November at Mara: Expanding Access, Deepening Community

🟠 November brought that mission to life. We welcomed new investor groups, opened doors into world-class managers, and structured vehicles that make participation simpler and more aligned than ever. It’s a reflection of the growing strength of this community and the trust you place in us as your platform for private market investing.

Below is a look at the opportunities our investors leaned into this month.

🧠Hersir Ventures — Braive A/S

🟠 Investors gained exposure to Braive A/S, an emerging player backed by Hersir Ventures, offering differentiated value in the digital mental-health ecosystem.

🟠 Braive A/S is redefining the future of digital mental health through a clinically backed platform designed to make high-quality psychological support accessible at scale. Built by leading psychologists and technologists, Braive combines evidence-based therapeutic frameworks with intelligent personalization to guide users through structured mental-wellbeing programs.

🟠Hersir Ventures’s backing underscores the company’s strong product-market fit and growing momentum across both enterprise and healthcare channels. For Mara investors, this opportunity represents exposure to a category-defining solution in a sector experiencing rapid global demand, all grounded in a mission that aligns technology with genuine human impact.

📢Revenue Syndicate: Symbe

🟠 A dedicated group of go-to-market sales professionals came together through Mara to back Symbe, a company positioned for rapid commercial growth. Symbe is focused on delivering deal-business cases in seconds, combining innovative technology with market-driven strategies to scale efficiently and sustainably.

🟠The investment reflects a unique approach: leveraging the expertise of operationally experienced investors who bring not just capital but also strategic insight to accelerate growth. Mara’s Revenue Syndicate model enables investors to collaborate in a concentrated, thematic opportunity where knowledge-sharing and active support amplify value creation.

🟠This investment exemplifies Mara’s ability to streamline deals where the community’s expertise and capital work in tandem to back exceptional founders and market-leading teams.

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🎥 Mara & Friends: Fundraising from Angles (with Scribe)

🟠 Missed Our Latest Mara & Friends Session? The Replay Is Now Available.

Angel fundraising can feel confusing and unpredictable—but it doesn’t have to be. In Episode 2 of Mara & Friends, we partnered with Scribe, a team that has helped over 700 founders run successful investor outreach campaigns across the UK. Their perspective is shaped by hundreds of real fundraising journeys, giving them a unique view into what truly moves the needle.

In this conversation, we explore:

• How to identify the right angels for your business
• What angel investors actually want to see in a pitch or deck
• How to structure and sequence outreach to maximise responses
• Tactics to build momentum (and secure early commitments)
• The most common founder pitfalls—and how to sidestep them

Whether you’re gearing up for your first raise or refining your next one, this session delivers clarity, practical tactics, and a calmer, more structured way to approach angels.

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💸 From SPVs to Fund Launch: Practical Guidance for New GPs

🟠 In our latest Mara & Friends Episode 3, Rebekah Kasumu from Flourish Partners for a candid and practical conversation on what it takes to build and raise a fund as an emerging manager.

🟠 Rebekah unpacked the realities facing new GPs today — from the operational challenges of setting up a vehicle to navigating an increasingly selective fundraising environment. We explored how emerging managers can approach jurisdiction selection, the importance of choosing the right service providers, and what strong due diligence looks like from both sides of the table.

🟠 A key highlight was the discussion on warehousing and SPVs: when to use them, how they help build early track record, and why they’re becoming a meaningful launchpad for first-time managers.

🟠 We also covered practical shortcuts (“cheat codes”) for getting to market faster, along with a grounded look at what GPs should realistically expect throughout a fundraising process.

🟠 If you missed the session, the replay is now available — and it’s full of insights for anyone preparing to launch or grow a fund in 2025.

Thank you again to Rebekah for sharing her expertise, and to everyone who joined us live.

Mara Events

Super Return 2025 – Familiar Faces, New Opportunities 🌟

🟠 We’re back from SuperReturn 2025 with fresh insights and great momentum. Sasha, our CEO and Founder, was on the ground meeting with investors, partners, and friends of Mara. It was energising to reconnect with familiar faces and share how we’re continuing to open access to private market opportunities. Exciting conversations ahead—and even more exciting steps forward.

✨ Spotlight: Slush Helsinki

🟠 This year’s Slush gathered more than 12,000 people — founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem leaders all converging in Helsinki with one shared focus: building what comes next.

For Mara, it was an energising and highly productive few days. We met with several potential clients and partners who are increasingly looking for transparent, frictionless ways to access private markets. The conversations reinforced a clear trend we’ve been seeing: Europe is capturing meaningful attention from American investors, who view the region as a compelling and undervalued market for innovation and long-term growth.

Overall, Slush was a positive and inspiring experience — a reminder of how global the entrepreneurial landscape has become, and how much opportunity sits at the intersection of European talent and international capital.

⚡Unfazed the Collective – Power & Influence

🟠 Our Marketing Executive, Aleksandra Lazarevic, spent a wonderful evening with Unfazed The Collective — a reminder of what true community feels like.

Surrounded by women who are building, leading, and navigating their careers with such clarity and resilience. Moments like these reinforce something we deeply believe at Mara: our shared experiences — the challenges, the wins, the breakthroughs — are what strengthen us. And with the right support network, we move further, faster.

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