Maya Bakhai
Fundraising Advisor & Connector
Down to help connect you with talent, investors, or other cool people :)
Maya Bakhai’s Biography
Hi :) I am the founder and General Partner at Spice Capital, a pre-seed/seed VC fund. I love helping founders get their first YES. I'm backed by the likes of Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon and Alexis Ohanian, Spice has made 40+ investments to date, including Beehiiv, Dirt.fyi, and Wombo.ai. Previously, I led investments for Kevin Durant's 35 Ventures, where I backed companies including Hugging Face, Mercury, OpenSea and Whoop. I've worked with over 100+ early stage founders - across fundraising, hiring, business development, and go-to-market. Outside of venture, I've developed musicals, short films and most recently a podcast - Illuminati Interns.
Experience
Founder and General Partner, Spice Capital
Founder and General Partner. Invest Pre-Seed and Seed in founders building for the next generation of internet-native consumers.
Investor at Thirty Five Ventures
Led venture investments for NBA Player Kevin Durant where we backed many companies including Coinbase, Robinhood, Mercury, Hugging Face, Whoop, and Dutchie.
Publications
Frequently asked
Is one session really enough to be worth it?
What if I'm too early-stage?
What if we don't click?
Can I bring my team?
How is this different from hiring a consultant?
Booking policy
What is your cancellation policy?
What is the policy for mentor cancellations or no-shows?
What's your refund policy?
What if my mentor doesn't accept my request?
Is there a grace period for session overflows?
Code of Conduct
No Pitching
Privacy and Confidentiality
Professionalism
From $144· Mentoring Session
Bring what's keeping you stuck. Leave with a plan.