At the seed stage, progress comes from clarity. I help founders understand what CISOs need and how to meet them there.
Maeve Juday is part of YL Ventures’ Business Development Team, where she partners with founders to test early assumptions, refine positioning, and engage enterprise security buyers with precision. Her work plays a critical role in the firm’s go-to-market support model, helping startups translate buyer feedback into focused commercial traction.
Maeve helps founders identify what resonates, where messaging falls short, and how to adapt quickly and deliberately. Whether preparing for a first enterprise call or restructuring outreach strategy, she brings clarity to the decisions that shape early momentum. Her insight and judgment have made her a trusted guide in the most formative stage of company building.
Maeve’s approach is grounded in both analytical training and operational experience. Before joining YL Ventures, Maeve worked on the Expansion Team at Openview Ventures, where she helped Series A-B SaaS companies with executive hiring and customer acquisition projects. She’s adept at helping startups communicate with clarity, translate value into outcomes, and approach go-to-market work as a strategic discipline.
Since joining YL Ventures, Maeve has expanded her impact across multiple portfolio companies, bringing consistency and focus to dynamic environments. She helps founders filter signal from noise, make faster decisions, and stay anchored to real buyer needs.
Raised on a working farm, Maeve learned early how to solve problems under pressure and stay accountable when stakes are high. That mindset continues to shape her approach: steady, pragmatic, and attuned to what early stage startups actually need to grow.
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