# MGV.VC

> MGV.VC, short for Maschmeyer Group Ventures, is a San Francisco venture firm backing early-stage enterprise software companies. Co-founded by Marc Schröder and Carsten Maschmeyer in 2017, it combines investment with practical sales training, recruitment support and help developing repeatable go-to-market processes.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Marc Schröder (Co-founder and Managing Partner), Carsten Maschmeyer (Co-founder and Founding Partner)
- **Products:** Early-stage venture investment, Founder sales support, MGV Sales Playbook, The Scoop
- **Notable:** Modern Health, identified by Schröder as MGV’s first investment, announced a $1.17 billion valuation in February 2021. This was a portfolio-company valuation, not a disclosed MGV return., Layr named MGV as a participant in its $10 million Series A in March 2022., Schröder was included in Business Insider’s 2023 Seed 100 list, linked from MGV’s website.

## Products & services

- **Early-stage venture investment** — Investment in enterprise technology at the earliest stages, including pre-seed and seed.
- **Founder sales support** — Sales practice, demos, lead qualification, playbooks, metrics, hiring assessment and onboarding support for portfolio founders.
- **MGV Sales Playbook** — Public website entry point to the firm’s sales guidance.
- **The Scoop** — Portfolio news and the firm’s views on technology and venture markets.

## Achievements

- Modern Health, identified by Schröder as MGV’s first investment, announced a $1.17 billion valuation in February 2021. This was a portfolio-company valuation, not a disclosed MGV return.
- Layr named MGV as a participant in its $10 million Series A in March 2022.
- Schröder was included in Business Insider’s 2023 Seed 100 list, linked from MGV’s website.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Schröder published a Forbes Business Council opinion arguing that early founder relationships and operating help matter as seed opportunities reprice quickly.
- **2026-03** — MGV Fund II, L.P. filed a Form D on March 6: indefinite offering, $0 sold and first sale yet to occur as of that filing.
- **2025-10** — Schröder discussed building MGV and its sales focus on the OMR Silicon Valley Update podcast.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mgv.vc/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mgv-seed/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mg_ventures
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mgvseed

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Last updated: 2026-10-27