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Max Wu

Founder

Founder at DisputeNinja

Fremont, California, United States

FoundedDisputeNinja · YC

About

Max Wu is founder of DisputeNinja, an AI platform that automates chargeback dispute handling for payment teams.

Founder at DisputeNinjaYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Max went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran DisputeNinja's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

DisputeNinja's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at DisputeNinja

BXBowen Xue
Bowen XueFounder

Experience

  1. WhopSoftware Engineercurrent2025 — present
  2. DisputeNinjaCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. Alder LabsCo-Founder2022 — 2023
  4. AliceSoftware Engineer2021 — 2022Santa Monica, California, United States
  5. Nova for GoodCo-Founder2018 — 2022
  6. VerkadaWeb Engineering Intern2021San Mateo, California, United States
  7. Daily BruinOnline Sites Editor2019 — 2020Los Angeles, California
  8. Daily BruinFull-stack Developer2018 — 2019Los Angeles, California
  9. UCLA Computational Machine Learning LabResearch Assistant2019 — 2020
  10. Intel CorporationSoftware Engineering Intern2019Folsom, California
  11. UCLA Social Cognitive Neuroscience LaboratoryResearch Assistant2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  12. Team Singularity (MIT/NASA Zero Robotics)Team Captain2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Boston UniversityResearch Intern2017Greater Boston

Skills & more

Leadership6Python (Programming Language)1React.jsJavaScript1HTMLReact Native1TypeScriptFront-End Development

From Max's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Wu?
Max Wu is founder of DisputeNinja, an AI platform that automates chargeback dispute handling for payment teams.
Where does Max Wu work?
Max Wu is Founder of DisputeNinja.
What companies did Max Wu found?
Max Wu founded DisputeNinja.
Where did Max Wu go to school?
Max Wu studied at UCLA (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Mission San Jose High School.

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