Sara Deshpande is a General Partner at Maven Ventures, specializing in consumer software sectors. She has led seed investments in companies like Daybreak Health and Hello Heart, and has been with Maven for a decade.
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Maven Ventures writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- Deloitte · management consultant in the Healthcare Strategy practice
- The Idea Village
- Deloitte · management consultant
- The Idea Village
- Maven Ventures · General PartnerNow
- Stanford GSB · Lecturer in Management
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Who is Sara Deshpande?
Sara Deshpande is a General Partner at Maven Ventures, specializing in consumer software sectors. She has led seed investments in companies like Daybreak Health and Hello Heart, and has been with Maven for a decade.
How much does Sara Deshpande invest?
Sara Deshpande invests through Maven Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at seed.
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What did Sara Deshpande do before Maven Ventures?
management consultant in the Healthcare Strategy practice at Deloitte; The Idea Village; management consultant at Deloitte; The Idea Village; Lecturer in Management at Stanford GSB.
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