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About
Sara invests in consumer software, including digital health, personalized medicine, consumer AI, consumer climate, and family tech. She joined Maven Ventures as its first employee and has spent a decade there, leading Seed-stage investments in companies such as Daybreak Health, Hello Heart, Carrot Fertility, Nest Genomics, and Wildtype. Before Maven she worked with startups internationally, including at The Idea Village in New Orleans, and earlier was a management consultant in Deloitte's Healthcare Strategy practice. She teaches an MBA elective on startups as a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford GSB and contributes to Forbes on venture capital.
Contact· published on Sara's own website
Beyond investing
- Education
- Earned a B.S. in Finance from Xavier University. Received her M.B.A. from Stanford.
- Communities
- Teaches an MBA elective course on startups as a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford GSB.
- More
- Is a regular contributor to Forbes on venture capital.
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sara Deshpande?
- Sara invests in consumer software, including digital health, personalized medicine, consumer AI, consumer climate, and family tech. She joined Maven Ventures as its first employee and has spent a decade there, leading Seed-stage investments in companies such as Daybreak Health, Hello Heart, Carrot Fertility, Nest Genomics, and Wildtype. Before Maven she worked with startups internationally, including at The Idea Village in New Orleans, and earlier was a management consultant in Deloitte's Healthcare Strategy practice. She teaches an MBA elective on startups as a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford GSB and contributes to Forbes on venture capital.
- Where does Sara Deshpande work?
- Sara Deshpande is Partner at Maven Ventures.
- What companies has Sara Deshpande invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Carrot Fertility, Daybreak Health, Hello Heart, Nest Genomics, Wildtype, Carrot Fertility, Copper, Daybreak Health, Embark Truck, Gametime, Gennev, Hello Heart, and 9 more.
- Does Sara Deshpande lead rounds?
- Yes — Sara Deshpande has led 5 tracked investments.
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