Co-founder and Managing Partner of January Ventures | Engineer turned founder and VC |

| Investing in overlooked founders | Contributor at Forbes | SF native living in Europe

Contact Maren Bannon:

[email protected]

Personal Social Profiles:

LinkedIn

Twitter

Company Social Profiles:

LinkedIn

Twitter

Speaking engagements and guest appearances:

• SaaStock
• London Tech Week
• Sifted Summit
• SuperVenture
• SuperInvestor
• Startup Grind Global
• Finovate
• WVC:E
• GIANT Health London
• Techcrunch Disrupt (Video)
• The Full Ratchet Podcast (Interview)
• Piloting Your Life Podcast (Interview)
• 50 in Tech Podcast (Interview)

Thought Leadership (Contributor Articles in Various Publications):

• How AI is Changing the Future of Work (Forbes)
• 14 Predictions for Venture Capital in 2024 (Forbes)
• What if the AI Hype Were Applied to One of Humanity’s Greatest Challenges: Our Health? (Forbes)
• Future of Work Predictions (Forbes)
• The Biggest Bias in Tech No One Talks About (Forbes)
• Why I Moved From San Francisco to Europe to Invest in Tech (Forbes)
• The New Role Models Proving Entrepreneurship And Motherhood Aren’t Mutually Exclusive (Forbes)
• How To Raise A VC Fund: 15 Tips From Women Who Have Done It (Forbes)
• Founders’ tips for funding during Covid-19 (Financial Times)
• How can we talk about workplace equality when we still punish women for getting pregnant? (Quartz)

Media and Press:

• January Ventures, a new fund for female entrepreneurs, wants founders to cold email them (TechCrunch)
• This Female-led VC Fund Believes Democratizing Access To Venture Capital Will Drive Top Returns (Forbes)
• January Ventures’ new fund will help young startups navigate this ‘Darwinian moment’ (TechCrunch)
• 15 U.K.-Based Venture Capital investors supporting underrepresented founders (Forbes)
• Top 50 Female VC Investors in UK tech (WoW)
• The pandemic has radically changed how founders win over investors. Here are 5 tips on pitching for funding without a pitch deck. (Business Insider)

Bio: Maren Bannon is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at January Ventures, a pre-seed firm focused on B2B startups that are digitally transforming traditional industries, including work, health and climate. January Ventures has invested in 60 companies to date and closed Fund II in March 2022.

Maren is an engineer turned operator and entrepreneur. Before co-founding January Ventures, Maren spent over 15 years in operating roles in biotech, pharma, semiconductors and digital health with roles at Genentech, Roche, Applied Materials and various startups. Her operating roles include product management, sales, marketing, strategy and pricing. Maren is a contributor at Forbes and a Mentor at Stanford StartX and TechStars. She has an MBA from Stanford and an Engineering degree from Dartmouth. Maren is based in London, United Kingdom.

Startup Grind: The F Word: Future, Female, Funding

Startup Grind: The F Word: Future, Female, Funding

• Advisory Experience:
• Mentor @ Techstars
• Mentor @ Stanford StartX
• Contributor @ Forbes
• Contributor @ Financial Times