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Maya Bakhai 🌶

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DAO Council Member at Friends with Benefits
📍 New York, New York, United States

Maya Bakhai is a Founding Partner at Spice Capital, specializing in pre-seed and seed rounds for visionary founders. She leverages her background in venture capital from Thirty Five Ventures to back over 60 startups. Her academic foundation includes a Bachelor of Science from NYU Stern School of Business.

Outside of venture capital, Maya is an active participant in the Friends with Benefits DAO Council and shares insights through her "hotsauce" newsletter. Her interests extend to executive producing web series and engaging with the NYU community.

Maya was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, highlighting her significant impact in the venture capital space.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
DAO Council Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Early-Stage Investing
As a Founding Partner at Spice Capital, Maya focuses on pre-seed and seed rounds, identifying and backing visionary founders with net-new ideas.
Web3 & DAOs
Maya is a DAO Council Member at Friends with Benefits, indicating a strong interest and active participation in decentralized autonomous organizations and the broader Web3 space.
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Career

Work history

10-2023 - 10-2024
DAO Council Member
Friends with Benefits
10-2021
Founder and General Partner
Spice Capital
7-2018 - 8-2021
Venture Capital
Thirty Five Ventures
7-2018 - 2-2019
Executive Producer
Freelance
10-2017 - 9-2018
Consultant, Financial Services
PwC
In the press

Media appearances

Maya Bakhai: Founder of Spice Capital!. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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MAYA BAKHAI OF SPICE CAPITAL — CWBS. Featured in Columbia Women’s Business Society
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Education
Bachelor of Science (BS)
NYU Stern School of Business
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Pine Crest School
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