Find your path to Max
442 people in our graph share verified history with Max β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Laura BuhlerunlockedMax: together at Stripe (2025β2026)
Γ5Max: together at Stripe
Γ3Max: together at Wesleyan University
Max: together at Are You a Human
About
Founder and CEO of Castle. Nussenbaum has worked as a graphic designer, web developer, and fiction writer.
Founder/CEO at CastleYC W16
Intro paths
YC
Max went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Max can intro founders to Castle's investors below.
Castle's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Castle
TD
Tim DingmanFounder/COO
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Scott LoweFounder/CTO
Experience
- StripeWritercurrent2024 β presentNew York, United States
- UpsideHead of Product2023 β 2024New York, United States
- On DeckSenior Product Manager2021 β 2023
- On DeckProgram Founder & Director, On Deck Writers2020 β 2021
- LatchProduct Manager2018 β 2019Greater New York City Area
- Castle Co.Co-Founder & CEO2014 β 2018Detroit, MI
- Rebirth RealtyCo-Founder2013 β 2015Detroit, MI
- Are You a HumanProduct Designer2012 β 2014Detroit, MI
- Venture For America2012 Fellow2012 β 2014Detroit
Skills & more
Photoshop13InDesign2Final Cut Pro3HTML + CSS1Illustrator8HTML11Editing10Lyricist2Research11Video Editing8Photography7Start-ups20
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AdvertisingGraphic DesignWritingFrom Max's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Max Nussenbaum?
- Founder and CEO of Castle. Nussenbaum has worked as a graphic designer, web developer, and fiction writer.
- Where does Max Nussenbaum work?
- Max Nussenbaum is Founder/CEO of Castle.
- What companies did Max Nussenbaum found?
- Max Nussenbaum founded Castle.
- Where did Max Nussenbaum go to school?
- Max Nussenbaum studied at Y Combinator (W2016 Batch); Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Stripe mafia152
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Hemant TanejaInvestor (former Board Member)Founded Hippocratic AIMatt HuangBoard MemberFounded Paradigm +1Patrick CollisonCo-founder & CEOFounded AuctomaticGreg BrockmanFounding Engineer, then first CTOFounded OpenAIDaniela AmodeiEarly employee β Risk ManagerFounded AnthropicArvid LunnemarkSoftware EngineeringFounded Cursor
+ 145 more
Wesleyan University mafia41
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
John BorthwickBAFounded Betaworks Studio +1William GreeneBAFounded Pear Therapeutics +1Zach DixonB.A.Founded Players Lounge +1Austin WoolridgeBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Players Lounge +1Richard ChowBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Resonant Link +1Rahul DhandaBAFounded Sherlock Biosciences +1
+ 34 more
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Wesleyan University101
Jennifer ZimmermanMarketing & Communications at General CatalystDan LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Andy WeissmanPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Brad BurnhamPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Kristen LaguerreExecutive Partner at MPM BioImpact
+ 95 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Stripe234
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEO of StripeJohn CollisonCo-founder & President of StripeGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAI
+ 228 more
Also worked at On Deck233
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of TurpentineLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesConor HarbeckChief of Staff @ Dorm Room Fund at Dorm Room
+ 227 more
Also worked at Latch13
Tom DriscollPrincipal at Differential VenturesCatie YoungExecutive Assistant at Uncork CapitalRaju RishiGeneral Partner at RRE VenturesMarco DeMeirelesInvestor at Ansa CapitalWan Li ZhuCo-Founder and Managing Director at Suffolk TechnologiesSanford SpiveyHead of Studio at 25Madison
+ 7 more