YCW26· AI· DevtoolsMaven
Payments Infrastructure for Conversational Agents
ActiveChecked 18h ago
Founders
- Brandon BoehmeFounder/CEO
- Wasi AhmedFounder/COO
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About Maven
We enable AI chat and voice agents to collect payments through a single API call, handling card processing and PCI compliance across all payment gateways
San Francisco, CA, USA
Maven: questions
Which YC batch was Maven in?
Maven was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Maven still active?
Y Combinator lists Maven as active.
Who founded Maven?
Maven's founders, as listed on its YC page: Brandon Boehme (Founder/CEO), Wasi Ahmed (Founder/COO).
Where is Maven based?
Maven lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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