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Max Shand

Founder

Founder at Avoca Systems

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedAvoca Systems Β· YC

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

YC

Max went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Avoca Systems's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Max can intro founders to Avoca Systems's investors below.

Avoca Systems's investors Β· 1

Co-founders at Avoca Systems

CMCampbell Mercer-Butcher
Campbell Mercer-ButcherCo-Founder & CTO

Experience

  1. Avoca SystemsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 β€” presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. SerenadeFounder & CEO2020 β€” 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. Oliver WymanManagement Consultant2019 β€” 2020Greater Sydney Area
  4. Strangelove InvestmentsFounder & Investor2019 β€” 2020Greater Sydney Area
  5. Afterpay Touch1st employee2014 β€” 2019Greater Sydney Area

Education

  1. University of SydneyBachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), Finance and History2015 β€” 2018
  2. Sydney Grammar SchoolSecondary School2010 β€” 2013

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship34Business Strategy10Business Development17Business Analysis15Pitching Ideas4Marketing Strategy20Market Research4Product Innovation1Innovation Development1New Product Ideas2Project Management5E-commerce23
+10 moreOnline Lead GenerationCustomer ServiceMarketingSocial MediaSalesStart-upsTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementPersuasive SpeakerManagement

Languages English

  • #NFTNYC2021 Speaker β€” NFT.NYC

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