Michelle Coventry

Michelle Coventry is the VP of Talent at Creandum and a Director at Maven Ventures Limited, based in West Sussex, United Kingdom. With over two decades of experience in talent acquisition and people operations, she scales teams for technology startups across the marketplace, SaaS, and autonomous driving sectors. Before joining Creandum, Coventry held talent-focused roles at venture capital firms and technology companies, including Kindred Capital VC, Seedcamp, and Five.ai. Throughout her career, she transitioned from service provider to operator, directly building foundational teams for notable companies such as Depop, Paddle, Wise, and Dexory. She has also served as a Director at Maven Ventures Limited since March 2011, maintaining significant control of the corporate entity since April 2016. Her current focus remains on supporting global portfolio founders in executing executive hiring strategies and developing high-performance workplace cultures.