About
Max Mergenthaler is CEO and co-founder of Nixtla.
Founder at LevoYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Max went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Max can intro founders to Levo's investors below.
Levo's investors · 2
Co-founders at Levo
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Salvador RiveroFounder
Experience
- NixtlaCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Levo (YCS21)CTO & Co-Founder2020 — 2022Mexico City Metropolitan Area
- Mundo Joven Travel ShopMember Of The Board Of Advisors2019 — 2021Mexico
- Orax.ioCEO and Co-Founder2018 — 2020Mexico City, Mexico
- CompuEducaciónMember Of The Board Of Advisors2018Mexico City Metropolitan Area
- SHCPChief of Investment Promotion, Special Economic Zones2016 — 2018Mexico City, Mexico
- PromexicoExecutive Director of Research & Investments Evaluation2016Mexico City, Mexico
- PromexicoChief of Staff2013 — 2016Mexico City, Mexico
- Max Planck Institute for Human DevelopmentResearch Assistant2012 — 2013Berlin
- Freie Universität BerlinResearch Assistant2011 — 2012Berlin
Skills & more
Strategic Planning15Business Strategy15International Relations6Management9Economics5Data Mining4Team Leadership5Trade Promotions3Public Policy4Marketing Strategy4Policy Analysis3Business Planning5
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InvestmentsRMarket ResearchNegotiationProject ManagementPython (Programming Language)FlaskLinuxStrategyLeadershipFull-Stack DevelopmentStart-upsLanguages English · German · Spanish
- Full Stack Web Developer Nanodegree — Udacity
- Principles of Business Administration — Freie Universität Berlin
- Intro to Data Science — Udacity
- Intro to Computer Science — Udacity
- Data Analysis and Statistical Inference — DataCamp
- Computing for Data Analysis — Coursera
- MIT 6.00x: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming — edX
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Max Mergenthaler?
- Max Mergenthaler is CEO and co-founder of Nixtla.
- Where does Max Mergenthaler work?
- Max Mergenthaler is Founder of Levo.
- What companies did Max Mergenthaler found?
- Max Mergenthaler founded Levo.
- Where did Max Mergenthaler go to school?
- Max Mergenthaler studied at Freie Universität Berlin (Master of Arts (M.A.), Analytical Philosophy); The Wharton School (Wharton's Entrepreneurship Specialization); Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Diplomado de Finanzas Corporativas, Specialisation in Corporate Finance).
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