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Leeds Rising

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CEO at Maximal

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMaximal · YC

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About

Leeds Rising studied computer science and operations research at Cornell and Columbia, and has worked as a product manager for Stuffstr on last-mile delivery logistics in the UK, as an engineer at Amazon optimizing throughput in fulfillment operations, and grew up in a 3PL business background.

CEO at MaximalYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Leeds went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Maximal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Leeds can intro founders to Maximal's investors below.

Maximal's investors · 4

ProCap VelocityLynnwoodSwitch VenturesSan FranciscoTwenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Maximal

DYDerek Ye
Derek YeCTO

Investments

Investor

DomeRevamp

Per curated public sources.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Leeds Rising?
Leeds Rising studied computer science and operations research at Cornell and Columbia, and has worked as a product manager for Stuffstr on last-mile delivery logistics in the UK, as an engineer at Amazon optimizing throughput in fulfillment operations, and grew up in a 3PL business background.
Where does Leeds Rising work?
Leeds Rising is CEO of Maximal.
What companies did Leeds Rising found?
Leeds Rising founded Maximal.
What companies has Leeds Rising invested in?
Investments tracked here include Dome, Revamp.

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