Maeve Wang

IAMBIC • unlikely fashion founder • size-inclusive, AI-tailored shoes

New York, New York, United States

IAMBIC

About

Maeve Wang is the Co-founder and CEO of IAMBIC, which is making shoes size-inclusive through AI-tailored, made-to-fit shoes—featured in Forbes, WSJ, and as a TIME Best Invention. With 10 years of experience in strategy, market research, and entrepreneurship, Maeve leads a passionate team of scientists, designers, and craftsmen who are scaling the 200-year-old craft of bespoke shoemaking using AI, advanced manufacturing, and science-led design.Maeve's vision is to bring personalization and size-inclusion to an industry that has been long plagued by uniformity and mass-production. She leverages her background in software technology and her previous roles as a Bain consultant and a VP of Delos Ventures, where she worked with Fortune 500 companies and invested in wellness, wearables, and data analytics technologies. Maeve graduated from Harvard with a degree in Government and Economics. She is also a recipient of the U.S. National Science Foundation grant for IAMBIC's groundbreaking footwear that is both modern and supports foot health.Domains: Entrepreneurship, Footwear, A.I., Retail Tech, Fashion Tech

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Experience

Co-Founder, CEO
IAMBIC
February 2020 - Present • 4 yrs 4 mos
We live in a rapidly evolving world. Yet when it comes to our shoes, we’re still a few steps behind. Years of wearing mass-produced footwear have conditioned us to think “good enough” was our only option, but Iambic is here to break that. IAMBIC is reimagining every motion of the shoe-making process. Our passionate team of designers, scientists and craftsmen are creating tech-driven, artisan-perfected shoes that fit your exact movements, needs and lifestyle. Our first-ever 360° approach to fit assessment—a combination of AI technology and science-led design features—improves your every pair with every wear. The end result is a shoe unlike any worn before that’s continually perfected as an edition-of-one. At IAMBIC, we’re creating a personalized future designed to go further so you can step freely.... read more
Vice President, Delos Ventures
Delos Ventures
January 2015 - February 2019 • 4 yrs 2 mos
Associate Consultant
Bain & Company
June 2013 - September 2015 • 2 yrs 4 mos
Associate Consultant Intern
Monitor G
June 2011 - August 2011 • 3 mos

Education

Harvard University
Bachelor's, Government, Economics, Chinese
2007 - 2011
Activities and societies: Harvard College in Asia Program, President Hauser Institute for Civil Society, Student Advisory Board Harvard Global Hunger Initiative, Initiative to End Childhood Malnutrition... read more