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Maven Research, Inc
IndustrySoftware
Founded2008
FounderWyatt A. Nordstrom, Anthony J. D’Alessandro, Mark S. Platosh
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, United States
Websitehttps://www.maven.co/

Maven is a San Francisco based company founded in the year 2008 by Wyatt A. Nordstrom, Anthony J. D'Alessandro, and Mark S. Platosh. Maven is a software platform designed to connect and consult with knowledgeable people all over the world.

Overview[change | change source]

Maven is a microconsulting platform for professionals and experts who seek to connect with others to share their knowledge to decision makers, including researchers, marketers, and business leaders. Maven is a software-as-a-service platform for professionals to discover communities and acquire all forms of knowledge. The company builds and manages communities of expertise to connect professionals with knowledge sharing interactions. Maven offers researchers and knowledge seekers social networking tools, a revolutionary knowledge capture technology, and sophisticated conflict filtering tools for transactional access to the brightest people.Maven delivers expertise on-demand to professionals in every industry and builds private knowledge networks for companies. In 2013, Maven introduced Knowledge Communities to provide a single source for answers to any professional questions from both internal and external experts.[1][2][3][4]

Funding[change | change source]

Maven has raised over $4M in funding over two rounds. Maven received a $1M seed round funding in 2010 and a $2M Series A round funding in 2012, led by GSV Capital.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Maven Research Crowd-Sources Consulting Work". WebProNews. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  2. "Maven teams up with Business Connect China to make VCs even smarter". VentureBeat. 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  3. "Maven, an 'Expertise-as-a-Service' Platform: WIP of the Week". Spend Matters. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  4. Dealbook (1278503518). "Maven Research Lands $1 Million in Seed Funding". DealBook. Retrieved 2019-10-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. "Xconomy: Maven Research Secures $1,000,000 New Funding Round". Xconomy. 1999-11-30. Retrieved 2019-10-10.