# Caren Maio at Nestio

> Caren Maio at Nestio. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/caren-maio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

US · Founder

# Caren Maio

Works at Nestio

Latest rounds

- **Grotto AI** Seed · $10M Mar 2026

Backs *Proptech* *AI* *Real Estate* *Salestech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Mar 2026
- **Filings:** 3 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $10M
- **Active:** 2026

2026

- [Grotto AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/grotto-ai) *Seed* **$10M** Mar 2026 Joined · +5 investors

By stage

- Seed **1**

What they backed

Proptech **1** AI **1** Real Estate **1** Salestech **1**

Alongside

- [Asymmetric Capital Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asymmetric)
- [Avi Dorfman *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avi-dorfman)
- [David Dear *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-dear)
- [ICONIQ *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital)
- [IQ Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Funnel Leasing, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter on 2 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Nestio, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter on 3 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Nestio, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 3 filings · since 2011

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 21 Jul 2020 · 1h 27m E1086: Supporting founder mental health at Freestyle Capital with Josh Felser, Caren Maio & Mani Kulasooriya With [Caren Maio](https://millionrounds.com/person/caren-maio)[Mani Kulasooriya](https://millionrounds.com/person/mani-kulasooriya) Mentions [Freestyle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle)[Josh Felser](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-felser) About this episode Josh's Medium post on founder mental health: https://medium.com/@joshmedia/for-the-love-of-founders-d50b405f42a3 Hoffman Institute: https://www.hoffmaninstitute.org/ Meru Health: https://www.meruhealth.com/ Check out Freestyle Capital: https://freestyle.vc/ Check out Funnel Leasing:… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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