer brands and their commitment to measuring success in long-term relationships it was clear that Maveron was the right partner for us.’

-LOUIS BERYL, CO-FOUNDER & CEO

 

Millennials don’t want their parents’ legacy banking system. Rather, Millennials want a new consumer experience that looks, feels, and acts like they do.   Enter Earnest – a technology-enabled lender with a unique approach to personal lending and credit. The technology behind Earnest’s underwriting process includes one of the most advanced and forward-thinking sets of algorithms to replace old school, backwards-looking FICO scores. Earnest use data to automatically and accurately provide financially responsible people with loans at very low interest rates. This kind of innovation is more about applying technology to help consumers actually enjoy their financial services experience, not hate it. With Earnest, consumers are empowered to take control of their financial well-being and future where, when, and how they want to – all at a lower cost and dramatically improved experience than what they get today.

 

 

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  • From Student Loans To Home Loans: Startup Lender Earnest Eyes Millennials’ Financial Decisions

    Forbes, 02/27/2017
  • Intuit opens up TurboTax service to developers, starting with online lender Earnest

    VentureBeat, 12/13/2016
  • Congrats to CircleUp & Earnest for making the Forbes Fintech 50 List!

    Forbes, 11/09/2016
  • Earnest CEO Louis Beryl: Looking At The Full Picture | Mad Money on CNBC

    Mad Money, CNBC, 10/28/2016
  • Earnest Completes $225 Million Securitization of Refinanced Student Loans

    Company Press Release, 05/17/2016
  • Earnest has the killer feature to beat big lenders

    Yahoo Finance, 03/11/2016
  • Congrats to Earnest on being named #42 on Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2016

    Fast Company, 02/16/2016
  • Student Lender Earnest Breaks Fintech Deal Drought

    WSJ, 02/11/2016
  • Earnest Secures $275 Million of Total Financing to Power the Modern Bank for the Next Generation

    Company Press Release, 11/17/2015
  • Earnest raises $275M to help millennials manage their financial futures

    VentureBeat, 11/17/2015
  • Consumer Lender Earnest Raises $75M Series B, $200M for Loans

    Dow Jones VentureWire, 11/17/2015
  • Online Lender Earnest Raises $275 Million; Has Originated $400 Million In Loans This Year

    Forbes, 11/17/2015
  • Earnest, Fueled by Growth in Student Loans, Raises $275 Million

    The New York Times, 11/17/2015
  • Lending Company Earnest Raises $275 Million As FinTech Remains In The Spotlight

    TechCrunch, 11/17/2015
  • Venture Capital Goes on the Defensive

    Bloomberg, 10/06/2015
  • Want A Loan? Here’s Your Guy.

    LinkedIn, 09/08/2015
  • Top MBAs spurn Goldman, McKinsey internships, opt for early stage startups instead

    Fortune, 07/31/2015
  • Financing Options Are Finally Catching Up With Coding Bootcamps’ Growth

    Fast Company, 07/16/2015
  • Can Earnest Convince Graduating Millennials To Talk About (Gulp) Their Finances?

    Fast Company, 05/27/2015
  • 5 Reasons New Lenders Are Ignoring FICO Credit Scores

    Forbes, 04/23/2015
  • Earnest Unveils Radically Flexible Student Loan Refinancing

    Company Press Release, 01/27/2015
  • Lending Startup Earnest Jumps Into The Student Loan Refinancing Game

    Forbes, 01/27/2015
  • Lending Startup Earnest Raises $15 Million to Replace FICO Scores

    Wall Street Journal, 05/20/2014
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meg whitman
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dan levitan
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‘The folks at Maveron helped us think through several of our new initiatives, most notably our entry into the mid-tier auction market.’
–MEG WHITMAN, CEO (former)

 

A benchmark of early Web glory, eBay is the unrivaled online marketplace of the world, connecting buyers and sellers on all manner of products. Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar and now with tens of millions of users globally, the company revolutionized the concept of an auction, engaging consumers in an unprecedented way. Our investment in eBay was Maveron’s first home run. Benchmark Capital came to us because it wanted Howard Schultz’s nonpareil brand-building expertise and the company went public barely four three months after putting capital in.

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everlane.com
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everlane

‘Maveron is one of the few investors who understands the key ingredients in building a brand. Their insights and connections have been critical in our growth.’
–MICHAEL PREYSMAN, CEO & FOUNDER

 

Founded in 2011, Everlane is an online boutique of high-quality apparel and accessories, all designed in-house. Its raison d’être: radical transparency. Everlane’s customers have great affinity for that brand M.O. Whether it’s about the material in luxe products or the factories where they’re made or the extreme value proposition their passing onto their costumers, Everlane spells it out. “We know our customers are also rule-breakers and questioners,” says founder Michael Preysman, “so we hope this philosophy is palpable in the products and choices we make.”

 

With offices in San Francisco and New York, Everlane works with premier factories to manufacture and sell items direct to consumers through its website. That eliminates the middleman and allows Everlane to sell merchandise for less than half the price offered by competitors. New York magazine has hailed Everlane as a BOOM BRAND; and a New York Times front-page story cited Everlane as a leader in the retail trend toward transparency. Though Preysman’s background is in finance rather than fashion, his passion about shaking up the retail space struck us as spot-on. He’s a maverick—fusing fashion vision and digital chops. We participated in the seed round for Everlane not long after its conception.

everlane

recent news

  • At Everlane, Transparent Is The New Black

    Forbes, 01/05/2016
  • Retail transparency? What a concept for this startup – Everlane

    Upstart Business Journal, 03/09/2015
  • Congrats to Michael Preysman of Everlane for making San Francisco Business Times 40 under 40!

    San Francisco Business Times, 03/06/2015
  • Everlane's Petra Bag – First Jessica Alba and Kate Mara, now Angelina Jolie…

    Mail Online, 02/18/2014
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mike massaro
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jason stoffer
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flywire.com
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‘Working with Maveron was an easy decision for the Flywire founding team.  As a consumer-focused VC, Maveron understands that payments are evolving rapidly, and that the winning models will discard the traditions of the past.  Maveron’s decision to invest in Flywire was a clear expression of their confidence in our business concept.’

—MIKE MASSARO, CEO

 

Focused initially on the education vertical, Flywire (formerly peerTransfer) is the #1 processor of global tuition payments made by international students from 200 countries and territories, for study abroad at 750+ colleges and universities. The company’s cloud-based platform can be applied in turnkey fashion to other industry verticals that are characterized by high-ticket, cross-border payments. Currency conversions are performed at FX rates that can offer significant savings to students – and parents – alike.

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recent news

  • Flywire Continues Rapid Expansion with Acquisition of ScholarFX

    Company Press Release, 01/20/2016
  • peerTransfer Expands And Rebrands As Flywire

    PYMNTS.com , 09/16/2015
  • With peerTransfer, a way to pay tuition abroad

    BetaBoston, 07/16/2015
  • peerTransfer Adds Record Number of Educational Institutions in Q1

    Company Press Release, 04/27/2015
  • peerTransfer Secures $22M Led by Bain Capital Ventures, Achieves Profitability and on Track for $1B in Education Payment Volume

    Company Release, 01/13/2015
  • 3 Steps for International Students to Make U.S. Tuition Payments

    US News & World Report, 10/31/2012
  • peerTransfer Raises $7.5 Million

    peHUB, 08/17/2011
  • peerTransfer Raises $7.5 Million in Funding to Help Colleges and Universities Streamline Payment Processing for International Students

    Company Press Release, 08/16/2011
  • peerTransfer Raises $7.5 Million From Spark, Accel, And Maveron For Simple Payment Solution For Students

    TechCrunch, 08/15/2011
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jake schwartz
maveron team:
jason stoffer
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generalassembly

‘Maveron’s deep understanding of the education market, matched with their expertise in helping to build outstanding consumer experiences, made them an ideal partner.’
—JAKE SCHWARTZ, CO-FOUNDER & CEO

 

General Assembly is a campus for the 21st century that serves people who want to jump into the New Economy. Education represents a $2 trillion global market and we want be in the vanguard of the revolution. We saw immediately that GA co-founder Jake Schwartz got it. Jake intends to disrupt education in a big way—eliminating the need for grad school for many millennials. The consumer-focused GA transforms thinkers into actual creators through immersive education and opportunities in technology, business, and design. It offers brick-and-mortar classes in 10 cities, as well as online educational programming. Jake wowed us by his remarkable ability to be data-driven and evangelical at the same time. GA could be the premium education brand of our time.

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recent news

  • The Mistake General Assembly Made When It Scaled Too Quickly

    Entrepreneur.com, 12/13/2016
  • General Assembly’s Jake Schwartz On Transparency, Outcomes, And Measuring What Matters

    Forbes, 11/17/2016
  • How General Assembly Is Teaching Tomorrow’s Tech Workers

    Bloomberg, 08/11/2016
  • General Assembly CEO Schwartz Teaching Tech to Battle Unemployment

    TheStreet, 08/11/2016
  • General Assembly plants flag in Canada via Bitmaker purchase

    New York Business Journal, 08/10/2016
  • General Assembly doubles down on physical campuses and expands into Canada with Bitmaker acquisition

    VentureBeat, 08/10/2016
  • General Assembly Acquires Canadian Career Accelerator; Announces Expansion Plans

    Company Press Release, 08/10/2016
  • General Assembly Series D and Looking Forward

    General Assembly Blog, 10/01/2015
  • Tech-Boom Bet: Coding School General Assembly Raises $70 Million

    The Wall Street Journal, 10/01/2015
  • Financing Options Are Finally Catching Up With Coding Bootcamps’ Growth

    Fast Company, 07/16/2015
  • GA’s Opportunity Fund Expands with New Partners

    General Assembly Blog, 03/10/2015
  • Capital One Puts Money Where Its Mouth Is With Tech Scholarships

    MediaPost, 03/06/2015
  • Capital One Joins General Assembly’s Opportunity Fund

    Company Press Release, 03/05/2015
  • GA’s Opportunitey Fund Partners with Capital One as part of $150 Million Initiative

    General Assembly Blog, 03/05/2015
  • The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies

    Fast Company, 02/09/2015
  • ‘Universities Are Selling Salvation’: Touring the New General Assembly Campus

    Re/code, 01/28/2015
  • General Assembly CEO Jake Schwartz Named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young

    GA Blog, 06/20/2014
  • Education startup General Assembly picks Seattle for latest outpost

    GeekWire, 04/28/2014
  • Education startup General Assembly lands $35M, tops 100,000 students

    GeekWire, 03/07/2014
  • Digital Trade School Raises $35 Million in Financing Round

    New York Times, 03/07/2014
  • General Assembly Raises $9.8 Million Series B From Tony Hsieh And Expands To Vegas

    Business Insider, 11/07/2012
  • Hallo Berlin! Startup School General Assembly Expands To Germany

    Business Insider, 05/08/2012
  • Bezos, Schultz and others back NYC startup incubator General Assembly: Time to bring a branch to Seattle?

