Tech Moves: Seattle startup vet Joanna Lord lands new gig; Outreach exec resigns; Maveron hires CFO — Joanna Lord, a marketing exec who led teams at Seattle companies including Porch Group, Big Door, and Moz, is now… Read More
Survey reveals divisions among Americans when it comes to AI use and trust As artificial intelligence and generative AI continue to dominate the focus of tech companies, American consumer sentiment about AI is… Read More
Boom times are over: Venture capital firms advise portfolio companies on navigating the downturn Extend your cash runway. Do more with less. And get ready for the boom times to be over. Those are… Read More
Maveron raises $225M for its 8th fund to back more consumer-focused startups The news: Maveron, a venture capital firm founded 24 years ago that invests in consumer-oriented startups, raised $225 million for… Read More
Play Episode Podcast ‘They proved me wrong.’ Investor who passed on Seattle startup Remitly analyzes its upcoming IPO Play Jason Stoffer was still early in his career at venture capital firm Maveron in 2012 when he declined an opportunity… Read More
Purpose and profit: Why this venture capital firm became a ‘B-Corp’ and wants others to follow Dan Levitan isn’t confident that the U.S. government can solve the country’s pressing problems, at a time when it needs… Read More
Former Zulily execs raise $150M for new firm that buys and supercharges e-commerce businesses Two former Zulily executives have landed more than $150 million to fuel a new venture that seeks to buy profitable… Read More
Play Episode Podcast How to take on Amazon without getting crushed: Advice on tackling online retail’s 800-pound gorilla Play Amazon is often described as innovative, creative, experimental and ruthless. It’s also very, very big — and getting bigger. With… Read More
Maveron and 9 VC firms join initiative to increase underrepresented investors on term sheets A group of venture capital firms today joined “The Diversity Term Sheet Rider for Representation at the Cap Table (Diversity… Read More
Maveron, Scooter Braun, Alex Rodriguez invest in $30M round for virtual entertainment startup Wave Los Angeles startup Wave announced a $30 million investment round to fuel growth of its live virtual entertainment platform. Seattle… Read More
Seattle venture capitalist Dan Levitan teams with his brothers to fight COVID-19 with unique project The last time Dan Levitan worked on a project with his two brothers, Richard and Robert, they were in high… Read More
Tech Moves: Amazon ad exec departs; PwC Labs hires director; AI2 names entrepreneur-in-residence — PwC Labs, the multinational firm’s technology innovation group, is growing its team in Seattle. Jill Beck, previously a senior… Read More
Tech Moves: Maveron partner departs; Boeing adds Navy vet to board; Saykara hires president — Elise Hebb left Seattle-based venture capital firm Maveron, where she was COO and partner, and is planning to launch… Read More
Gas station on wheels: Booster Fuels raises $56M to expand high-tech mobile fuel delivery service Frank Mycroft and his co-founders started with a simple idea: People don’t like going to the gas station. A mobile… Read More
Maveron partner Elise Hebb offers tips on running meetings and where she gets her best ideas Having now raised more than $1.1 billion for venture capital investments over the course of her career, Elise Hebb remembers… Read More
Why consumer-focused venture capital firm Maveron turned away millions for its seventh fund Venture capitalists broke all kinds of records last year as the size of funds and deals continued to reach astronomical… Read More
Early Pinterest exec Cat Lee joins Maveron as partner, will focus on backing women-led startups Cat Lee, a Silicon Valley veteran who was most recently head of culture at Pinterest, has joined Seattle-based consumer-focused venture… Read More
Seattle is the cloud capital and an enterprise town — can consumer tech startups thrive, too? When Nick Huzar started OfferUp, it was almost a disadvantage to be based in the Seattle area. “Investors didn’t really understand… Read More
HBO vets raise cash from top VCs for immersive augmented reality startup Leaftail Labs Top venture capital firms are making an early bet on a new Seattle startup that is pushing the envelope with… Read More
Tech Moves: Xnor.ai taps former Auth0 leader as CEO; Microsoft adds first CVP of retail; and more Xnor.ai, an AI edge computing startup that spun out from the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence, has tapped former Auth0… Read More
Tech Moves: Big ins and outs at Amazon; Gates Foundation hires CFO; Techstars vet joins Pioneer Square Labs; and more There’s a lot of movement in Amazon’s vast world of entertainment, gaming and audio programming, with industry veterans coming in… Read More
With initial backing from Jeff Bezos, Maveron and others, coding bootcamp General Assembly sells for $412.5M General Assembly, which helps people learn technical skills such as Web development, data analytics and user interface design, is selling… Read More
‘World’s most comfortable shoe’? Maveron among those to step up for techie favorite Allbirds How many times have Silicon Valley geeks been credited with setting a style trend? Whether it was Steve Jobs and… Read More
Gas delivery startup Booster Fuels raises $20M, reveals 300 large employers as customers Getting gas delivered to your car while you’re at the office is turning out to be a pretty nice perk… Read More
Pluto VR raises $13.9M to build out virtual reality communication platform Pluto VR, the Seattle-based virtual reality startup co-founded by PopCap Games co-founder John Vechey, has raised $13.9 million in a… Read More
Here’s why the VC firm that backed eBay, Groupon and Zulily is excited about virtual and augmented reality It’s unclear if everyday mainstream consumers will be using virtual and augmented reality in the future, but Maveron is betting… Read More
After nearly a decade at Madrona, Elise Hebb sets sail for Seattle venture capital firm Maveron Elise Hebb is moving from one Seattle venture capital firm to another. After nearly a decade working at Madrona Venture… Read More
A coach for your canine? This startup raised $2M to connect pet owners with personal pet trainers I’m well aware of the luxe economy; rich people have created a market for wealth counseling, life coaching, personal shopping,… Read More
Maveron, Joe Montana, and others invest $6M in TrueFacet’s online jewelry marketplace TrueFacet today announced a $6 million funding round led by Seattle-based venture capital firm Maveron. The New York-based startup, which graduated from… Read More
Maveron raising cash for sixth fund as VC firms see strong fundraising period Maveron is raising cash for a new fund. New SEC filings posted this week show that the Seattle-based venture capital firm… Read More
