Maveron is an American venture capital firm that invests in consumer-only and early-stage companies, with offices in Seattle, Washington and San Francisco, California.

[1] The firm was co-founded in Seattle by Dan Levitan, former investment banker at Schroder Wertheim & Co., and Howard Schultz, former CEO, president, and chairman of Starbucks.

[9] The firm often turns down surplus capital in order to ensure consistent investment delta (margin by which fund outperforms the stock market).

[13] Active Maveron companies include Allbirds, AllStripes, Bookclub, BrewBird, Booster Fuels, CapHill Brands, Common, Co-Star, Daring, DollsKill, Dolly, Eargo (NASDAQ: EAR), Engageli, Everlane, Flywire (NASDAQ: FLYW), Gallant, Illumix, Imperfect Foods, Inkbox, Landing, Lovevery, Modern Fertility, Nécessaire, Otis, Pacaso, Parade, Peach, Pluto VR, Pro.com, Spyce, Tempest, The Guild, The Wrap, Thirty Madison, Two Chairs, and Wave.

[9] Exits include August Lock, Capella Education, CircleUp, CourseHero, Cranium, Darby Smart, Decide, Earnest, General Assembly, Good, Groupon, Julep, Koru, Lucy Activewear, Madison Reed, Newsle, NextFoods, PayNearMe, Periscope, Pinkberry, Quellos Group, SeatMe, Shutterfly, Trupanion, and zulily.