Maia Bittner
InvestorFounderCo-Founder of Rocksbox & Pinch at xfactor ventures · Founder/CEO at Gobble
Bellingham, WA
FoundedGobble · YC
About
Maia Bittner co-founded Rocksbox and Pinch. As an investor she focuses on fintech, B2B SaaS, and other varied opportunities.
Invests in
FintechSaaS
Founder/CEO at GobbleYC W14
Intro paths
YC
Maia went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Maia can intro founders to Gobble's investors below.
Gobble's investors · 6
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2017Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checks · since 2017Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2017Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2017Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2017Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014
Experience
- Y CombinatorVisiting Group Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GobbleFounder & CEOcurrent2010 — present
- AnapataFounder & CEO2008 — 2010Palo Alto, CA
- Morgan StanleySales & Trading Summer Associate2008
- J.P. MorganSummer Associate2007
Skills & more
Start-ups21Entrepreneurship27Online Advertising11
From Maia's professional profile.
Colleagues at xfactor ventures
Aihui Ong
General Partner, Transform Capital at xfactor ventures
Allison Kopf
CEO, Tract at xfactor ventures
Amanda Bradford
Co-Founder & CEO, The League at xfactor ventures
Anna Palmer
Venture Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Aubrie Pagano
General Partner, Managing Member at Corigin Ventures
Betsy Fore
Founding Partner, Velveteen Ventures at xfactor ventures
Chip Hazard
General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Fatima Dicko
Founder/CEO, Sugar at xfactor ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maia Bittner?
- Maia Bittner co-founded Rocksbox and Pinch. As an investor she focuses on fintech, B2B SaaS, and other varied opportunities.
- Where does Maia Bittner work?
- Maia Bittner is Founder/CEO of Gobble and Co-Founder of Rocksbox & Pinch at xfactor ventures.
- What does Maia Bittner invest in?
- Maia Bittner invests in Fintech, SaaS.
- What companies did Maia Bittner found?
- Maia Bittner founded Gobble.
- Where did Maia Bittner go to school?
- Maia Bittner studied at Stanford University (B.S., BioMechanical Engineering).
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