    GeekWire, 09/07/2011
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groupon

Launched in November 2008, Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in more than 500 markets and 45 countries—and soon beyond (hello, outer space). Groupon brings buyers and sellers together in a fun, collaborative way that offers consumers an unbeatable deal, and businesses many new customers. The company has accumulated more than tens of millions subscribers worldwide. Groupon was an unusual investment for us—we came in at a later stage.

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recent news

  • Groupon Quietly Rolled Out a Massive New Product Today

    Business Insider, 09/28/2011
  • Groupon Partners with Expedia for Groupon Travel

    TechCrunch, 06/01/2011
  • Howard Schultz Named to Groupon Board of Directors

    Company Press Release, 02/10/2011
  • Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Backs Groupon, Joins Board

    TechFlash, 02/10/2011
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jane park
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julep.com
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juilep

‘We’re grateful to have Maveron’s strong team standing with us. We both know what it takes to thrive—and we’re looking forward to what we can accomplish together.’
—JANE PARK, CEO & FOUNDER

 

Julep is a revolutionary omnichannel start-up that designs and sells beauty products at reasonable prices. Founder Jane Park is reimagining the experience of selling beauty merchandise to women, from product design to the actual transaction. But Julep is really as much about “connection” as cosmetics, as Jane points out. Back when we met her in 2009—at the suggestion of another entrepreneur in Maveron’s stable, zulily’s Darrell Cavens—we were immediately taken by Jane’s trailblazing, tenacious talent, which she had honed in four years handling new ventures at Starbucks. Jane was in the same mold of beauty entrepreneurs like Coco Chanel and Estée Lauder. We also admired her irresistible personal story—the daughter of Korean immigrants to Toronto, with their own 7-Eleven store; inspired by them, she became a star at Princeton, Yale law and BCG before founding Julep.

 

We’ve backed Julep since the outset and in a later round of funding. Oprah herself counts Julep as one of her “favorite things”!

 

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recent news

  • The 7 Most Innovative Startups in Seattle

    Inc.com, 04/04/2016
  • Trendsetters at Work: Julep

    E! Online, 04/13/2015
  • 2014 Beauty Breakthroughs

    Allure Magazine, 09/12/2014
  • Jane Park of Julep: To Succeed, Fly Like a Bumblebee

    The New York Times, 09/06/2014
  • This Startup’s Brilliant Customer Service Strategy Is To Treat People ‘The Way We Wish Our College Boyfriends Had Treated Us’

    Business Insider, 06/30/2014
  • Beauty And E-Commerce Brand Julep Raises $30M To Disrupt The $160B Cosmetics Industry

    TechCrunch, 04/14/2014
  • Julep Beauty Raises $30M to Give Big Beauty a Makeover with Crowdsourcing

    The Wall Street Journal, 04/14/2014
  • Julep Beauty raises $30M

    The Seattle Times, 04/14/2014
  • Julep Beauty Raises $30 Million in Series C Financing

    Business Wire, 04/14/2014
  • Cosmetics upstart Julep reels in another $5M from Maveron, Andreessen Horowitz

    GeekWire, 04/14/2014
  • Jane Park’s winning strategy at Julep

    seattle business, 02/06/2014
  • Venture-backed beauty startup Julep is crowdfunding its new bendable nail-polishing tool

    GeekWire, 01/28/2014
  • How Social Media Is Fueling The Next $1B Beauty Brand

    Fortune, 01/22/2014
  • Minting Julep | How a former Starbucks executive is using her best customers to help improve the beauty-product business

    Fast Company, 01/13/2014
  • At Julep the CEO Plays Musical Chairs, Too

    The Wall Street Journal, 10/09/2013
  • Andreessen Horowitz, Jay-Z’s VC firm invest $10M in cosmetics startup Julep

    GeekWire, 02/28/2013
  • A Start-Up Aims to Upend E-Commerce by Selling Nail Polish

    The New York Times, 02/28/2013
  • Andreessen Horowitz gets a manicure, leads $10.3M investment in beauty startup Julep

    VentureBeat, 02/28/2013
  • Andreessen Leads $10.3 Million Round for Web Cosmetics Purveyor Julep

    Wall Street Journal, 02/28/2013
  • Julep raises $10 million for beauty-brand expansion

    The Seattle Times, 02/28/2013
  • Roundup: Julep Mints, TiE Angels, Showrooming, Predictive Policing

    xconomy | Seattle, 02/28/2013
  • Julep Beauty Raises $10.3M From Andreessen Horowitz And Maveron To Disrupt The $160B Cosmetics Industry

    TechCrunch, 02/28/2013
  • Julep, PayScale and Seattle Times ahead in Social Madness competition

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 06/06/2012
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‘Maveron was a genuine partner to Kinetix—supplying both financial and intellectual capital to catalyze our growth.’
—STEVE SCHICKLER, PRESIDENT & CEO (former)

 

Founded in 2002, Kinetix was another of our early investments in the vibrant health-and-wellness sector. In a market saturated with celebrity diets and miracle weight-loss programs, Kinetix offered a lifestyle plan that went well beyond unrealistic promises. The idea: providing individuals a practical, attainable way to experience renewed energy, weight loss, and a lifetime of good health. The multimedia approach integrated nutrition, fitness, education and online support. Kinetix also contracted with corporations that integrated its wellness program into workplaces. Kinetix was sold in 2010 to a health insurer. Its CEO became one of our partners, who continues to lead Maveron’s investments in health-and-wellness.

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  • Maveron-Backed Health and Wellness Company Kinetix Acquired by Regence BlueShield

    Company Press Release, 03/10/2010
  • Dynamo is pleased to announce Deb King as the new Director of Client Services for Kinetix Living

    Seattle Executive Recruiting, 04/14/2009
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joinkoru.com
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koru

‘Maveron is passionate about the education sector. They’ve help us accelerate the business, whether it was starting out of their office, tapping into their extensive network of consumer contacts, or sharing their expertise in the education space.’
—KRISTEN HAMILTON, CO-FOUNDER

 

Recent college grads have a dishearteningly high unemployment rate. They’re smart but lack the real-world skills major employers are looking for. Founded in 2013, the company is reimagining the college-to-career landscape, offering an immersive learning program designed to quickly place workplace-ready recent grads (and even juniors and seniors) inside high-growth companies; some, like Maveron-backed zulily, actually embed Koru students in order to train them. Koru is another startup in Maveron’s flourishing array of disruptive next-gen education companies built for consumers. Founders Kristen Hamilton and Josh Jarrett are veteran entrepreneurs, who cut their teeth at Onvia, McKinsey and the Gates Foundation. We met Kristen back in 1999. She’s helped us with a range of education opportunities and Koru is the fruit of our long collaboration. We led the Series A round of investment for the company.

 

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recent news

  • Koru, Inc. Launches New Job Finder For College Grads

    Uloop, 10/19/2015
  • Every Question You Have About Koru’s New Job Finder Answered With Gifs

    Koru Blog, 10/07/2015
  • Here’s How Recent College Grads Can Get Their Job Applications Noticed

    Time, 10/06/2015
  • Anatomy of a VC Deal: How One Seattle Startup Raised $12.5 Million

    Entrepreneur, 07/05/2015
  • Why your resume matters less than it used to

    Fortune, 06/08/2015
  • Only 47% of grads are fully employed — here’s how to be one of them

    Mashable, 05/28/2015
  • The rise of the self-reliant young worker

    Fortune, 05/01/2015
  • What happens when colleges fail to prepare graduates for jobs?

    The Washington Post, 03/31/2015
  • Koru partners with University of Washington to help prepare college grads for jobs

    Geekwire, 03/18/2015
  • Koru CEO Kristen Hamilton on failure and the importance of company culture

    GeekWire, 02/19/2015
  • Koru Raises $8M Series A Round For Its Talent Marketplace

    TechCrunch, 01/29/2015
  • Koru Secures $8 Million Series A Funding Led By Maveron

    Company Press Release, 01/29/2015
  • Women in Business Q&A: Kristen Hamilton, CEO of Koru

    Huffington Post, 01/01/2015
  • Koru: Immersive program with 85% job placement

    USA Today, 11/14/2014
  • Startup helps new college grads prep for that first real job

    Seattle Times, 09/22/2014
  • LinkedIn teams with Koru to help new job-seekers gain experience

    GeekWire, 09/22/2014
  • Koru Expands Its Employer Partner Network With Addition Of LinkedIn

    Company Press Release, 09/22/2014
  • Job search startup Koru teams up with WSU to boost students’ job opportunities

    GeekWire, 08/07/2014
  • Looking to build job experience? Forget internships, try this on for size

    Q13 Fox News, 07/29/2014
  • Fast Company Features Koru CEO Kristen Hamilton | 6 Ways The Class Of 2015 Can Stand Out To Their Future Employers

    Fast Company, 06/27/2014
  • Career-wise, is it better to be smart or hardworking?

