David Mortamais founded MAVA Ventures 6 years ago and has focused on investing in early-stage startups. The MAVA ecosystem has grown to 30+ total companies so far.
From our perspective, the most crucial and interesting years in a startup are the first 2/3 years. This is the key period for survival, as well as the opportunity to build the foundation of a great company.
For that reason, MAVA Ventures focuses on pre-seed and seed rounds. We believe that we are a good partner at this early stage of the company because “we’ve been there” as an ex and current entrepreneur.
We move fast while making an investment decision: from a few days to no more than 2 weeks from the 1st call with the founder(s). We are often the first investor.
We are a strong sounding board, leveraging 16 years of entrepreneurial experience, from founding to exit, and most importantly everything in between.
We don’t lead. We don’t take board seats. We pride ourselves on being founder-friendly.
