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Fran Maier

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Founder at Baby Quip

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

FoundedBaby Quip

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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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Baby Quip's investors · 6

Cleveland AvenueChicago · $1M – $10M checksHow Women InvestSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksLiebenthal VenturesOld Westbury · $25K – $500K checksMoai CapitalSan Mateo · $25K – $100K checksPasadena AngelsPasadena · $50K – $500K checksQuake CapitalAustin

Experience

  1. BabyQuipCEO & Foundercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. How Women InvestInvestment Councilcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. TRUSTeFounder (Served as Executive Director, CEO, President and Board Chair)2001 — 2014San Francisco
  4. BlueLightChief Marketing Officer1999 — 2000
  5. Women.comVP Marketing and Business Development1998 — 1999San Mateo, CA
  6. Match.comCo-Founder/General Manager1994 — 1998
  7. California State Automobile AssociationMembership Marketing and Product Manager1994
  8. Clorox CompanyAsst Brand Manager1989 — 1993Oakland, California
  9. Towers PerrinConsultant1984 — 1987
  10. CresapConsultant1984 — 1987

Skills & more

Enterprise Software24SaaS7Product Marketing67Business Development99Social Networking51Web Marketing12Privacy Law60Advertising55Consumer Marketing11Board Governance7Online Dating9Start-ups99
+12 morePublic RelationsLeadershipIntegrated MarketingDigital MarketingMarketingDigital StrategyCRMProduct ManagementStrategic PlanningProduct DevelopmentSalesEmail Marketing
  • Stanford Director's College, 2012

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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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