Maya Bakhai founded her venture capital firm after stints at PwC and Thirty Five Ventures – and an early bet that paid off big time
With its colorful text and whimsical, cartoonish animations, the website for Spice Capital looks more like the online portfolio of a recent art school graduate than the landing page of a venture capital firm. But perhaps that’s the point.
Maya Bakhai, 28, founded her company in October 2021 with the goal of adding some seasoning to the predominantly white, male, fleece-vest-clad field of venture capital. According to recent data, companies founded by women receive less than 3% of all venture capital investments, and women make up less than 15% of investors. “In past jobs, whenever a company’s branding or messaging or team diversity was bland, I would always say, ‘We need to add some spice to that,’” said Bakhai, whose CV includes stints at the accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers and Thirty Five Ventures, the venture capital firm co-owned by basketball star Kevin Durant.
About Author
More Stories
Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs
Trump tariffs could wipe out European steel sector, senior industry figure says
The Trump-Musk feud shows danger of handing the keys of power to one person