About
Max Ball is a co-founder of Lofty, a company that participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch.
Founder at LoftyYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Max went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Max can intro founders to Lofty's investors below.
Lofty's investors · 6
Co-founders at Lofty
JC
Jerry ChuFounder
Experience
- LoftyCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Orange DAOMembercurrent2022 — present
- Alima (YC W22)Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Talus BioInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Trestle BiotherapeuticsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- StrigaInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- TappityInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Hashtap - Trending Instagram HashtagsCo-Founder2015 — 2017Los Angeles
- Blu Digital GroupVP Business Development2014 — 2016Los Angeles
- Approach MobileCo-Founder2010 — 2013San Diego
- Merrill LynchWealth Management Intern2009Westlake Village
Skills & more
Management40Leadership22Public Speaking10Strategy9Entrepreneurship99Social Media99Online Marketing68Social Media Marketing91Social Networking42Microsoft Office24Strategic Partnerships33Start-ups48
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Max Ball?
- Max Ball is a co-founder of Lofty, a company that participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch.
- Where does Max Ball work?
- Max Ball is Founder of Lofty.
- What companies did Max Ball found?
- Max Ball founded Lofty.
- Where did Max Ball go to school?
- Max Ball studied at Y Combinator; University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering (Incubator Program, Artificial Intelligence); University of San Diego (Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration).
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