Maverick Ventures
Maverick Capital is a global investment firm founded in 1993 by Lee Ainslie. It is known for its long/short equity hedge fund strategy and research-driven stock selection. Based in Dallas and New York, with additional research offices across the U.S., the firm is an SEC-registered investment adviser that manages funds for qualified investors. The firm specializes in investing in public equities through deep fundamental analysis to identify high-conviction opportunities. Maverick Capital emphasizes bottom-up research, management quality, and capital-allocation discipline, typically taking both Per Crunchbase, Maverick Ventures has made 218 investments, 61 as lead investor across 120 portfolio companies, with 44 exits including 18 IPOs.
Investing activity
Maverick Ventures has made 218 investments according to Crunchbase across 120 portfolio companies, and has led 61 rounds and seen 44 exits, 18 of them by IPO.
Maverick Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $4M. The most recent is Claim Health (Seed, $4.4M, Jan 2026).
Maverick Ventures most often invests alongside Peak XV, Peak XV Partners, Digital Health Venture Partners and Y Combinator, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Maverick Ventures
What AI companies has Maverick Ventures invested in?
Maverick Ventures's AI investments include Claim Health. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Maverick Ventures based?
Maverick Ventures is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does Maverick Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Maverick Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $4M. Maverick Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Maverick Ventures co-invest with?
Maverick Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Peak XV (1 deal), Peak XV Partners (1 deal), Digital Health Venture Partners (1 deal), Y Combinator (1 deal) and DHVP (1 deal).
How can founders reach Maverick Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Maverick Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Maverick Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.