About
Max Pollard is building security automation software to reduce manual work for security teams.
Max Pollard @maxpollard415
I _can_ let you do that, dave! Really proud of the team for shipping quickly and not sacrificing on quality. Much more to come! https://t.co/YaCKcDxqXY
Jul 29, 2026 Β· β₯ 3
Max Pollard @maxpollard415
Me running into cyber refusals these days https://t.co/XDvALqt5ng
Jul 27, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Max Pollard @maxpollard415
Oh my lanta, we are officially paperclipmaxxing. https://t.co/TI5wpkg5wp
Jul 21, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
Founder at CotoolYC X25
Intro paths
Max went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Cotool's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Max can intro founders to Cotool's investors below.
Cotool's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Cotool
Experience
- CotoolCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Material SecurityDirector, Forward Deployed Engineering2024 β 2025
- Material SecuritySenior Manager, Security Architecture2022 β 2024
- Material SecuritySecurity Architect2020 β 2022
- Okta, Inc.Solutions Engineer2019 β 2020
- CorePower YogaYoga Instructor2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Gelber Group LLCAlgorithmic Trader2016 β 2019Greater Chicago Area
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyBS, BA, Business Administration, Computer Science2012 β 2016
Skills & more
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CVMwareRuby on RailsC#Microsoft ExcelTeamworkLeadershipPublic SpeakingCustomer ServiceTime ManagementSales EngineeringQuantitative Finance- Yoga Instructor Certification - Level I β Yoga Alliance
From Max's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
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University of California, Berkeley mafia448
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Material Security mafia3
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,324
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cotool2
Also worked at Material Security5
Also worked at Okta, Inc.25
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Also worked at CorePower Yoga7
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