Maveron Fund VIII | 1998 VC Fund

Maveron

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Seattle, United States

Countries of investment

United States
Canada

Investment stages

Seed
Series A

Industries

Consumer
Ecommerce
Marketplace
Digital Brands

About
Maveron is a boutique consumer-only venture capital firm co-founded in 1998 by Dan Levitan and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, operating from primary offices in Seattle, Washington and San Francisco, California. The firm deploys capital with a highly concentrated, non-generalist approach designed to provide intense operational advisory, product-market positioning, and go-to-market scaling for founders building generation-defining consumer companies.

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $5M
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Investment Thesis

Maveron maintains an exclusive, high-conviction investment thesis focused on early-stage Seed and Series A consumer tech platforms, direct-to-consumer brands, and innovative marketplaces. The firm systematically invests in digital networks and tech-enabled wellness services that demonstrate an uncommon ability to capture immediate market share, drive intense customer loyalty, and fundamentally disrupt legacy human habits.

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Manager's Experience

Dan Levitan (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) co-founded Maveron in 1998 with Howard Schultz; he led investments in Zulily (IPO), Potbelly (IPO), Trupanion (IPO), eBay (IPO), and Shutterfly (IPO), serves on Forbes Midas List, and currently sits on boards including Allbirds, Brewbird, Daring Foods, Domain Money, Engageli, Landing, Pacaso, and Two Chairs. Howard Schultz (Co-Founder) is the founder and former CEO of Starbucks. Anarghya Vardhana (Managing Partner) brings deep consumer technology investing experience. The firm is a B Corp certified consumer-only VC managing approximately $1.3B AUM.