About
Fran Maier is the Founder and CEO of BabyQuip, a baby gear rental platform she launched in 2016 that operates in 5,000 markets through independent contractors and has raised more than $14 million in seed funding. She previously co-founded Match.com, serving as its first General Manager, and founded the privacy compliance company TRUSTe (now TrustArc), where she led its transition from a nonprofit to a venture-backed for-profit and raised over $10 million. Maier holds a BA and an MBA from Stanford, has served on boards including GE Capital Bank and Girls in Tech, and appeared on ABC's Shark Tank in 2020.
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Frances MaierExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- BabyQuipCEO & Foundercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- How Women InvestInvestment Councilcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TRUSTeFounder (Served as Executive Director, CEO, President and Board Chair)2001 — 2014San Francisco
- BlueLightChief Marketing Officer1999 — 2000
- Women.comVP Marketing and Business Development1998 — 1999San Mateo, CA
- Match.comCo-Founder/General Manager1994 — 1998
- California State Automobile AssociationMembership Marketing and Product Manager1994
- Clorox CompanyAsst Brand Manager1989 — 1993Oakland, California
- Towers PerrinConsultant1984 — 1987
- CresapConsultant1984 — 1987
Skills & more
Enterprise Software24SaaS7Product Marketing67Business Development99Social Networking51Web Marketing12Privacy Law60Advertising55Consumer Marketing11Board Governance7Online Dating9Start-ups99
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Public RelationsLeadershipIntegrated MarketingDigital MarketingMarketingDigital StrategyCRMProduct ManagementStrategic PlanningProduct DevelopmentSalesEmail Marketing- Stanford Director's College, 2012
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Fran Maier?
- Fran Maier is the Founder and CEO of BabyQuip, a baby gear rental platform she launched in 2016 that operates in 5,000 markets through independent contractors and has raised more than $14 million in seed funding. She previously co-founded Match.com, serving as its first General Manager, and founded the privacy compliance company TRUSTe (now TrustArc), where she led its transition from a nonprofit to a venture-backed for-profit and raised over $10 million. Maier holds a BA and an MBA from Stanford, has served on boards including GE Capital Bank and Girls in Tech, and appeared on ABC's Shark Tank in 2020.
- Where does Fran Maier work?
- Fran Maier is Founder of Baby Quip.
- What companies did Fran Maier found?
- Fran Maier founded Baby Quip.
- Where did Fran Maier go to school?
- Fran Maier studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Marketing); Stanford University (A.B., Public Policy); Santa Fe High.
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Also worked at Match.com12
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