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Maren Bannon

Managing Partner at January Ventures

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Work Experience

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January Ventures

  • Co-Founder and Managing Partner

    2018 - Current

    January Ventures is a first check fund investing in visionary founders leveraging diverse perspectives to transform modern productivity and health. We invest $250-750k in pre-seed stage companies in the US and Europe. We have invested in 55+ companies to date, and closed Fund II in March 2022. See our full portfolio and learn more at: january.ventures

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Forbes

  • Contributor

    2019

    I am a VC Contributor and I write about pre-seed investing, emerging fund managers, diversity in tech, annual predictions.

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Techstars

  • Mentor

    2020

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StartX.

  • Board of Advisors / Mentor

    2016

    StartX is a Stanford-affiliated nonprofit in Silicon Valley that runs one of the world’s top startup accelerator programs. StartX alumni represent some of Stanford's best entrepreneurs in fields from cleantech and biotech to consumer internet and enterprise software. To date, StartX companies have raised over $2.2B.

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Pearachute

  • Advisor

    2017 - 2019

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LittleLane

  • Co-Founder and CEO

    2014 - 2017

    LittleLane is a mobile marketplace that helps families seamlessly discover, book and coordinate a wide range of local kids activities. We aim to make life easier, and more fun, for families. LittleLane was incubated at StartX, an accelerator for Stanford's top entrepreneurs.

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Therapydia

  • Head of Marketing

    2012 - 2013

    Responsible for leading marketing and sales at high growth Series A funded health technology start up. Led team responsible for: - Therapydia online social networking platform, including product strategy and development, market research and user testing. - Overall marketing strategy and execution, including online marketing (SEM, SEO, social media, video, email), offline marketing (print ads, direct mail, partnership/affiliate marketing) and marketing analytics. - Contract and partnership negotiations, including lead acquisition and conversion funnel optimization.

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Genentech

  • Marketing, Sales and Pricing

    2005 - 2012

    Product Marketing Manager, Xolair (2010-2012) Sales Representative, Boniva and Tamiflu (2009-2010) Associate Manager, Pricing Strategy (2005-2007)

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Applied Materials

  • Venture Capital Associate

    2008 - 2008

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Putnam Associates

  • Healthcare Strategy Consultant

    2003 - 2005

    Associate Consultant (2004-2005) Analyst (2003-2004)

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