est. 2017 / chicago
A venture studio for founders who'd rather have a partner than a vendor.
We build companies
with their founders.
Maven invests $25k–$3M in early-stage companies — mostly as consulting and build credit, with direct capital where it moves the needle, plus working capital on top to keep the company moving. We work on your side of the table because we share the same outcomes — for equity, not invoices.
10
ventures shipped
$25k–3M
per partnership
0
upfront fees
48mo
avg. partnership
01 / how we partner
One partnership.
Four commitments.
Most studios sell hours. Most VCs write checks. We do neither — which is why our work tends to outlast both.
01
Skin in the game.
We take equity or revenue share, not invoices. If your company doesn't work, neither do we.
02
Capital and code.
Between $25k and $3M per partnership — mostly as consulting and build credit, with direct capital where it moves the needle, plus working capital on top of the core investment. One partner. One commitment.
03
Zero upfront.
No retainers, no implementation fees. We invest before we ask anything of you.
04
Operator network.
Distribution intros, technical hires, fundraising paths — the parts of company-building that aren't code.
02 / selected work
From stablecoin liquidity
to autonomous flight.
Obseq
The liquidity layer for stablecoin settlement.
Instant settlement liquidity for payment companies, fintechs, and banks — eliminating prefunding, weekend cutoffs, and the float that holds money still.
$11.6B+ active stablecoin liquidity
Earlii
Intelligent commercialization for R&D.
AI agents that surface patents, non-dilutive funding, and market intelligence — turning federally-funded research into commercial outcomes.
Backed by Techstars · trusted by US Census Bureau, Gener8tor
BitRail
Regulatory-compliant crypto payments at scale.
Blockchain infrastructure that allows platforms to issue and accept digital currency under U.S. regulatory frameworks.
$900M+ annual transactions · 5M+ users
Daikin
HyperLedger supply chain for a $20B manufacturer.
End-to-end supply-chain transparency built on HyperLedger Fabric and Go chaincode for the world's largest AC manufacturer.
$20B revenue client
Plutus Protocol
DeFi for real-world rentals and liens.
Stellar-based protocol tokenizing real-world assets to power lien-based financial products and rentals without intermediaries.
Realios
Retail access to commercial real estate.
Crowdfunding platform giving everyday investors entry into commercial, industrial, and agricultural projects — at lower minimums, with better liquidity.
03 / how it unfolds
Not a sprint.
A partnership.
Three phases, named for what's actually happening — not how many slides we're producing.
- 30–90 days
Exploration
First calls, a technical assessment, and a scoping document. We learn the company; you learn how we work.
- 30–60 days
Agreement
Letter of intent, consulting agreement, and a Joint Venture Agreement that aligns equity, revenue, and control.
- up to 48 months
Launch & beyond
MVP, phased deployment, and a long-term engineering partnership — including the work no one wants to do at month thirty.
04 · let's build