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Max Welling

Unicorn founder

Co-Founder at CuspAI

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

FoundedCuspAI$2.6B

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Max: together at Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
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About

Max Welling co-founded CuspAI in 2024 to build a generative search engine for new materials. He is a professor of machine learning at the University of Amsterdam, was a distinguished scientist at Microsoft Research and vice president of technology at Qualcomm, and did his postdoctoral work with Geoffrey Hinton.

Co-Founder at CuspAI

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CuspAI's investors · 24

AMD VenturesSanta Clara · since 2026Basis Set VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks · since 2024Bezos Expeditionssince 2026Giant Ventures Global LlpLondon · $10M – $20M checksGlade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwich · since 2026Hoxton VenturesLondon · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024Inception Fund$110K – $1.1M checksInvest-NLAmsterdam · since 2026Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2024LocalGlobeLondonLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2026New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2026NorthzoneLondon · $1M – $50M checks · since 2024NVenturesSanta ClaraPhoenix CourtLondon · since 2026Prosus VenturesAmsterdam · $3.3M – $104M checks · since 2026Samsung VenturesSeoul · since 2025SovereignAILondon · $13M checksStepstone GroupCharlotte · since 2026TemasekSingapore · since 2025Touring CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Tru Arrow Technology PartnersNew York · since 2026Zero Prime VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at CuspAI

CEChad Edwards
Chad EdwardsCo-Founder & CEO

Experience

  1. CuspAICo-Founder and Chief Technology Officercurrent2024 — presentCambridge & Amsterdam
  2. CuspAICo-Founder and CAIO2024 — 2025Cambridge & Amsterdam
  3. CaltechMerkin Distinguished Visiting Professorcurrent2024 — presentPasadena, California, USA
  4. University of AmsterdamHoogleraar - Full Professor (Part time: 1 day a week)current2021 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  5. University of AmsterdamHoogleraar - Full Professor (Part time 2 days a week)2017 — 2021
  6. University of Amsterdamhoogleraar - Full Professor (Fulltime)2012 — 2017The Randstad, Netherlands
  7. Canadian Institute for Advanced ResearchSenior Fellowcurrent2015 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
  8. MicrosoftVP & Distinguished Scientist2021 — 2023Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  9. QualcommVice President Technologies2017 — 2021The Randstad, Netherlands
  10. Scyfer B.V.co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor2013 — 2017The Randstad, Netherlands
  11. UC IrvineProfessor2003 — 2012Irvine, CA, USA

Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Welling?
Max Welling co-founded CuspAI in 2024 to build a generative search engine for new materials. He is a professor of machine learning at the University of Amsterdam, was a distinguished scientist at Microsoft Research and vice president of technology at Qualcomm, and did his postdoctoral work with Geoffrey Hinton.
Where does Max Welling work?
Max Welling is Co-Founder of CuspAI.
What companies did Max Welling found?
Max Welling founded CuspAI.
Where did Max Welling go to school?
Max Welling studied at Utrecht University (PhD, Theoretical Physics); University of Toronto (postdoc, machine learning / statistics); UCL (postdoc, machine learning).

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