# Maiden Lane: portfolio, investments and team

> Maiden Lane is a vc firm based in United States. 22 investments on record, latest Jul 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/maiden-lane (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Maiden Lane

No cheque observed since Jul 2016, after 22 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

Dormant New fund, Jul 2016 VC firm

Seed Consumer FinTech Finance & Crypto

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 22 on record

Since the last cheque **3766** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$50M** Rounds led **0 of 22** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Maiden Lane highlights

- 01 22 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 95% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed
- **Sectors:** Consumer FinTech Finance & Crypto
- **Based in:** SAN FRANCISCO, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **22 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** **$50M** With 38 others
- **2015** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Tinyrx](https://millionrounds.com/company/tinyrx)** Venture **$5.0M** With 7 others
- **Nov** **[Super](https://millionrounds.com/company/super)** Seed · US **$3.6M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Sochat](https://millionrounds.com/company/sochat)** Seed **$2.0M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Padlet](https://millionrounds.com/company/padlet)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Immediately](https://millionrounds.com/company/immediately)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 12 others
- **Apr** **[Jukely](https://millionrounds.com/company/jukely)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Bedrock Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/bedrock-data)** Series A · US **$3.1M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[CodeFights](https://millionrounds.com/company/codefights)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 15 others
- **Feb** **[LoungeBuddy](https://millionrounds.com/company/loungebuddy)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[Konekt](https://millionrounds.com/company/konekt)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 6 others
- **2014** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Verbling](https://millionrounds.com/company/verbling)** Series A · US **$2.7M** With 12 others
- **Oct** **[Jukely](https://millionrounds.com/company/jukely)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Hipcamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/hipcamp)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[sendwithus](https://millionrounds.com/company/sendwithus)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Blinkfire Analtyics, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/blinkfire-analtyics-inc)** Series A · US **$900K** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Wedding Spot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedding-spot)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 11 others
- **Aug** **[Headout](https://millionrounds.com/company/headout)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 21 others
- **Jun** **[Valet Anywhere](https://millionrounds.com/company/valet-anywhere)** Seed · US **$1.4M** With 20 others
- **May** **[ZipZap](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipzap)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 7 others
- **May** **[Allclasses](https://millionrounds.com/company/allclasses)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 7 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **May** **[ZipZap](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipzap)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

DD **Dustin Dolginow** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed

JL **Jeffrey Lyle Fagnan** Member i Form ADV

KL **Kevin Laws** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed

NR **Naval Ravikant** Managing Member i Form ADV

We also hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$248M** gross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combined Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Maiden LANE Ventures II, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 171759

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Allclasses](https://millionrounds.com/company/allclasses)** Bought by Noodle **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Jul 2016

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$50M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 22 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2016
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *15*
- Series A *5*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2016

Often in the room with

- [Marc Bell Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital) 9
- [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) 3
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) 3
- [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) 3
- [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 3
- [14W](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Maiden Lane. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Marc Bell Capital** Family office **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital)[**AngelList** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[**Great Oaks Venture Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)[**Scott Banister** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**14W** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Amos Elliston** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amos-elliston)[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**Cherubic Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherubic-ventures)[**Dave Morin** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[**Eniac Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Maiden Lane put money into.

[**Luxe** $50M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Maiden Lane in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 10 Feb 2016 · 25 min 20VC: The First Online Venture Fund Built On AngelList with Dustin Dolginow @ Maiden Lane With [Dustin Dolginow](https://millionrounds.com/person/dustin-dolginow-2) Mentions [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[Maiden Lane](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maiden-lane) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 13 Aug 2018 · 38 min 20VC: Why Partners Are There To Save Each Other From Themselves, Why Effective Reserve Allocation Is The Hardest Question In Venture & What Makes The Truly Special Board Members with Jeff Fagnan, Founding Partner @ Accomplice Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) 15 May 2018 · 48 min Jeff Fagnan, Accomplice Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Maiden Lane

### What does Maiden Lane invest in?

Maiden Lane invests most often at Seed and Series A (95% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, FinTech and Finance & Crypto.

### How active is Maiden Lane?

22 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2016.

### What has Maiden Lane invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Luxe (Jul 2016).

### How big are Maiden Lane's cheques?

The median round it joins is $50M.

### Does Maiden Lane lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 22 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Maiden Lane invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Maiden Lane investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Jul 2016.

### Who does Maiden Lane invest alongside?

Most often Marc Bell Capital (9 rounds together), AngelList (3 rounds together) and Great Oaks Venture Capital (3 rounds together).

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