About
Co-founder of SciFi VC and a partner at the firm.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechMarketplaces
CEO at Affirm
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In turn, Max can intro founders to Affirm's investors below.
Affirm's investors · 21
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksCaffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checksClocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksHCVCParis · $100K – $1M checksinfoShareKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksLong Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksNycaNew York · $2M checksNyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksSummit Peak InvestmentsFort WorthSV AngelSan Francisco
Chairman of the Board at Yelp
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In turn, Max can intro founders to Yelp's investors below.
Yelp's investors · 6
Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2015Dag VenturesPalo Alto · since 2015Heretic StudioSan Francisco · since 2015NextEquity PartnersMenlo Park · since 2015Riverfront Ventures, LLCPittsburgh · $250K – $1M checks · since 2015SciFi VCSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2015
Co-founders at Yelp
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Jeremy StoppelmanExecutive Officer, Director
RK
Robert KrolikChief Financial Officer
GD
Geoff DonakerChief Operating Officer
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Laurence WilsonExecutive Officer
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Joseph R NachmanExecutive Officer
Experience
- Affirm, Inc.Founder & CEOcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco, California
- SciFi VCFounder & General Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HVF LabsFounder & Presidentcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Glow, IncCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2012 — presentShanghai & San Francisco
- Unity TechnologiesMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MixpanelMember Board Of Directorscurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Consumer Financial Protection BureauAdvisory Board Member2015 — 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
- EvernoteMember Board of Directors2006 — 2016Redwood City, CA
- YahooMember Board of Directors2012 — 2015Sunnyvale, CA
- YelpChairman of the Board of Directors2004 — 2015San Francisco, CA
- GoogleVP of Engineering2010 — 2011
- Slide, IncFounder & CEO2005 — 2010
- PayPalCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer1999 — 2002
Education
- University of lllinois in Urbana-ChampaignBS, Computer Science1993 — 1997
Skills & more
Software Development Methodologies
Languages English
From Max's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at SciFi VC
Network4
Alex HartzScout
General Partner at Shine Capital
Alexander BusseScout
Managing Partner at NXTP
Allan Jean-BaptisteScout
Investor at Ansa Capital
Andy VitusScout
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Investors connected to Max in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Max Levchin work?
- Max Levchin is Partner at SciFi VC and CEO at Affirm and Chairman of the Board at Yelp.
- What does Max Levchin invest in?
- Max Levchin invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Marketplaces.
- What check size does Max Levchin write?
- Max Levchin typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What companies did Max Levchin found?
- Max Levchin founded Affirm, Yelp.
Founder mafias
Mixpanel mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Melike Abacioglu GunesSenior Director of Revenue Strategy & OperationsFounded PhysioHealthSuhail DoshiFounder/CEOFounded PlaygroundTim TrefrenFounderFounded RecheckZach OceanSenior Software EngineerFounded UberduckJosh WymerStaff Software EngineerFounded CentralPranav KashyapGroup Product Manager & Head of PricingFounded Central
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Evernote mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
SciFi VC mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shared employers
Also worked at Unity Technologies33
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPetteri KoponenFounding Partner at Lifeline VenturesBrian HoytChief Operations Officer at Parkway Venture CapitalDan MoskowitzInvestor at Third Point VenturesRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJRéza MalekzadehGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures
+ 27 more
Also worked at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau4
Also worked at Yahoo278
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
+ 272 more
Also worked at Google1,561
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
+ 1,555 more