    Fortune, 06/19/2014
  • Hip hop icon Nas invests in education startup Koru, pledges support of grads

    GeekWire, 05/28/2014
  • Legendary Rapper Nas Partners With Education Innovator Koru To Assist College Grads

    Company Press Release, 05/28/2014
  • Nas and Koru Team Up To Better Prepare Tomorrow's Workforce

    Forbes, 05/28/2014
  • Nas is mentoring college grads who have 'grit,' thanks to startup Koru

    Fortune, 05/28/2014
  • Seattle career bootcamp adds job skills to those liberal arts degrees

    Crosscut.com, 05/19/2014
  • Koru's mission: help college grads find jobs, help companies find talent

    King 5 News, 05/05/2014
  • Koru Announces Details Of June Career Bootcamp; Program Designed To Launch Graduates Into Meaningful Careers

    Company Press Release, 04/23/2014
  • Koru allies with 13 universities, looks to help grads find jobs

    GeekWire, 02/20/2014
  • Koru Announces Founding Partnership with Leading Colleges to Launch Graduates into Meaningful Careers

    Company Press Release, 02/20/2014
  • Want a Job? Go to Camp—Career Camp

    The Wall Street Journal, 02/20/2014
  • Seattle Startup Koru Takes On Tech Training, Hiring for Recent Grads

    Xconomy, 12/18/2013
  • Koru wants to help millions of underemployed college grads get good jobs

    VentureBeat, 12/16/2013
  • Koru raises $4.35 million Series A to educate college kids on how to land a job

    Gigaom, 12/12/2013
  • Onvia co-founder raises $4.35M for Koru, helping college grads find impactful jobs

    GeekWire, 12/12/2013
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‘Maveron is the perfect financial partner, with an incredible track record in helping early-stage consumer and technology companies grow their brands and achieve rapid growth. They share our vision of bringing technology and innovation to a market that hasn’t changed in decades.’
—AMY ERRETT, CO-FOUNDER & CEO

 

Madison Reed creates a home haircare experience that’s both high-touch and high-tech for consumers. By doing so, it capitalizes on both the power of ecommerce and the budding trend toward healthier beauty products.

 

The company uses the latest formulations that provide salon-quality results. Madison Reed leverages its digital expertise to deliver the Italian-made products directly to home or office, and then to follow up with personalized customer service. Madison Reed started in our Maveron SF office by Amy Errett, one of our partners. The company is named after her daughter. We made a Series A investment in 2013 and a Series B investment in 2014.

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  • A Rare Path: From Venture Capitalist to Hair-Coloring Kits

    The New York Times, 04/22/2017
  • Madison Reed | Why this CEO encourages failure in the workplace

    Fortune, 06/02/2015
  • Madison Reed adds third option in hair-coloring options — a virtual stylist

    Upstart Business Journal, 05/29/2015
  • Women in Business: Amy Errett, CEO, Madison Reed

    The Huffington Post, 05/05/2015
  • The Company Aiming To Revolutionize Hair Coloring

    Forbes, 11/14/2014
  • Madison Reed Now Sends The Salon To You

    TechCrunch, 08/21/2014
  • Lessons From the Bathroom

    Fast Company, 02/10/2014
  • Color them excited, VCs back Madison Reed

    peHUB, 01/28/2014
  • Madison Reed Raises $12 Million Series B Led by Norwest Venture Partners

    Company Press Release, 01/28/2014
  • The Daily Startup: VCs Back Hair-Color Startup Madison Reed

    WSJ, 01/28/2014
  • An At-Home Hair Color Company That Doesn’t Hit It and Quit It

    Style.com, 01/17/2014
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alan murray & todd beckman
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goodbelly.com
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nextfoods

‘In the early days, not only did Maveron bring capital to the table, but they also supported us on strategy and relationships.  They’ve stayed with us, constantly displaying commitment, engagement and responsiveness every step of our journey.’
—ALAN MURRAY, CEO

 

NextFoods was founded by Steve Demos, the natural-foods trailblazer who launched Silk Soymilk into the brand stratosphere. The company makes GoodBelly, a probiotic fruit juice that helps improve digestive help and strengthen the immune system. GoodBelly is dairy-free, soy-free, and wheat-free—a proprietary blend of organic fruit juices packed with 20 billion live and active cultures. Goodbelly is distributed nationally through Whole Foods, Safeway, and scores of other stores. We were big fans of Steve’s track record: With Silk, he created an entire new market category. We invested in NextFoods because we think he can do it again.

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  • GoodBelly Launches the “Good Belly Reboot” in Partnership with SparkPeople

    Company Press Release, 01/09/2014
  • Goodbelly Goes Black, Adds Gluten-Free Varieties

    BevNet, 06/12/2013
  • Good Growth for GOODBELLY

    Beverage Spectrum Magazine, 04/29/2011
  • GoodBelly Probiotic Fruit Drink Announces Imminent Kosher Certification and Product Enhancements

    Company Press Release, 03/05/2009
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paynearme.com
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paynearme

‘Maveron’s deep consumer experience and courageous support of ambitious ventures make it an ideal partner for PayNearMe as we advance our mission of enabling consumers to conduct e-commerce and other remote transactions without credit cards.’
—DANNY SHADER, FOUNDER & CEO

 

Shouldn’t everybody be able to reap the benefits of ecommerce—even if they lack a debit or credit card? Or don’t want to use it because of concerns about privacy or security? Danny Shader created PayNearMe to help consumers who want to pay cash, but have lacked an organized network for doing so. PayNearMe can also be used to pay for rent, utilities, car payments, tickets, and an increasing array of services and products.

 

Danny is the quintessential serial entrepreneur, including exits with Accept.com and Good Technology. We’ve had a long relationship with him, and admire his gift for recognizing market opportunities and then executing on them. Danny likes to say that a startup fails only because it runs out of money or it runs out of heart—and that he won’t let either happen. We love that attitude and have been with him on the PayNearMe journey since 2010.

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recent news

  • PayNearMe Acquires Financial Management App Prism Money

    Company Press Release, 05/31/2016
  • With PayNearMe and OfficialPayments.com, Federal Tax Payments Are Now Payable Using Cash at 7,000 7-Eleven Stores

    Company Press Release, 04/06/2016
  • 7-Eleven Launches PayNearMe Bill Pay App for Cash Users

    CSNews, 09/23/2015
  • 7-Eleven Adds In-Store Bill Payments with PayNearMe

    PaymentsSource, 09/23/2015
  • 7-Eleven and PayNearMe Introduce the First Mobile Bill Payment Center for Cash Users

    Company Press Release, 09/22/2015
  • Amid Unicorn Talk, High-Potential, Low-Glamour PayNearMe Slogs Along

    StrictlyVC, 06/11/2015
  • PayNearMe Partners with Grameen America

    Company Press Release, 03/04/2015
  • So, you want to start a payments company?

    VentureBeat, 02/18/2015
  • Paynearme(R) triples its payment volume in 2013

    company press release, 02/06/2014
  • Cash-Based Payments Network PayNearMe Raises $20M Series E, Expands Via Family Dollar Partnership

    TechCrunch, 02/06/2014
  • PayNearMe nabs $20M to bring cash-lovers into the digital economy

    Venture Beat, 02/06/2014
  • Cash-based payment platform PayNearMe lands funding from Maveron

    GeekWire, 01/23/2013
  • PayNearMe Raises $10 Million Series D; Launches Self-Serve Platform To Allow Any Business Accept Remote Cash Payments

    TechCrunch, 01/22/2013
  • PayNearMe Introduces First Mobile Cash Payment System

    Company Press Release, 04/25/2012
  • PayNearMe Takes Cash Payments System Mobile

    TechCrunch, 04/25/2012
  • PayNearMe Now Lets You Pay Your Utility Bill At The Local 7-Eleven Store

    TechCrunch, 08/30/2011
  • PayNearMe’s Cash Payments Product Can Now Be Used For Money Transfers, Bill Pay And More

    TechCrunch, 05/10/2011
  • How PayNearMe Wants to Make Cash Cool Again

    All Things Digital, 12/23/2010
  • PayNearMe Secures $16 Million in Funding to Expand Its Cash Payment Network

    PR Newswire, 11/16/2010
  • PayNearMe Rings Up $16M From Khosla And Others For Cash Payments Product

    TechCrunch, 11/16/2010
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nishant singh, denis bellavance & chenyu wang
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‘From the moment I walked into the Maveron office, they understood what we were all about. Working with passionate people is the most important thing in building our company, and that’s why we partnered with Maveron.’

-NISHANT SINGH, CO-FOUNDER & CEO

 

Peach is a brilliant e-commerce solution to a daily dilemma for the American workforce: What’s for lunch and how do I get it? We’re all tired of eating at the same place in the same neighborhood. We’re tired of paying expensive delivery fees. We want something new, every day, from a good restaurant, at a good price. Seattle-based Peach offers precisely that—delivering lunch from well-known, four-Yelp-stars-rated restaurants right to your work location (for example, in Seattle, to Amazon and Microsoft). The delivery fee: $0. The hot meal itself: $8 to $12. Peach unites a passion for food, the convenience of text messaging, and the excess capacity of restaurants. In serving up a great deal for both consumers and restaurants, Peach is revolutionizing lunch for office workers in a highly scalable way. The company was founded in 2014 by Nishant Singh, who spent four years at Amazon. Peach sits at the delicious intersection of food and technology—a field Maveron knows so well. We led the seed round.

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pinkberry.com
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pinkberry

‘Maveron brings a combination of experience and vision to Pinkberry. Together we are forging strategies that will help us continue our rapid growth while remaining focused on providing a differentiated consumer experience and creating an enduring brand.’
—RON GRAVES, CEO

 

Pinkberry is as much an experience as frozen yogurt. Aficionados begin with original, pomegranate, or other flavor of this tangy, nonfat treat—which is then made even better with a palette of toppings ranging from fresh raspberries to chocolate pretzels to Cap’n Crunch. Yum! Inspired by Europe’s gelato, America’s ice cream pastime, and our obsession with health, Pinkberry’s nine-year-old brand has attracted a fervent following—“the taste that launched 1,000 parking tickets,” as one admirer put it. We made a major infusion of capital into Pinkberry in 2007, and its stylish storefront interiors have grown to several hundred locations in the U.S. and abroad.

