Maria Frances
About Maria Frances
Maria Frances is based in London. Crunchbase lists her as a Venture Partner at Creandum and a Non Executive Director at Women's Super League Football. It also lists a past role as Chief Executive Officer of Depop. Crunchbase names her Maria Raga Frances, and eComID's funding announcement lists her as Maria Raga.
Crunchbase also shows her as an advisor to Felix Capital. Details of her earlier career and education are not covered in the sources reviewed.
Crunchbase records 14 personal investments by Maria Frances and 10 portfolio companies. Her latest recorded investment is the eComID seed round. The public Crunchbase view hides most of the investment details, including dates and amounts, so this profile does not list the earlier deals.
In August 2026, eComID announced a $17M seed round led by Systemiq Capital. Maria Raga is named among the additional investors, alongside Regeneration.VC, Course Corrected, Stadium, CapitalT and several individual backers.
eComID is a Stockholm-based company building an AI-powered Shopping Passport for personalised, cross-brand commerce. Press coverage describes the round as funding international expansion.
Her only confirmed AI deal in the sources is a seed-stage investment in AI-driven commerce. Her operating background is in consumer marketplaces through Depop, and she works with Creandum, a venture firm. She is based in London, and Crunchbase tags her region as Europe, Middle East and Africa. Check size and any stated investment thesis are not public in the sources reviewed.
- eComID: Stockholm-based AI-powered Shopping Passport for personalised commerce. She took part in its $17M seed round, announced August 2026.
Investing activity
Maria Frances appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $17M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $17M. The most recent is eComID (Seed, $17M, Aug 2026).
Maria Frances most often invests alongside Systemiq capital, Alexandra Sack, Alan Mamedi and Filip Ekvall, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Maria Frances
Who is Maria Frances?
Maria Frances, also listed as Maria Raga, is a London-based Venture Partner at Creandum. Crunchbase lists her as a former CEO of Depop and a Non Executive Director at Women's Super League Football.
Has Maria Frances invested in AI startups?
Yes. She is named as an investor in eComID's $17M seed round, announced in August 2026. eComID builds an AI-powered Shopping Passport for commerce.
What is Maria Frances' check size?
Her check size is not public. The sources reviewed do not give her individual amounts in eComID or any other deal.
What stage does Maria Frances invest in?
The only confirmed AI deal in the sources is a seed round. Crunchbase lists 14 investments in total, but the public view does not show their stages.
How many investments has Maria Frances made?
Crunchbase lists 14 personal investments and 10 portfolio companies. The details of most of them are hidden in the public view.
Where is Maria Frances based?
Crunchbase lists her location as London, England, United Kingdom.
Is Maria Frances an angel investor?
Yes. Maria Frances invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Maria Frances invested in?
Maria Frances's AI investments include eComID. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Maria Frances invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Maria Frances has invested at Seed, with a median round of $17M.
Who does Maria Frances co-invest with?
Maria Frances's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Systemiq capital (1 deal), Alexandra Sack (1 deal), Alan Mamedi (1 deal), Filip Ekvall (1 deal) and Madeleine Persson (1 deal).