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Max Henry Xie

Founder

Founder at Vetnio

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

FoundedVetnio · YC

About

Max Xie is a second-time founder with an industrial engineering and management background from KTH Stockholm. He has previously worked as a deployed engineer at Accenture and as an AI/data scientist at PayPal, where he worked on fraud detection models, and founded an earlier startup.

Founder at VetnioYC W25

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Vetnio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Max can intro founders to Vetnio's investors below.

Vetnio's investors · 3

PeakAmsterdam · $275K – $4.4M checksWave VenturesHelsinkiY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Vetnio

AKArman Karégar
Arman KarégarFounder

Experience

  1. VetnioCo-Founder (YC W25)current2024 — present
  2. blanktCo-Founder2021 — 2024Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  3. Zettle by PayPalAI/data Scientist2020 — 2022Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  4. AccentureDeployed Engineer2019 — 2020Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  5. Handelsbanken Capital MarketsML Researcher2018Stockholm, Sweden

Skills & more

Programming28Machine Learning19
  • Neural Networks — Coursera
  • Machine Learning — Coursera

From Max's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Henry Xie?
Max Xie is a second-time founder with an industrial engineering and management background from KTH Stockholm. He has previously worked as a deployed engineer at Accenture and as an AI/data scientist at PayPal, where he worked on fraud detection models, and founded an earlier startup.
Where does Max Henry Xie work?
Max Henry Xie is Founder of Vetnio.
What companies did Max Henry Xie found?
Max Henry Xie founded Vetnio.
Where did Max Henry Xie go to school?
Max Henry Xie studied at Y Combinator (W25); KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

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