 

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recent news

  • 6 Questions for Pinkberry CEO Ron Graves

    Inc., 08/13/2012
  • Pinkberry plans more San Diego stores

    San Diego Tribune, 09/30/2011
  • Pinkberry frozen yogurt chain opens first location in Chicago

    WGN Chicago, 07/07/2011
  • First Pinkberry in Canada to open in Park Royal Village

    Blogra, 07/05/2011
  • Why Pinkberry went to Moscow and Chipotle will go to Paris

    Fortune, 04/28/2011
  • Pinkberry ramps up growth, adds takeout containers

    Nation's Restaurant News, 09/02/2010
  • Pinkberry Opens First Texas Location

    Fast Casual, 11/16/2009
  • Pinkberry's New Frozen Yogurt Flavor

    Company Press Release, 07/01/2009
  • The Kids Made their Choice: It was Pinkberry

    Regis and Kelly, 02/19/2009
  • Meet Pinkberry's Founders

    NBC LA, 01/09/2009
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aylwin lewis
maveron team:
dan levitan
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potbelly.com
potbelly-ceo
potbelly

‘Maveron really gets us, sharing our view that great brands are built through maniacal focus on keeping customers and employees really happy.’
—AYLWIN LEWIS, PRESIDENT & CEO

 

Potbelly proves that when the food’s good and the price is right, people will eat up. Offering made-to-order toasted sandwiches for less than 6 bucks, along with salads, shakes, and homemade desserts, Potbelly has been a hit with consumers across the country. The company originated in 1977 as an antique shop that started selling sandwiches on the side; 20 years later, entrepreneur Bryant Keil acquired it and took the neighborhood concept national. Each storefront retains its own warm potbelly personality. We bought in to the winning combination of distinctive-yet-scalable, and have invested in several rounds of the Chicago-based company. It went public in 2013.

 

potbelly

recent news

  • This is Potbelly’s entire super-secret menu

    Thrillist, 02/17/2014
  • Great Vibes For Potbelly IPO, Stock Doubles On Debut

    Forbes, 10/04/2013
  • Maveron-backed PotBelly fills tummy with spectacular IPO

    GeekWire, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly CEO talks IPO

    Fox Business, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly Doubles in Market Debut Amid Strong Investor Appetite

    NY Times DealBook, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly IPO

    The Wall Street Journal, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly IPO chows down on fresh capital

    MarketWatch, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly Jumps in Trading Debut After $105 Million IPO

    Bloomberg, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly More Than Doubles in Debut on the Nasdaq

    Time, 10/04/2013
  • Potbelly shares more than double in market debut

    Chicago Tribune, 10/04/2013
  • Sandwich chain Potbelly's shares double in debut

    Reuters, 10/04/2013
  • Get that Great Toasty Warm Potbelly Sandwich Taste in Three New Skinny Favorites

    Company Press Release, 01/21/2009
  • Potbelly Voted Best Sandwich in the Washingtonians Readers Favorites

    Company Press Release, 01/12/2009
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leadership:
matt williams
maveron team:
dan levitan
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pro.com
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pro.com

We partnered with Maveron for many reasons – the single most important being they are a team with strong character.

-MATT WILLIAMS, CO-FOUNDER & CEO

 

Pro.com’s mission is to simplify home services.  Instead of blindly calling a handyman, plumber or contractor, Pro.com set out to create an experience that would make it easier for homeowners to price projects, find pros, and quickly take care of long overdue tasks on your to-do list. Pro.com allows consumers to search for regional pricing data for home improvement projects and also certifies pros so that consumers have instant access to the right pro for the right job at the best price.  Certified Pros win by tapping into a pipeline of potential projects.  “Contractors in this space are all grappling with how to use social media and mobile in an increasingly competitive world,” says Maveron co-founder Dan Levitan. Based in Seattle, the company was founded in 2013 by Matt Williams and a group of passionate service industry entrepreneurs and former Amazon executives.

 

pro.com

recent news

  • Pro.com’s new service enables real estate agents to help clients with home repairs

    Geekwire, 08/04/2015
  • Maveron, Madrona Venture Group lead $14 mln Series A funding in Pro.com

    PE Hub, 09/26/2014
  • Bezos-Backed Pro.com Raises Another $14 Million to Help Renovate Your Home

    Bloomberg Businessweek, 09/24/2014
  • Pro.com Raises $14 Million in Series a Funding

    Company Press Release, 09/24/2014
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alexander kvamme
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seatme

‘Simply put, Maveron’s team is world-class!’
—ALEXANDER KVAMME, FOUNDER & CEO

 

The mission of SeatMe is as bold and elegant as haute cuisine: to connect every diner and restaurant on the planet. Founded in 2011, the idea was to improve restaurant reservations—both for consumers and restaurateurs. It also has a few other neat tricks, like texting customers when their table is ready, or flagging a return customer’s known allergens and seating preferences. Co-founder Alexander Kvamme was then 23 but going on 50, wise beyond his years. He had the right innate instincts while displaying a preternatural ability to listen and learn. We thought that template was ideal and we invested early. Yelp bought SeatMe two years after its start, and it’s continued to grow inside their family.

seatme

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  • Yelp To Acquire SeatMe

    PR Newswire, 07/19/2013
  • Yelp acquires online reservation startup SeatMe to further its reach into local restaurants

    The Next Web, 07/19/2013
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jeff housenbold
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shutterfly.com
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shutterfly

‘Maveron has the strategic insights, long-term focus, integrity, and deep expertise in building great consumer franchises—all of which benefits us enormously as Shutterfly continues to grow.’
—JEFF HOUSENBOLD, PRESIDENT & CEO

 

Shutterfly is the market leader in personalized photo products, services, and gifts. From the digital snapshots of consumers come a vast selection of photo books, holiday cards, calendars, stationery, mugs, magnets, and apparel. Shutterfly also provides unlimited free storage of photos forever—now at more than a billion. The company’s sophisticated online tools are a tech marvel, but its fundamental mission is simple: helping people share life’s joy. Found in 1999, Shutterfly went public in 2006.

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rob goldman
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swaylo-ceo
swaylo

‘Maveron has consumer in its DNA. This passion for building great consumer brands and a commitment to forging true partnerships with entrepreneurs is what attracted us to Maveron.’
—ROB GOLDMAN, FOUNDER

 

Swaylo was about analytics and virality—the coin of the realm in harnessing the power of social media. Until it was acquired by Facebook in 2013, the company was leading the way in revealing whom the new generation of micro-influencers were—those who define tastes and trends within their unique social graphs and across the vast landscape of social media. Swaylo underscored the end of days when the information we receive and the decisions we make are dictated by mass media. We invested in 2010.

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tom gardner
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fool.com
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motleyfool

‘Maveron’s approach of attacking the conventional wisdom of what a VC firm should be fit well with our attack on the conventional wisdom of Wall Street. Plus, at our first meeting in Seattle, they all had Fool caps on.’
—TOM GARDNER, CO-CHAIRMAN & CEO

 

The Motley Fool is a multimedia financial-services company that’s dedicated to building the world’s greatest investment community. Reaching millions of individuals each month through its website, books, TV, and subscription newsletters, the company champions shareholder values and advocates tirelessly for the individual investor. Found in 1993 in suburban Washington, D.C., “The Fool”—as it calls itself—likes to say its mission is to “educate, amuse & enrich.” You can tell that from its name—which is taken from Shakespeare, whose wise fools could speak the truth to the king, and without getting their heads lopped off.

 

When we invested in 2009 we were drawn to The Fool’s ambitious goals, its proven accomplishments, and its sly wit. We don’t back many Shakespearean ventures.

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sharon waxman
maveron team:
dan levitan
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thewrap.com
thewrap-ceo
thewrap

‘Severe disruption in the newspaper industry has presented a unique opportunity for those with the initiative to step in, so Maveron looked outside the box to support me—a new entrepreneur—with their wisdom, financial expertise, and deal-making skills.’
—SHARON WAXMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & CEO

 

Traditional journalism is in crisis. Consumers of news are fragmenting and flocking to the Web. TheWrap.com has become an indispensable source of information about popular culture. Founded in 2009 by Sharon Waxman—then at The York Times—the site offers news and commentary for entertainment and media professionals, influencers, and enthusiasts—and delivers them to advertisers. TheWrap embodies the online revolution’s embrace of journalism. We were juiced about both its content and the business model it represents. That’s why we made a Series A investment soon after its launch.

thewrap

recent news

  • TheWrap Beats Variety and Deadline's Web Traffic in April

    Company Press Release, 05/15/2014
  • TheWrap Launches WrapWire, Syndicated News Service

    Company Press Release, 05/15/2014
  • TheWrap.com Partners with Major Online Destination to Share Content

    Company Press Release, 09/16/2009
  • TheWrap.com Launches Redesign Offering New Features & Awards Season Coverage

    Company Press Release, 09/01/2009
  • TheWrap.com Hires Veteran TV Reporter Josef Adalian

    Company Press Release, 06/15/2009
  • Variety veteran Michael Speier Joins TheWrap.com as Editor; Charlie Koones Joins TheWrap.Com Board of Directors

    Company Press Release, 05/01/2009
  • TheWrap.com Hits Two-Month Audience High

    Company Press Release, 04/01/2009
  • TheWrap.com, an Independent Voice in Entertainment Industry News, Debuts Online on January 26, 2009

    Company Press Release, 01/26/2009
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tirath kamdar & chris chan
maveron team:
jason stoffer
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truefacet.com
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‘We partnered with Maveron due to their strong experiences as operators including a focus on consumer brands, and we’ve loved working with the entire team at Maveron that has been very supportive.’

-TIRATH KAMDAR, FOUNDER & CEO

 

TrueFacet.com is the jewelry marketplace where you can shop and sell jewelry and watches with confidence. TrueFacet differentiates itself by offering buyers and sellers a trusted authentication process and best value guarantee.

