Real community, real business

Because you deserve to be in the room where opportunity happens.

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Maraviya Collective is made of the ambition that only comes from creating something that can’t fail. And that’s on being an immigrant business. We’re the first in our families to build something, and more often than not, we’ve been alone. But not anymore. That’s why we work together, as a collective to help each other grow, across countries, across continents both online and offline.

TLDR; We’re multicultural founders building empires together.

Here’s what you need to know:

  • 40+ members from all over the world living in the world’s busiest cities: Paris, London, Madrid, New York, California… and more. Building extraordinary businesses that are breaking barriers across media, the arts, consumer products, and tech.

  • We believe in the power of human connection. Real business growth is about who you know, so we get you in the room and make it happen through real partnerships with immigrant founders like you.

  • We are proud to be made of many cultures, identities, and backgrounds. We help you use that to superpower your business.

  • Maraviya Collective was founded by proud immigrant and creative entrepreneur Lory Martinez. After building an award-winning media company from the ground up, she decided to take what she learned to help others grow through community and connection.

MEMBERS GET EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO:

  • A group chat where real conversations and business deals happen

  • Monthly events designed to tackle the challenges you’re facing as you grow

  • Exclusive resources : playbooks, webinars and workshops

  • Offline promotion of your brand through a zine distributed in community spaces and cafés in Paris, London and Madrid.

  • Quarterly pop-ups and offline events designed to help you grow without relying on the algorithm.

Our members

From a London-based retreat business for south asian women to heal back in the homeland, to a Paris-based supper club for single women, to a Lyon-based creative journalism lab creating innovative content for the Ivorian diaspora in France, Maraviya Collective members are immigrant founders doing extraordinary things.

Founding Member
Nuria Net, founder of Las Cosmos, a media platform and agency supporting latino creatives through its podcast, magazine and events celebrating and highlighting the voices of latinos in Europe.

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Founding Member
Sangeeta Pillai, founder of Soul Sutras, a feminist wellness platform connecting women through books, retreats, workshops and courses on healing trauma through storytelling.

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Founding Member
Leilah Galimberti, founder of Outthinking coaching, a training and consulting service that brings neuroscience principles to career development. She helps creatives and corporate professionals get unstuck.

AND YOU…

Founding Member
Sutanya Dacres, founder of Dinner for One, a platform for single women to connect through retreats, supper clubs, cooking classes and more all via the healing power of good food.

Founding Members
Naira Davlashyan and Marta Rodriguez Martinez, founders of Istorias Media, a creative journalism lab exploring storytelling for impact through innovative formats ranging from podcasts, to live comedy shows, and games all with the purpose of using storytelling to make lasting change in the world.

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