About
Max Samuel brings nearly a decade at Thiel Capital plus Credit Suisse banking and Wilson Sonsini tech-law expertise, bridging skilled non‑Bay Area founders to Silicon Valley networks and mindset.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechGamingHealthtech
Experience
- Off Piste CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2026 — present
- EnhancedEarly investorcurrent2024 — present
- StarcloudPre-seed investorcurrent2023 — present
- SNÖ VenturesGeneral Partner2021 — 2025Norway
- Thiel CapitalAssociate General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer2014 — 2021Los Angeles
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiAttorney2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Associate2008 — 2009New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Yale UniversityBA
- The Wharton SchoolBusiness Economics and Public Policy
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolJD
Skills & more
Corporate LawVenture CapitalCorporate FinanceSecuritiesMergers & AcquisitionsLegal ResearchDue DiligenceSecurities RegulationPrivate EquityFinancial StructuringInvestment BankingIntellectual Property
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 7 — FINRA
From Max's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Yale University521
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures
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Also attended The Wharton School1,366
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School21
Andrew WilsonPartner, Legal at Lux CapitalDavid HartfordSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsHoward ShecterExecutive Partner at ClearSkyHayley SteinChief Compliance Officer at Magnetar AI VenturesHoward MergelkampManaging Partner at Mosaik PartnersArif DamjiPartner at Conductive Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Starcloud10
Sai SriramagiriInvestor at EQT VenturesSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesBenny LiaoInvestor at Acorn Pacific VenturesAlexander LangeFounding GP at Inflection.xyzMohamed SolimanCo-Founding & Managing Partner at Ventioneers CapitalLuke CooperOperating Partner at Preface Ventures
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Also worked at SNÖ Ventures3
Also worked at Thiel Capital13
James FitzgeraldManaging Partner at Valar Ventures LlcErin Ashley PorterfieldEmployee at Valar Ventures LlcPhin UphamManaging Partner at Haymaker VenturesJack SelbyManaging Partner at AZ-VCMichael GibsonGeneral Partner, Co-Founder at 1517Brian RowenPresident and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital
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Also worked at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati43
Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalUri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesDaniel GlazerUS Expansion, Fundraising and IPO/M&A Exit Expert at Notion CapitalLeslie StolperInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Zachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)
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