Current Firm
DiverseCity Ventures
Focus
AI, Fintech
Mariah "Roman" Lichtenstern brings a distinctive perspective to venture capital, having grown up in foster care before becoming an investor focused on closing wealth, wage, and funding gaps through policy advocacy like modernizing accredited investor rules. As Managing Director of Founder Institute Sacramento, she normalizes family-forward entrepreneurship by creating child-friendly spaces during startup sessions and uses her cross-disciplinary background in technology, entertainment, and venture capital to blend storytelling with startup finance.
Mariah "Roman" Lichtenstern is a Founding Partner and Managing Director, DiverseCity Ventures at DiverseCity Ventures.
Mariah's investment focus spans AI, Fintech, Enterprise, Consumer, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Climate, DevTools, Robotics, SaaS, primarily investing at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This specialization allows for deep domain knowledge and strong network effects that benefit portfolio companies.
Mariah "Roman" Lichtenstern is a Founding Partner and Managing Director, DiverseCity Ventures at DiverseCity Ventures. Their investment focus includes AI, Fintech, Enterprise.
Mariah "Roman" Lichtenstern focuses on investments in AI, Fintech, Enterprise, Consumer, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Climate, DevTools, Robotics, SaaS through DiverseCity Ventures. These focus areas reflect their domain expertise and the types of startups they actively seek to back.
Mariah "Roman" Lichtenstern is currently at DiverseCity Ventures, serving as Founding Partner and Managing Director, DiverseCity Ventures.