Maven

Maven

San Francisco, CA, USA
304 employees
Consumer
Series A · $25.1M

About Maven

Maven (Maven Learning, Inc.) is an online platform for cohort-based courses that enables experts to create and teach live, interactive classes in topics such as AI, product management, engineering, design, and marketing. It serves instructors—from independent creators to industry practitioners—by centralizing the tools needed to build and run a course, allowing them to earn income while deepening audience relationships. Maven's mission is to unlock the knowledge of the world's leading experts through live, community-driven online learning.

Company details

Team Size304
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
IndustryConsumer

Funding

Total raised

$25.1M

Last stage

Series A

Investors

a16z
First Round Capital

Founders

WK

Wes Kao

Co-founded the altMBA with Seth Godin, widely credited with inventing the modern cohort-based course format.

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Gagan Biyani

Gagan Biyani

Previously co-founded Udemy, one of the world's largest online learning platforms. Holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley.

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Shreyans Bhansali

Shreyans Bhansali

Co-founded Socratic (acquired by Google) and was the first engineer at Venmo.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.