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  • Fueled by Stellar Growth, TrueFacet Proves There is a Robust Online Shopper for Pre-Loved Watches and Jewelry

    Company Press Release, 05/24/2017
  • TrueFacet Raises $6 Million Series A Led by Maveron

    Company Press Release, 09/21/2016
  • TrueFacet Closes on $6M Series A Round

    WWD, 09/20/2016
  • How TrueFacet Helps You Buy And Sell Authentic Designer Jewelry For A Great Value

    Forbes, 03/07/2016
  • TrueFacet, A Marketplace For Pre-Owned Jewelry, Relaunches With New Texting Feature

    TechCrunch, 10/29/2015
  • Techstars Seattle grad TrueFacet raises $2.7M from Maveron, others for online jewelry marketplace

    GeekWire, 08/21/2015
  • TrueFacet Raises $1.7 Million For Its Secondhand Jewelry Marketplace

    TechCrunch, 02/10/2015
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leadership:
darryl rawlings
maveron team:
dan levitan
clayton lewis
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trupanion.com
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trupanion

‘Maveron has brought us both a new level of financial support—and, more important, insight. They helped us even before we signed a deal.’
—DARRYL RAWLINGS, CEO & FOUNDER

 

Trupanion provides medical insurance for pets, covering 90% of veterinary costs and featuring fair premiums, unlimited payouts, and fast approval. We met founder Darryl Rawlings in 2007. The company was then based in western Canada, but poised to expand into a nascent marketplace. We urged Darryl to move his family and the business to the U.S. Like a golden retriever going for a Frisbee, he leapt at the chance. That kind of excitement and dedication is why we fall in entrepreneurial love at Maveron. We were Trupanion’s first institutional investor and we’ve been with Darryl ever since.

 

trupanion

recent news

  • Trupanion expands headquarters with move to Georgetown

    The Seattle Times, 08/11/2015
  • Trupanion Pet Insurance up 14% in Trading Debut

    Fox Business, 07/18/2014
  • Vancouver pet insurance startup goes public on New York Stock Exchange

    The Vancouver Sun, 07/18/2014
  • Seattle’s Trupanion goes public with more bark than meow

    KOMO News, 07/18/2014
  • Trupanion rises in IPO thanks to its data-driven approach to pet insurance

    PandoDaily, 07/18/2014
  • Pet health insurance company Trupanion prices IPO below expected range, raises $71M

    GeekWire, 07/18/2014
  • Trupanion prices IPO at a discount, raising $71M

    The Seattle Times, 07/18/2014
  • Pet insurer Trupanion rises 15 pct in debut

    Reuters, 07/18/2014
  • Trupanion IPO raises about $71M

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 07/18/2014
  • A peek inside a vc’s thought process

    fortune, 02/06/2014
  • Trupanion Survey Shows Pet Owners are Eager for Pet-Friendly Workplaces

    Company Press Release, 06/27/2013
  • Trupanion Named One of Washington's Best Workplaces by Puget Sound Business Journal

    Company Press Release, 08/22/2012
  • Michael Banks Named Chief Financial Officer of Pet Insurance Provider Trupanion

    Company Press Release, 08/21/2012
  • Trupanion™ Announces Coverage for Pet Mobility Devices, Used in Rehabilitation or as Life-Long Support Due to a Traumatic Accident or Illness

    Company Press Release, 06/06/2012
  • Pet Insurance Company Trupanion Now Available in Idaho

    Company Press Release, 04/27/2012
  • Trupanion Celebrates Pet Insurance During National Pet Health Insurance Month

    PRWeb, 09/08/2010
  • Trupanion Announces an Industry First in Pet Insurance

    PR.com, 06/15/2010
  • Pet Insurance Company Hiring 100 Employees Nationwide

    PRweb.com, 06/13/2010
  • Trupanion Emphasizes the Importance of Pet Insurance for Small Pets

    PRweb.com, 05/17/2010
  • Grand Pet Project: Insure all Those Puppies, Kittens

    Seattle Post Intelligencer, 02/09/2009
  • Pet Insurance Can be a Smart Choice

    Fox News Channel, 02/09/2009
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darrell cavens & mark vadon
maveron team:
dan levitan
jason stoffer
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zulily.com
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zulily

‘With Maveron’s expertise in consumer businesses, they have been outstanding partners in our launch and growth.’
—DARRELL CAVENS, CEO

 

Based in Seattle, zulily is an online retailer that’s obsessed with bringing millions of moms-with-kids special finds every day—at incredible prices. It features a curated collection of clothing, home décor, toys, and other goodies for the whole family. Not only does zulily operate a complex business efficiently, its entrepreneurs have built an emotionally resonant brand. The website harnesses a social layer that enables moms virally to spread the work about products they love.

 

The company was started by Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens, who were veterans of online jeweler Blue Nile; we had watched as they built it into a valuable publicly traded player. When Vadon was contemplating his next startup, we offered space at Maveron to begin his venture—and zulily was born. We invested in multiple rounds early. It went public in late 2013.

zulily

recent news

  • Interview: Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens on what’s next for the Seattle retailer after $2.4B sale to QVC

    GeekWire, 08/19/2015
  • zulily to Join QVC Group

    Company Press Release, 08/17/2015
  • Zulily sold to QVC for $2.4 billion

    GeekWire, 08/17/2015
  • How Zulily Maintains a Startup Vibe as a Public Company

    Inc.com, 06/24/2015
  • The Billion-Dollar E-commerce Company You Know Nothing About

    Fast Company, 02/06/2015
  • Here’s why Zulily is different from Amazon, eBay and other retailers: They don’t want to be ‘the everything store’

    GeekWire, 09/11/2014
  • zulily Announces September 11, 2014 Webcast From Newly Automated Ohio Fulfillment Center

    Wall Street Journal, 08/29/2014
  • zulily News | Cramer: Finally! A retailer that can beat Amazon

    CNBC, 02/25/2014
  • zulily Wows Street With First Quarterly Numbers

    The Wall Street Journal, 02/24/2014
  • zulily: Hot site for moms hits a moment of truth

    The Seattle Times, 02/21/2014
  • Zulily leases 48-acre distribution site in nevada

    seattle times, 01/30/2014
  • Q&A: CEO Darrell Cavens on zulily’s IPO and its future as a public company

    GeekWire, 11/19/2013
  • Biz Break: Zulily scores, Bay Area biotechs stutter in uneven IPO market

    San Jose Mercury News, 11/15/2013
  • It’s Not Lattes, But Schultz Wins Big From Bet on zulily

    Bloomberg, 11/15/2013
  • Seattle’s new billion dollar man: Here’s who scored in zulily’s spectacular IPO

    GeekWire, 11/15/2013
  • zulily Closes First Day As A Public Company At $37.70 A Share, Marking A Win For Flash Sales

    TechCrunch, 11/15/2013
  • Zulily IPO zooms 87.5% on first day of trading

    USA Today, 11/15/2013
  • Zulily Surges in Market Debut

    NY Times DealBook, 11/15/2013
  • Zulily raises $253 million in IPO

    Internet Retailer, 11/15/2013
  • Seattle E-Commerce Startup zulily Raises $253M in IPO, Soars 71%

    Xconomy, 11/14/2013
  • zulily Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

    The Wall Street Journal, 11/14/2013
  • Seattle’s Next Billion-Dollar Tech Star: Zulily Aims for $16-$18 IPO

    xconomy, 11/01/2013
  • Zulily Sets IPO Range at $16 to $18

    The Wall Street Journal, 11/01/2013
  • Zulily seeks $207 million in first sale of stock

    Seattle Times, 11/01/2013
  • zulily Files Registration Statement For Proposed Initial Public Offering

    Company Press Release, 10/08/2013
  • Zulily: Fresh, Fast, and Worth $1 Billion

    Inc., 01/07/2013
  • Daily deal site Zulily raises $85 million from Andreessen Horowitz, tops 10M members

    GeekWire, 11/15/2012
  • Exclusive: Zulily now valued at $1 billion

    Fortune, 11/15/2012
  • Web Retailer Zulily Joins a Billion-Dollar Club

    Wall Street Journal, 11/15/2012
  • zulily Closes $85 Million in Series D Funding Led by Andreessen Horowitz

    Company Press Release, 11/15/2012
  • Zulily Quietly Powers Past 5M Members in Mom-and-Kid Sales

    Xconomy | Seattle, 08/15/2012
  • Zulily Tops List Of Seattle's Hottest Startups

    Forbes, 07/02/2012
  • Startup advice from Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens: Move fast, because speed matters

    Geekwire, 05/25/2012
  • Zulily launches in the UK and Ireland

    Toy News, 04/27/2012
  • Zulily's $43M Leads the Seattle-area Pack in End-of-Summer Fundraising Tally

    Xconomy | Seattle, 10/12/2011
  • Zulily’s Mark Vadon: ‘This is more QVC than Amazon’

    Geekwire, 10/04/2011
  • Daily deal site Zulily raises $43 million at huge valuation of more than $700 million

    GeekWire, 08/11/2011
  • Flash-sale website Zulily to take over Sodo office building

    The Seattle Times, 05/19/2011
  • Zulily Hires Key Operation and Finance Executives to Support Growth

    Company Press Release, 05/17/2010
  • Zulily Leading the Next Trend in e-Commerce

    Seattle PI Readers Blog, 04/05/2010
  • Zulily raises $4.6M as it looks to launch shopping site for moms

    Puget Sound Business Journal, 12/17/2009
  • Zulily Zips Out of Stealth and Raises $4.6M, Led by Maveron and Ex-Blue Nilers

    xconomy | Seattle, 12/17/2009
  • Interview with Darrell Cavens, Zulily

    Northwest Innovation, 12/16/2009
  • Blue Nile founder Mark Vadon's Secretive e-commerce Startup

    TechFlash, 11/13/2009
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good.com
goodtechnology-ceo
good

‘Maveron helps us where it counts—on the street, where they’ve been exceptional in providing access to CIOs and senior executives at several of our largest customers.’
—DANNY SHADER, CEO (former)

 

Good Technology is a leading provider of mobile security solutions for companies—including more than half of those in the Fortune 500—and governments worldwide. Fundamentally, it bridges the gap between workers who are constantly on the go and the information they need to do their jobs well. In short, Good proves that mobility and security need not be mutually exclusive. We invested in Good in 2001, several years into its ascendancy; the company was bought by Motorola five years later. (In 2009, Internet pioneer Visto purchased Good and renamed itself after the acquired company.)

