Maren Bannon
Managing Partner at January Ventures
London Area, United Kingdom
Overview
Work Experience
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
January Ventures is an early stage VC fund. We are replacing the friends & family round and re-writing the networks in venture.
Contributor
2019
I am a VC Contributor and I write about pre-seed investing, emerging fund managers, diversity in tech, annual predictions.
Forbes Magazine is a business magazine that is focused on business news and financial information.
Raised $200,000,000.00 from Binance.
Mentor
2020
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
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.
Advisor
2017 - 2019
Pearachute is the new way to help your child discover and explore activities that best fit your family’s schedule.
Raised $3,143,000.00 from M25 and Mark Cuban.
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.
LittleLane gives parents access to the best local kids activities. Families can explore a variety of new options seamlessly with LittlePass.
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.
Therapydia is a national network of Physical Therapy that provides one-on-one treatments and wellness services to its patients.
Raised $19,093,106.00 from M2O, Western Technology Investment, Dave Brown, Peterson Ventures and de Anda Capital.
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)
Genentech specializes in genetic testing and personalized medicine.
Venture Capital Associate
2008 - 2008
Applied Materials is a semiconductor and display equipment company that offers materials engineering solutions.
Raised $101,528,814.00 from Stonnington Group.
Healthcare Strategy Consultant
2003 - 2005
Associate Consultant (2004-2005) Analyst (2003-2004)
Putnam Associates is a consulting firm serving biopharmaceutical, diagnostics, and medical device clients.