About
Max von Wolff is building Ozone, a cloud-based video editing platform. He studied at MIT before leaving to focus on the startup.
Founder at OzoneYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Max went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Max can intro founders to Ozone's investors below.
Ozone's investors · 8
Bluewatch Venturessince 2023General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2023LGVPNew York · since 2023New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2023Olive Tree CapitalBoston · since 2023Polymath Capital Partnerssince 2023Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
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Experience
- StealthFoundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Various CompaniesInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- OzoneFounder2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- TrendifyCo-Founder2020Germany
- XOriginCo-Founder2019 — 2020Germany
- Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear PhysicsResearcher2018Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Skills & more
Languages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Max von Wolff?
- Max von Wolff is building Ozone, a cloud-based video editing platform. He studied at MIT before leaving to focus on the startup.
- Where does Max von Wolff work?
- Max von Wolff is Founder of Ozone.
- What companies did Max von Wolff found?
- Max von Wolff founded Ozone.
- Where did Max von Wolff go to school?
- Max von Wolff studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science & Economics); Y Combinator.
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