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dan levitan
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quellos

When it was acquired by BlackRock in 2007, Quellos was among the largest fund-of-funds managers in the world, with more than $20 billion of assets managed across the spectrum of alternative investment products. Its clients included pension plans, foundations, endowments, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals. Quellos’ technology capabilities made it an especially nimble firm. We invested in Quellos six years after its founding in 1994.

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mark miller
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clayton lewis
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allconnect.com
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allconnect

‘Allconnect is redefining choice and convenience for relocating households,
and Maveron’s perspective on building world-class, consumer-facing companies has proven to be a catalyst for our business.’
—MARK MILLER, CHAIRMAN & CEO

 

Home telecom services are complicated enough without having to figure it out yourself. Allconnect offers consumers who are moving a free, convenient one-stop solution to home phone service, high-speed Internet, cable and satellite TV, home security, and gas and electric utilities. Through proprietary technology and integration with more than 200 providers, we seamlessly explain all options and plans—on behalf of companies like Comcast, Direct TV, Dish Network, AT&T, and Verizon. All it takes is a single call or Web session. Since its pilot program in 1998, Allconnect has grown to serve nearly a third of all moving households in the U.S. We invested in Allconnect in 2004—an illustration of how we stick with companies over the long haul.

allconnect

recent news

  • Allconnect Now Reaches 50 Million U.S. Households Through Utility Company Partnerships

    Company Press Release, 11/29/2012
  • Allconnect Reports Increase in Revenue for 2010

    Company Press Release, 03/28/2011
  • Allconnect Named to Inc. Magazine’s List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies

    Company Press Release, 08/31/2010
  • Allconnect and Reply.com Partnership Strengthens

    Company Press Release, 07/13/2010
  • An Easy Homework Assignment: Review Essential Home Services with Allconnect's Free and Simple Comparison of Costs and Choices

    Company Press Release, 08/28/2009
  • Allconnect Wins Industry Award for Top Quality

    Company Press Release, 07/08/2009
  • AllConnect on CBS Atlanta

    YouTube - CBS, 05/01/2009
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lemon-ceo
lemon

Based in Palo Alto, Lemon invented the free Lemon Wallet app, an ingenious receipt-tracker. Cloud-based Lemon Wallet allows its million of users to easily store digital images of credit and debit and ATM cards, as well as loyalty, insurance and ID cards, tickets and coupons. The information is then securely available to consumers on a dashboard displayed on a smartphone and computer. The service was released in 2011 and early on we funded the company as lead investor—another illustration of our commitment to Web technology devoted to consumers. In late 2013, Lemon was acquired by Lifelock, the leading provider of identity-fraud protection.

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recent news

  • Identity theft protection company LifeLock buys mobile wallet startup Lemon Wallet

    The Next Web, 12/12/2013
  • LifeLock Acquires Lemon App For $42 Million to Develop Digital Wallet

    Mashable, 12/12/2013
  • LifeLock Acquires Mobile Wallet Platform Lemon For $42.6 Million, Launches LifeLock Wallet

    TechCrunch, 12/12/2013
  • LifeLock buys digital wallet start-up Lemon

    USA Today, 12/12/2013
  • Maveron-backed Lemon Wallet sells to LifeLock for $50 million

    GeekWire, 12/12/2013
  • Lemon Wallet Releases Android App, Lemon Business

    TechCrunch, 07/31/2012
  • Lemon.com Raises $8M in Series A Investment, Launches Smarter Wallet — A Refreshing New Twist on the Digital Wallet

    Company Press Release, 06/12/2012
  • Maveron Deposits $8 Million Into Mobile Wallet Company Lemon

    All Things D, 06/12/2012
  • Mobile Money Management App Lemon Launches Digital Wallet, Closes $8 Million Series A

    TechCrunch, 06/12/2012
  • With $8M in funding, Lemon wants to be your mobile wallet

    GigaOM, 06/12/2012
  • Lemon squeezes cash from Maveron for digital wallet

    GeekWire, 06/03/2012
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peoplepc

PeoplePC was a pioneer in helping individuals go online. Launched in 1999, it offered subscribers a state-of-the-art computer, Internet access, free email, and warranty service. PeoplePC eventually transformed into a low-cost Internet service provider, going public in 2000. Two years later, Earthlink acquired the company, where it continues to be a reliable, economical gateway for consumers. We invested early on in PeoplePC—part of our commitment to backing entrepreneurial endeavors to disrupt business-as-usual.

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altiused

‘Maveron’s significant experience in developing high-quality consumer brands, and its unmatched knowledge of the education market, make it an ideal financial partner to help fuel our growth.’
—PAUL FREEDMAN, FOUNDER & CEO (former)

 

Based in San Francisco, Altius Education is part technology company and part university. Since one of our key consumer sectors focuses on education, and another focuses on technology, the potential of that combination excited us. Altius’s mission since 2009: developing innovations in virtual learning systems and educational pathways to provide 21st-century students with a personalized university education. Its strategy: identifying gaps in the postsecondary education market and then leveraging capital, partnerships, marketing and other resources to allow academic institutions to transform existing curriculum into fully formed online programs. In 2013, Altius was acquired by Datamark.

altiused

recent news

  • Sasha Peterson Joins Altius Education as Vice President of Partnerships

    Company Press Release, 05/24/2011
  • Altius Education Raises $18.6 Million in Series B Funding to Fuel Growth

    PR Newswire, 11/17/2010
  • Altius Education Raises $8 Million Series A Funding to Grow Online Higher Education Programs

    Company Press Release, 09/23/2009
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michael schutzler
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livemocha-ceo
livemocha

‘We see Maveron as a key partner, willing to roll up their sleeves to not only help us develop our overall strategy, but also to identify the right resources to successfully execute on that strategy.’
—SHIRISH NADKARNI, CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF ROASTER

 

Globalization has inspired more people than ever to learn new languages. Yet the means to do so is woefully outdated. Enter Livemocha—a consumer alternative to sitting in classrooms, watching books gather dust, or futzing around with outdated CD-ROMs. Livemocha is a first-of-its-kind, Web-based language learning solution that makes natural use of crowdsourcing to integrate instructional content with a global community of tutors and learners. Its interactive format engages individuals to communicate across borders and cultures to gain true language proficiency. By unlocking the power of new digital technologies, Livemocha gives users the kind of multicultural learning experience that was previously possible only by traveling abroad. Launched in 2007, Livemocha built one of the world’s largest online language-learning communities in the world. We invested upon its launch. Rosetta Stone bought the company in 2013.

livemocha

recent news

  • Rosetta Stone Acquires Online Language Company Livemocha

    Company Press Release, 04/02/2013
  • Livemocha opens door on language learning at Seattle Public Library

    GeekWire, 09/22/2011
  • Livemocha Forges Exclusive Partnership With the Largest Media Corporation in Latin America to Fuel Brazil Expansion

    WSJ Market Watch, 09/07/2011
  • Livemocha inks marketing pact with Telefonica Brazil

    TechFlash, 01/07/2011
  • Livemocha Seeks to Upend Rosetta Stone, Taking Language Learning to New Heights Online

    Xconomy | Seattle, 09/15/2010
  • Livemocha Brings Affordable Language Learning to the U.S. Hispanic Community

    Company Press Release, 09/14/2010
  • Livemocha Challenges Rosetta Stone

    PC World, 09/14/2010
  • LiveMocha, SeatGuru among Time's top 50 Web sites of 2010

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‘Working to enhance philanthropic endeavors through technology requires commitment, enthusiasm, and an innovative spirit. Maveron reflects these characteristics in their investment strategies. This makes them an ideal partner for us.’
—STEVE STERBA, PRESIDENT & CEO (former)

 

Fundraising for nonprofits is never easy. AuctionPay’s goal: to streamline the process with an array of software and payment-processing technology. Its tools facilitated online registration, live auctions, and other fundraising events. It also offered consulting and on-site services to assist nonprofits in managing fundraising efforts.

 

Founded in 2002 in Oregon by Jeff Jetton—who got the idea while standing in a long line at a charity auction—AuctionPay served thousands of clients nationwide, and processed billions in payments for such nonprofits as the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, Ronald McDonald House, and Boys & Girls Club of America. In 2009, the company was acquired by Global Payments Inc., which renamed it Greater Giving. We were thrilled to back AuctionPay—helping a start-up in turn help worthy causes, and at the same time providing our investors with a solid return.

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Based in Southern California, CitizenHawk is the foremost global provider of online brand protection and enforcement. It aims to ensure that companies receive the Web traffic—and revenues—they’ve rightfully earned. Using proprietary technology and sophisticated domain management, CitizenHawk does it by monitoring the Web to expose typosquatters and other cyberscammers who prey on legitimate businesses and their customers; when called for, CitizenHawk works to shut down domains created to deceive online shoppers. Founded in 2006 and backed by us at the beginning, the company has reclaimed millions of dollars in lost revenue for clients that include the world’s best-known brands. It was acquired by Wolters Kluwer in 2013.

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  • allbirds
  • arivale
  • circleup
  • earnest
  • paynearme
  • peach
  • pro.com
  • thewrap
  • trupanion (TRUP)

Notable Exits

  • capella education (CPLA)
  • drugstore.com
  • ebay (EBAY)
  • good technology
  • potbelly (PBPB)
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  • trupanion (TRUP)
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dan levitan

Co-Founder and General Partner

Dan is our managing partner, our co-founder, and our institutional memory. Since starting the firm with Howard Schultz, he’s been the key player on many of Maveron’s home runs, including zulily most recently. Dan came to venture capital in an unconventional way.

 

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, he was an investment banker in New York. He met Howard Schultz and helped the Starbucks team accomplish their blockbuster IPO. Wanting to partner more with entrepreneurs and seeking a professional adventure, Dan headed West in 1998 and launched Maveron with Howard. Along the way, he’s climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Rainer and found a mentor in Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski. Indeed, it’s Krzyzewski who has taught Dan the central lesson of Maveron’s consumer-focused success: always ask “Do you love your team?” Dan does— his colleagues, his investors and most of all, his entrepreneurs. And they love him back, too.

