Investor profile
Maria Hess
Corporate VC & Head of VC Partnerships, Global VC & Startups BD at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Maria Hess works as a Head of VC Partnerships, Global VC & Startups BD at Amazon Web Services (AWS). The firm's known portfolio counts 9 companies.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Head of VC Partnerships, Global VC & Startups BD at Amazon Web Services (AWS), whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
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- Linux Foundation
- Open Source Security Foundation
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Investor Profile
Maria Hess is listed against sectors AI, Education, Healthcare and SaaS, and focus areas Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Database and DevOps in the database.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) appears in Seed rounds across its known deals.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Maria Hess is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Jamey Jeff
Global Head of Product Marketing
Washington, United States
Sebastian Stoddart
Principal - Business Innovation (Telco) EMEA
Clapham, United Kingdom
Zak Islam
Director, Software Engineering, Observability
Seattle, United States
Taimur Rashid
Head of Generative AI
Bellevue, United States
Tobias Bauer
AWS Startup Scout
Singapore
Derick Thompson
Investor
Austin, United States
Jared Messenger
Software Development Manager, HealthAI & HealthImaging
Los Gatos, United States
John Kinsella
Affiliated
Seattle, United States
Peter M.
EMEA Leader ISV, Strategic Customer Engagements
Singapore
Kurt Brockwell
Sales Leader
Boston, United States
Cédric Olivier Tzeuton
Senior Investor Manager
Paris, France
Eytan Shain
Co-Founder
Tel Aviv, Israel
Rayan Dabbagh
Investor
New York City, United States
Gunish Chawla
Managing Director
Singapore
Ian Sikora
Head of Startup Investor Management, ANZ & ASEAN
Singapore
Ari Fadyl
Enterprise AI Transformation Leader
Singapore
Federico Wengi
Venture Partner
Berlin, Germany
Alex Santana
Senior Investor Manager
Mexico City
Jean Phillipe Rosemont
Founder
Montreal, Canada
Jayeeta Lakhani
Venture Partner
New York City, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Maria Hess?
Maria Hess is a corporate venture investor based in Seattle, Washington, United States, listed as Head of VC Partnerships, Global VC & Startups BD at Amazon Web Services (AWS). The known portfolio of that firm counts 9 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Maria Hess personally.
What does Maria Hess invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Education, Healthcare and SaaS; listed focus areas include Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Database and DevOps. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Maria Hess invest at?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) appears in Seed rounds across its known deals, and Maria Hess is listed there as Head of VC Partnerships, Global VC & Startups BD. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Maria Hess listed at?
Maria Hess is listed as Head of VC Partnerships, Global VC & Startups BD at Amazon Web Services (AWS). 52 other people in the database share a firm with Maria Hess.
How do I contact Maria Hess?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Maria Hess. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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