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332Portfolio Exits
74Funds
18Service Providers
2About Maveron
Maveron utilizes a unique investment platform to identify and invest in the most promising consumer businesses, accelerate their trajectory, and thoughtfully monetize these companies to maximize stakeholder value. This platform encompasses the company's people, network, and insight. It is set up to deliver superior financial returns through partnerships with the best and brightest entrepreneurs who are in the early- to mid-stages of developing strong and highly differentiated brands.

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Latest Maveron News
Jun 2, 2023
Gaming startup Proxima emerged from stealth earlier this week, announcing its funding round as well as its inaugural game, Lumari, a social sandbox adventure game that appears to be a cross between Animal Crossing, Pokémon and Minecraft. The game studio raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding led by London Venture Partners, with participation from Konvoy Ventures, Progression Fund, Valhalla Ventures, Maveron LLC and Artichoke Capital. The majority of the funding will go toward developing the game, which is still in the early stages. Proxima founder Ran Mo is a former lead product manager at Electronic Arts (EA), and previously worked on The Sims, one of EA’s major video game franchises. The Proxima team is comprised of five veterans of the game industry from Riot, Storm8, Wildlife Studios and Unity. Image Credits: Proxima Although specific details about Lumari are being kept under wraps, Mo told TechCrunch that, similar to other sandbox games, players will be able to visit each other, chat and build things together. The game will also allow players to collect creatures (basically pet companions for players), build a home and habitat, grow a garden and explore an expansive world. Lumari means “creatures of light,” according to Mo. Customization will be a major part of the game, noted Mo, including the ability to customize characters and even the creatures. “Ultimately, we want to build this for people to find their place,” he said. “We think about it as a canvas for people to express themselves and hang out.” As seen in the trailer below, players will also have to fight what looks like purple-colored beings. “Beware, danger lurks across the reaches of this fractured world,” the Lumari website writes . The game isn’t expected to launch for another two years or longer, Mo revealed. On June 15, Lumari is having its first community playtest, which will end on July 15. Players can sign-up at playlumari.com . At this time, the playtest will be single-player and users must have a Windows PC to participate. When Lumari officially launches, it’ll be available on more devices.
Maveron Investments
332 Investments
Maveron has made 332 investments. Their latest investment was in Bend Health as part of their Series A on March 3, 2023.

Maveron Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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3/24/2023 | Series A | Bend Health | Yes | 4 | ||
3/20/2023 | Series A | Illumix | $18M | No | Henry Kravis, LightShed Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mark Cuban, Matthew Ball, Maveron, OpenView Venture Partners, RW3 Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, Undisclosed Investors, Visible Ventures, and Xavier Niel | 7 |
9/8/2022 | Series B | Cap Hill Brands | $100M | No | 5 | |
8/16/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
6/9/2022 | Seed VC |
Date | 3/24/2023 | 3/20/2023 | 9/8/2022 | 8/16/2022 | 6/9/2022 |
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Round | Series A | Series A | Series B | Seed VC | Seed VC |
Company | Bend Health | Illumix | Cap Hill Brands | ||
Amount | $18M | $100M | |||
New? | Yes | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | Henry Kravis, LightShed Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mark Cuban, Matthew Ball, Maveron, OpenView Venture Partners, RW3 Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, Undisclosed Investors, Visible Ventures, and Xavier Niel | ||||
Sources | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Maveron Portfolio Exits
74 Portfolio Exits
Maveron has 74 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was CircleUp on June 01, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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6/1/2023 | Acquired | 3 | |||
1/10/2023 | Merger | 4 | |||
10/19/2022 | Corporate Majority | 7 | |||
Maveron Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Maveron acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Capella Education Company on January 21, 2005.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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1/21/2005 | Other Venture Capital | $44.73M | Acq - Fin |
Date | 1/21/2005 |
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Investment Stage | Other Venture Capital |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $44.73M |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources |
Maveron Fund History
18 Fund Histories
Maveron has 18 funds, including Maveron Equity Partners VIII.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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5/24/2022 | Maveron Equity Partners VIII | $225M | 1 | ||
5/28/2019 | Maveron Equity Partners VII | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $143.57M | 1 |
5/28/2019 | Maveron VII Entrepreneurs Fund | $12.75M | 1 | ||
4/12/2017 | Maveron Equity Partners VI | ||||
11/30/2015 | Maveron 15-1 |
Closing Date | 5/24/2022 | 5/28/2019 | 5/28/2019 | 4/12/2017 | 11/30/2015 |
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Fund | Maveron Equity Partners VIII | Maveron Equity Partners VII | Maveron VII Entrepreneurs Fund | Maveron Equity Partners VI | Maveron 15-1 |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||||
Status | Closed | ||||
Amount | $225M | $143.57M | $12.75M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Maveron Team
7 Team Members
Maveron has 7 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Howard Schultz | Founder | Current | |
Name | Howard Schultz | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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