 

Dan currently serves on the boards of Allbirds, Arivale, Earnest, Pro.com, Trupanion (NYSE: TRUP), the Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation, and the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, where he acts as a judge in the annual New Venture Competition. He also is chair of Brothers for Life, a charity that helps wounded Israeli combat soldiers. Recognizing Dan’s leadership, Forbes recently named him to its Midas List—the magazine’s annual ranking of the top 100 VCs in the world.

 

Dan is a graduate of Duke and the Harvard Business School.

ACTIVE INVESTMENTS

  • course hero
  • common
  • dolls kill
  • dolly
  • everlane
  • general assembly
  • julep
  • flywire
  • truefacet

NOTABLE EXITS

  • zulily (ZU)

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2016_09_28_Maveron_5595 JASON

jason stoffer

General Partner

Once upon a time—circa kindergarten—Jason aspired to be the world’s greatest veterinarian. Alas, that didn’t work out, fortunately for us, he found another line of work. Today, he’s a partner in our Seattle office, concentrating on investments in education, e-commerce, and Web-enabled consumer businesses.

 

Jason joined Maveron in 2007 after a pioneering role in online education. At Career Education Corp., he co-founded and led admissions and marketing for IADT Online, a for-profit design school and wholly owned Career Ed subsidiary. Earlier, he was an associate at Spinnaker Ventures, an expansion-stage venture capital fund.

 

With both operational proficiency and a keen eye for talent, Jason has sourced and been actively involved in a range of Maveron investments—including Julep, General Assembly, Everlane and CourseHero. He currently serves on the boards of Common, Dolls Kill, Dolly, General Assembly and Julep, and previously was on the board of zulily. Jason is a mentor for TechStars and the ImagineK12 Accelerator, and he regularly speaks at conferences, including the Venture Capital in Education Summit, LeadsCon, the Industry Summit of the SIIA, and Silicon Valley Comes to the UK.

 

Jason got his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan (feel free to ask him about his beloved Wolverines football team) and his MBA from Wharton.

ACTIVE INVESTMENTS

  • august
  • booster fuels
  • darby smart
  • eargo
  • instamotor

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2016_09_28_Maveron_5401 DAVID

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GENERAL PARTNER

Not so long ago, in 1990 upon college graduation, David went exploring. He built his own houseboat and rafted it down the Mississippi. A few years later, he merged his sense of adventure with musicality when he toured as a professional bass player. David displays the same spirit and energy to his current 20-year career as an entrepreneur, tech executive, and angel.

 

David joined Maveron’s San Francisco office in 2012 to help identify new investments in Web companies that have the potential to become leading consumer brands. He led Maveron’s investments in August Home, Darby Smart, Eargo, Instamotor, and Booster Fuels and serves on each company’s board. David appreciates what it’s like to be in the shoes of innovators —and you’ll often find him coaching entrepreneurs at top Bay Area incubators such as Y Combinator, AngelPad, 500 Startups, and Stanford’s StartX. His close ties to the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial community have led him to invest personally in over 30 start-ups, including Postmates, Practice Fusion, Tile, Jaunt VR, and SeatMe.

 

He began his tech career writing C++ code at Scitor and Synopsys. He subsequently spent a decade as an executive at Homestead Technologies, where he helped the company grow to more than 400,000 paying subscribers before its acquisition by Intuit. He then managed varied Intuit businesses. It was a great gig, but David missed being around entrepreneurs. That’s why he became so active as an angel and ultimately a partner at Maveron.

 

A Bay Area native, David holds degrees in electrical engineering and economics from Stanford. David continues to be an active music supporter, and he is a member of the Recording Academy and a board member of the GRAMMY Foundation.

ACTIVE INVESTMENTS

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  • august
  • common
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  • earnest
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2016_09_28_Maveron_5348 REBECCA

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GENERAL PARTNER

Rebecca joined the team in 2011, back when she was earning her MBA at Stanford, studying leadership and entrepreneurship. A partner in our San Francisco office, she joined full-time when she graduated the following year. In 2015, Forbes named Rebecca to its annual list of top “30 under 30” in venture capital, and Craig Newmark named Rebecca one of “5 Women Investors You Need to Know.”

 

In her role at Maveron, Rebecca identifies emerging consumer-focused entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, Southern California, and her hometown of New York City. She also plays a leading role in our seed program, where we partner with emerging consumer companies at their earliest stages. She’s a Board Observer at Allbirds, August, Common, Darby Smart, Dolls Kill, Eargo, Earnest and General Assembly.

 

In a prior life, Rebecca was a journalist—for the Economist in London and as special projects editor at Narrative, an online literary platform devoted to bringing great literature into the digital age. At Narrative, in her addition to her editorial responsibilities, she was in charge of driving revenue and scaling the user base. Now she brings her skills and passion for understanding how stories come together to looking at the potential of breakout consumer brands.

 

Rebecca earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard. Outside Maveron, her passions include great novels, tennis, traveling, and skiing.

 

 

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PARTNER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Elise has worked in private equity and venture capital her entire professional career, and brings experience from all sides of the industry (legal, Limited Partner, General Partner, and fundraising).  As COO at Maveron, Elise leads the firm’s fundraising, investor relations, and marketing efforts.  She also oversees Maveron’s administrative and finance teams.

 

Elise is passionate about her customers, which at Maveron means delivering world-class returns to the firm’s investors and supporting Maveron’s community of entrepreneurs who are taking big risks and building the next generation of great consumer brands.  Of equal importance is cultivating and supporting the Maveron team because she knows that all of us working together to support our companies gives them a much greater chance of succeeding.

 

Prior to joining Maveron in 2017, Elise spent nearly 10 years as Director of Investor Relations and Business Development at Madrona Venture Group, a Seattle, WA-based venture capital firm where she successfully led the fundraising effort for three funds with total commitments of $750 million.  Elise was also head of private capital investments for the University of Washington endowment prior to joining Madrona.

 

Elise earned her undergraduate degrees in English and Political Science from the University of Washington.  She loves anything and everything to do with food and you are guaranteed to always get a great restaurant recommendation from her.  She also usually has a motivational quote at the ready.  One of her favorites: “Put the customer first. Invent. Be patient.” – Jeff Bezos

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  • nextfoods
  • trupanion (TRUP)
  • arivale

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2016_09_28_Maveron_5908 CLAYTON

clayton lewis

GENERAL PARTNER

A competitive triathlete with a passion for health and wellness, Clayton loves to win and push the boundaries of what’s possible. He joined Maveron in 2008, bringing more than two decades of startup, growth, operating, management and leadership experience in fast-growth companies.

 

Recruited in 2007 as CEO of Kinetix Living, a Maveron portfolio company in the wellness sector, Clayton’s leadership resulted in the successful acquisition of the company – and his recruitment to Maveron as partner, leading the health and wellness practice. Since that time, Clayton has regularly leveraged his extensive operating expertise to help accelerate the performance of Maveron’s high-value portfolio companies. In 2013, he partnered with biotech pioneer Dr. Lee Hood to execute Hood’s bold vision to launch a new industry – scientific wellness. That collaboration resulted in the formation of Arivale, a Maveron portfolio company, which Clayton leads as CEO. Arivale uses cutting-edge science, personalized data, and tailored coaching to deliver prioritized, actionable recommendations that inspire its clients to achieve and sustain their wellness potential.

 

In addition to his role as Arivale CEO, Clayton continues to contribute to Maveron’s evaluation of prospective new investments, including an assessment of the CEO’s capacity to build an iconic consumer brand. He also currently serves on the boards of two Maveron companies, Koru and NextFoods.

 

Before joining Maveron, Clayton served on the executive teams that grew Onvia and HouseValues from early stage ventures to publicly traded companies. Early in his career, Clayton served as one of the youngest chiefs of staff on Capitol Hill for Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY), Congress’ only microbiologist, who is credited for championing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). Clayton is president of the Seattle based Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees, where he has served for more than a decade. He also serves as ex officio member of the University of Washington Medicine Board. Outside of work, Clayton competes in endurance sports including Ironman triathlons.

ACTIVE INVESTMENTS

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pete mccormick

GENERAL PARTNER

Pete joined us as administrative partner in 2000, bringing nearly two decades of experience in managing organizations and using his legal skills to help companies solve their trickiest problems. At Maveron, he guides the structuring of both portfolio investments and exits, as well as assists portfolio companies on special projects. He is also responsible for managing relationships and communications with our limited partners. On occasion, Pete will take a board seat with one of our portfolio companies.

 

Prior to Maveron and during his legal career, Pete was a partner and director of the Seattle law firm, Graham & Dunn. He is past president of the Western Washington Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. In 1998, he received the Professionalism Award from the Washington State Bar Association’ Young Lawyers Division.

 

Pete is a graduate of the University of Washington, from which he received his bachelor’s degree in economics and his law degree, both with honors. He loves sports, both as a spectator and a participant; we leave it to you to decide which he does more of these days.

Active Investments

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2016_09_28_Maveron_5360 ANARGHYA

anarghya vardhana

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Always passionate about mathematics, Anarghya published a math theorem at the age of 17 which set her on a lifelong path in STEM. Prior to entering the world of venture capital, Anarghya worked for several startups in the product manager and head of product capacity, including the early founding teams of fintech and healthtech companies. She also expanded her product experience to the non-profit and developing world through her work for Ushahidi, where she was a product manager and led user experience research across South America and East Africa. Before entering the startup world, Anarghya held various roles at Google, leading operational teams and focusing on international expansion of the AdWords Express product.

 

Prior to joining Maveron, Anarghya was an investor at small seed fund where she focused on consumer and media investments while also spending significant time focusing on frontier technology.

 

At Maveron, she brings her passion for the intersection of cutting edge technologies like artificial intelligence to existing mass consumer experiences, identifying these opportunities in the Bay Area and beyond. Within the portfolio, Anarghya is a board observer for Booster Fuels.

 

Anarghya is a proud Oregonian, and attended Stanford university where she studied Science, Technology, and Society, focusing on math and computer science. She is deeply passionate about investing, diversity in tech, marathon training, eating paleo, and her lifelong mission to get more women involved in technology and to increase diversity in both thought and practice in the field.

