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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2018-01-04</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000894871</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>theMaven, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MVEN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000919484</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>STROME MARK E</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>100 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 1750</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SANTA MONICA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90401</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4471739</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock Purchase Warrant</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>1.19</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2018-06-15</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2023-06-15</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>1500000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">As of January 4, 2018, the Mark and Tammy Strome Family Trust (the &quot;Trust&quot;) held 3,971,739 shares of common stock, representing 12.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock.  On March 30, 2018, the Trust purchased an additional 500,000 shares of common stock, for a total of 4,471,739 shares.  On August 24, 2017, the Trust was revoked.  The shares of common stock were subsequently awarded to the reporting person pursuant to a Binding Deal Memorandum dated May 23, 2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the &quot;Warrant&quot;) is held by Strome Mezzanine Fund, LP.  Strome Investment Management, LP is the general partner of Strome Mezzanine Fund, LP.  Strome Group, Inc. is the general partner of Strome Investment Management, LP, and the reporting person is the President and CEO of Strome Group, Inc.  The reporting person may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares of common stock underlying the Warrant held by Strome Mezzanine Fund, LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), this filing shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities reported herein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Kenneth R Powell, Attorney-in-Fact by Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-06-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
