About
Novendstern began his career as an analyst at Bridgewater Associates and later worked in finance at Wave Mobile Money. He founded Worldcoin in 2019 and led it as CEO until 2021, and has since founded Mana and Genesis, serving as CEO of the former and president of the latter.
Co-founder, Tools for Humanity at Worldcoin
Intro paths
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Worldcoin's investors · 12
1confirmationIncline Village468 CapitalBerlinAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBain Capital CryptoSan FranciscoBlockchain CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $200K checksDigital Currency GroupNew YorkDistributed GlobalAustinFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksHashedSeoul · $1M – $37M checksHypersphere VenturesMiami BeachKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksValkyrieSunnyvale
Co-founders at Worldcoin
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Sam AltmanCo-founder & Chairman, Tools for Humanity
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Alex BlaniaCo-founder & CEO, Tools for Humanity
Experience
- ManaFoundercurrent2022 — present
- ManaCEOcurrent2022 — present
- GenesisFoundercurrent2022 — present
- GenesisPresidentcurrent2022 — present
- WorldcoinFoundercurrent2019 — present
- WorldcoinCEO2019 — 2021
- Wave Mobile MoneyFinance2016 — 2017East Africa
- Bridgewater AssociatesAnalyst2014 — 2016Westport, CT
Education
- Harvard UniversityB.A., Philosophy
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Max Novendstern work?
- Max Novendstern is Co-founder, Tools for Humanity at Worldcoin.
- What companies did Max Novendstern found?
- Max Novendstern founded Worldcoin.
Founder mafias
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Bridgewater Associates mafia25
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Margaret WangChief Representative, Beijing Rep OfficeFounded Rhea Fertility +1Jared FriedmanSummer AssociateFounded ScribdPierpaolo BarbieriResearch AssociateFounded UaláKristen SondaySource LeadFounded PaladinAaron HarrisManagement AssociateFounded TutorspreeWesley ZhaoTechnology Associate (Technical Product Management)Founded FamilyLeaf
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Also attended Harvard University1,465
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