Maven instructors are independent contractors.
2026-05-24
seller_relationship
high
“Maven instructors are independent contractors”
Instructors retain ownership of course/workshop IP.
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medium confidence
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Verified 2026-05-24
Maven
Cohort-based course platform. Handles checkout, payments and student lifecycle under Maven's brand.
Marketplace Marketplace
Maven can list and sell courses/workshops via its marketplace.
2026-05-24
marketplace_platform
high
“showcase your course or workshop landing page on our marketplace”
Includes catalog, Maven.com, and external marketing.
Maven keeps 10% and instructors receive 90% of revenue.
2026-05-24
fees
high
“Maven keeps 10% as a platform fee”
Stripe fees also apply.
Student payments are processed through Stripe.
2026-05-24
payment_handling
high
“payment is processed through Stripe, Maven's payment partner”
Getting Paid page says instructors connect Stripe accounts.
Maven handles VAT/sales tax compliance for covered jurisdictions.
2026-05-24
tax
high
“handles sales tax and VAT compliance on your behalf”
FAQ mentions EU VAT and Washington State sales tax.
MoR/reseller status is not explicitly stated in reviewed official docs.
2026-05-24
mor_status_unclear
medium
“Maven will charge any taxes that apply”
Official docs support tax/payment handling, but not an explicit MoR label.
Caveats
- • Verify whether Maven legally acts as MoR, marketplace facilitator, payment facilitator, or agent by jurisdiction.
- • Tax handling is documented for EU VAT and Washington State; broader US/international coverage should be confirmed.
Accepted or likely accepted
- Online courses Accepted
- Group coaching Likely accepted
Risky, refused or unclear
- Digital downloads Refused
- SaaS Refused
- Downloadable software Refused
- AI tools Refused
- Ebooks Refused
- Templates Refused
- Mobile apps Refused
- Games Refused
- Marketplaces Refused
- Physical goods Refused
Unclear
- 1:1 coaching Unclear
- Consulting Unclear
- Communities Unclear
Tax coverage
- EU VAT
- Yes
- UK VAT
- Verify
- US sales tax
- Yes
- Canada GST/HST
- Verify
- Australia GST
- Verify
Maven documents VAT/sales tax handling for covered jurisdictions, but does not explicitly state MoR/reseller status.
Product features
- Hosted checkout
- Yes
- API
- No
- Subscriptions
- No
- One-time payments
- Yes
- Installments
- Yes
- Usage-based billing
- No
- Refund handling
- Yes
- Chargebacks
- Yes
- Affiliate system
- No
Geography and payouts
- Seller countries
- Instructors worldwide.
- Customer countries
- Worldwide.
- Payout countries
- Wide.
- Payout currencies
- USD primary.
Source links
- Maven docs
Information missing?
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