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About
Co-founder of Avoca, which builds operating-system software for outpatient radiology networks. He previously founded and exited the music merchandise platform Serenade, whose clients included artists such as Oasis, Yungblud, and Lewis Capaldi, and earlier was the first employee at Afterpay, which was acquired by Block.
CEO at Avoca SystemsYC S26
Intro paths
Max went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Avoca Systems's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Max can intro founders to Avoca Systems's investors below.
Avoca Systems's investors · 7
Co-founders at Avoca Systems
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Max Shand?
- Co-founder of Avoca, which builds operating-system software for outpatient radiology networks. He previously founded and exited the music merchandise platform Serenade, whose clients included artists such as Oasis, Yungblud, and Lewis Capaldi, and earlier was the first employee at Afterpay, which was acquired by Block.
- Where does Max Shand work?
- Max Shand is CEO of Avoca Systems.
- What companies did Max Shand found?
- Max Shand founded Avoca Systems.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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University of Sydney mafia140
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Sydney Grammar School mafia7
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