About
Max Hofer worked as a consultant at Bain and holds a PhD in applied machine learning. He is now focused on automating enterprise data workflows.
Founder at ParsewiseYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Max went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Parsewise's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Max can intro founders to Parsewise's investors below.
Parsewise's investors · 3
Co-founders at Parsewise
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Greg CsegziFounder
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Gergely CsegziFounder
Experience
- ParsewiseCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentLondon & Zurich
- Bain & CompanyConsultant2022 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- Sigma Squared TechnologiesFounder & Lead Consultant2018 — 2022Zurich, Switzerland
- LakestarAnalyst2021Zurich, Switzerland
- AmazonBusiness Intelligence Developer2017Munich Area, Germany
- QuidProduct Manager2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Skischule LechSki Instructor2013 — 2016Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel2Microsoft PowerPointPython (Programming Language)Python2Venture CapitalSourcingPresentation SkillsCloud ComputingDue DiligenceCorporate FinanceNew Technology EvaluationData Analysis6
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Market ResearchFinancial MarketsMarketingEntrepreneurshipSalesSocial MediaGerman-EnglishSkiGroup PresentationsBusiness StrategyEconomicsData ScienceLanguages English · French · German
- Nanodegree in Deep Learning Foundations — Udacity
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Max Hofer?
- Max Hofer worked as a consultant at Bain and holds a PhD in applied machine learning. He is now focused on automating enterprise data workflows.
- Where does Max Hofer work?
- Max Hofer is Founder of Parsewise.
- What companies did Max Hofer found?
- Max Hofer founded Parsewise.
- Where did Max Hofer go to school?
- Max Hofer studied at Y Combinator (X25); EPFL (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Applied Machine Learning (Technology and Innovation Strategy)); University of Oxford (Master of Science - MSc, Computer Science (Machine Learning)).
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