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.
Founder 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 · 1
Co-founders at Avoca Systems
Experience
- Avoca SystemsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- SerenadeFounder & CEO2020 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Oliver WymanManagement Consultant2019 — 2020Greater Sydney Area
- Strangelove InvestmentsFounder & Investor2019 — 2020Greater Sydney Area
- Afterpay Touch1st employee2014 — 2019Greater Sydney Area
Skills & more
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Online Lead GenerationCustomer ServiceMarketingSocial MediaSalesStart-upsTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementPersuasive SpeakerManagementLanguages English
- #NFTNYC2021 Speaker — NFT.NYC
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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 Founder of Avoca Systems.
- What companies did Max Shand found?
- Max Shand founded Avoca Systems.
- Where did Max Shand go to school?
- Max Shand studied at University of Sydney (Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), Finance and History); Sydney Grammar School (Secondary School).
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Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Shared employers
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