Consumer-focused VC firm Maveron raises $225M fund

Venture capital firm Maveron, which has offices in Seattle and San Francisco, has closed a $225 million fund. The new fund, announced Tuesday, is Maveron's eighth. The consumer-focused firm has a track record of backing big-name companies, including past investments in Allbirds, eBay and Zulily. "As we reflect back on the last 24 years of our investment history, we have seen many new technologies come to market," the firm wrote in a blog post announcing the news. "We’ve seen many downturns and…