Active Investments

  • allbirds
  • arivale
  • circleup
  • earnest
  • paynearme
  • peach
  • pro.com
  • thewrap
  • trupanion (TRUP)

Notable Exits

  • capella education (CPLA)
  • drugstore.com
  • ebay (EBAY)
  • good technology
  • potbelly (PBPB)
  • quellos group
  • trupanion (TRUP)
  • zulily (ZU)

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dan levitan

Co-Founder and General Partner

Dan is our managing partner, our co-founder, and our institutional memory. Since starting the firm with Howard Schultz, he’s been the key player on many of Maveron’s home runs, including zulily most recently. Dan came to venture capital in an unconventional way.

 

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, he was an investment banker in New York. He met Howard Schultz and helped the Starbucks team accomplish their blockbuster IPO. Wanting to partner more with entrepreneurs and seeking a professional adventure, Dan headed West in 1998 and launched Maveron with Howard. Along the way, he’s climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Rainer and found a mentor in Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski. Indeed, it’s Krzyzewski who has taught Dan the central lesson of Maveron’s consumer-focused success: always ask “Do you love your team?” Dan does— his colleagues, his investors and most of all, his entrepreneurs. And they love him back, too.

 

Dan currently serves on the boards of Allbirds, Arivale, Earnest, Pro.com, Trupanion (NYSE: TRUP), the Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation, and the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, where he acts as a judge in the annual New Venture Competition. He also is chair of Brothers for Life, a charity that helps wounded Israeli combat soldiers. Recognizing Dan’s leadership, Forbes recently named him to its Midas List—the magazine’s annual ranking of the top 100 VCs in the world.

 

Dan is a graduate of Duke and the Harvard Business School.

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CO-FOUNDER

Howard is the chairman, president and CEO of Starbucks. In addition to his many accomplishments as the leader of Starbucks since 1987, he co-founded Maveron with Dan Levitan, our managing partner in 1998. From the beginning, Howard’s breadth—as innovator, executive, corporate conscience, and visionary in the consumer sector—has been invaluable to Maveron and the entrepreneurs it serves. He has made a significant investment in all Maveron funds, and has served on the boards of portfolio companies eBay, Potbelly, Pinkberry, and drugstore.com, among others.

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  • Youngme_Moon_vertical web edited 206×150 youngme moon Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration and the Senior Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation,
    Harvard Business School
  • joel-peterson joel peterson Chairman of the board,
    Jet Blue Airways
  • walter-robb walter robb CO-CEO AND DIRECTOR,
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  • brett-bio brett miller Chief Financial Officer

    Brett Miller joined Maveron in 2007 as Controller and became CFO in 2013. He brings over 15 years of experience in venture capital finance. Brett graduated from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo with a BS in business administration with concentrations in accounting and finance. He is also a certified public accountant in the state of Washington.

  • mike-bio mike witkowski CONTROLLER

    Mike Witkowski joined Maveron in August 2009 from various financial institutions including a hedge fund administrator, a mutual fund, and a commercial bank where he was an assistant controller. Mike holds an accounting degree from the University of Economics in Krakow, Poland and an Executive MBA from University of Bristol (UK) and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris, France).

  • julie-bio julie barcheck STAFF ACCOUNTANT

    Julie Barchek joined Maveron in 2006 as its staff accountant. She assists with fund accounting and investor communication. She has over twenty years of accounting and finance experience with an emphasis in budgeting. She graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in economics. In her spare time, Julie volunteers her accounting skills to nonprofits.

  • andra-bio andra hall OPERATIONS MANAGER

    With 25 years of experience, Andra Hall manages Maveron’s operations and the Maveron Admin team. Previously, Andra was operations manager at the law firm Karr Tuttle Campbell. Andra received a BS in political science with a concentration in law and public policy from the University of Washington and certificates in HR and legal administration from City University.

  • sarah-bio sarah suenaga OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

    Sarah Suenaga joined Maveron in February 2004 as a part-time administrative assistant while attending the University of Washington. After graduating with a BS in psychology, she became a full-time executive assistant. Passionate about exploring new things, Sarah was game to move to San Francisco and help open our office there, where she now runs daily operations.

  • jodi-bio jodi olson EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT & EVENT COORDINATOR

    Jodi Olson joined the Maveron team in January 2004. Formerly, she worked at Comerica Bank for five years as a Pacific Northwest regional administrative officer and as an administrator at InterWest Partners and The Phoenix Partners. Jodi plays an active role in fund raising for the YMCA’s Partners with Youth Campaign. She holds several administration certificates.

  • amber-bio amber worden ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

    Amber Worden joined Maveron in August of 2011 and plays an integral role as the administrative assistant to the team. Amber graduated from The Center School, a small arts and college preparatory public school in Seattle, Washington. When she is not assisting with the coordination of meetings, travel and special events, she enjoys biking, snowboarding and creating art.

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    Remembering the Coach
    (August 31, 1940 – April 18, 2016)

    Bill Campbell, affectionately known as “the Coach,” was a beloved Maveron Senior Advisor and mentor to the Maveron team and its extended portfolio family for over 15 years. He was an extraordinary person who gave generously of his time, energy, and insights to help others grow and develop. Bill had enormous skills at nurturing people – he would give you a big hug and make you feel you were part of something really important. We will miss his wisdom, devotion, and friendship – all of which made us better.

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    In Memory

    (November 30, 1945 – November 28, 2015)

    All of us at Maveron mourn the loss of our beloved Senior Advisor David M. Silfen, former partner at Goldman Sachs. David was a true friend, mentor and trusted consigliere and diligently served as a Senior Advisor from Maveron’s inception in 1998 through June of 2015. His insight, kindness and practical wisdom benefited us all and he will be greatly missed.

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WHY THE COW?

Maveron’s name unites “maverick” and “vision.” Samuel Augustus Maverick was a 19th-century pioneer in old Texas. After winning 300 head of cattle in a poker game, he defied prairie tradition and, out of humaneness, refused to brand his cattle. It was a bold move—and it took vision.

The result: Every steer without a brand was called a “maverick” and the word entered the lexicon. At Maveron, we prize the ability to look beyond convention. It’s branded into our name.

CONSUMER, CONSUMER, CONSUMER

What makes Maveron different? We are the nation’s top VC who concentrates on consumer start-ups only. Other venture capitalists dabble in b2b and SaaS, biotech and green—but we specialize in what we do best: consumer. We’re all about becoming partners with world-class entrepreneurs who long to build the best consumer brands.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE—OUR ENTREPRENEURS COME FIRST

At Maveron, we invest in people rather than companies. We believe in relationships. From great entrepreneurs emerge great brands. We look for passion and purpose, curiosity and rigor, courage and integrity.

WE’VE DONE THIS BEFORE—YOU SHOULD JUDGE OUR RECORD

Since our founding in 1998, our reputation has been based on partnering with the people inventing the powerhouse consumer brands of tomorrow. You should judge us by our demonstrated track record—from our very first investment in eBay to more recent home runs like Shutterfly, Potbelly Sandwich Works, and zulily.

THE BUSINESS BELONGS TO YOU—WE’RE HERE TO HELP, NOT TAKE OVER

We of course provide funding to innovative entrepreneurs. But our commitment is more about human capital: We’re individuals who will be with you for the long haul and in tough times. We’re here to be a resource, not a thorn. As the CEO of one of our portfolio companies nicely put it, “Almost every conversation I have with Maveron ends with ‘How can we help?’”

AND, WELL, WE’RE NOT ASSHOLES

Being tough and being nice aren’t mutually exclusive. VCs can be helpful—really.

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THE MAVERON EQUATION: MAVERICKS + VISION

Maveron was born of destiny and a dream.   Maveron officially opened in 1998, but the tale starts a decade before when Dan Levitan, a leading New York investment banker, met Howard Schultz, a Seattle entrepreneur who was transforming Starbucks into an iconic consumer brand. Howard chose Dan to help him take Starbucks public. It was the perfect collaboration. Dan wanted to work more closely with consumer-oriented entrepreneurs. Howard urged him to come West. Thus began Maveron. Now on our fifth fund, Maveron has raised nearly $1,000,000,000, but that’s not really our story. Our focus remains on what it was at the outset: creating true partnerships with entrepreneurs building consumer brands early in a company’s life. In fact, our relationship often begins before the first dollar goes in. We operate more like an extended family than a traditional financial institution, and we aim to cultivate a bond beyond business—a union rooted in trust. We love terrific consumer businesses, but most of all, we love the people that build them. Entrepreneurs are our lodestar. In boisterous booms, and in tough times, we stick with our entrepreneurs throughout.   That’s the Maveron ethos.

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MAVERON’S TRUE NORTH

 

The best consumer brands have a soul. They are customer obsessed and operate with a unique alchemy of art and science. Their purpose is clear and if they live up to their mission, they know profits will follow.

 

People fall in love with brands that speak to their hearts, not the technology behind them. The best brands know how to leverage technology to create magical products, services, and experiences.

 

We aim high. We want to win and we want to win big! This is a grand slam business and we know it. We strive to back the brands that integrate into our lives so we can’t imagine living without them. We work to be part of the stories that define how we live and to partner with the people dreaming and building them.

 

We are only as good as the people we back. We believe people are the secret sauce and the teams we back know that, too. We are believers, forever, in the best entrepreneurs’ ability to turn figments of the imagination into fixtures of life.

 

Big wins require big commitments. When we’re in, we’re all in—for the bumpy ride as well as the destination. We commit our heart, our time, and our capital. You’ve put yourself on the line and so have we. Our team is Maveron’s biggest investor.

 

When you work with Maveron, you get all of us. Every member of our team is committed to helping you win. We love what we do and we love doing it with each other.  We leverage each other’s strengths to help our founders change the world.

 

We swear by transparency. We believe in constant and straightforward communication with you and each other.   We trust each other because we are committed to achieving the same goal and winning together.

 

Hungry, humble, and helpful. We know that we’re not in the driver’s seat. But we promise to do everything we can to help our founders and each other succeed.

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