About
Max Wu is founder of DisputeNinja, an AI platform that automates chargeback dispute handling for payment teams.
max @legitmaxwu
so excited to join this team! @whop is payments, social, and dev tools combined in a way that Iβve never seen before and everyone here cares so much about solving customersβ problems and building things the right way https://t.co/0I9Cp6el8z
Dec 3, 2025 Β· β₯ 59 Β· β 2
max @legitmaxwu
why does this describe me down to location, timestamp, and my exact order π https://t.co/DKRsggoVOf
May 27, 2025 Β· β₯ 5
max @legitmaxwu
We built an AI tool for fighting illegitimate chargebacks. If you're losing disputes that you should be winning, give us a shot! You might be surprised at how well it works :) https://t.co/pfcjlJGXC6
Apr 4, 2025 Β· β₯ 12 Β· β 1
Founder at DisputeNinjaYC S23
Intro paths
Max went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator β the partner who ran DisputeNinja's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Max can intro founders to DisputeNinja's investors below.
DisputeNinja's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at DisputeNinja
Experience
- WhopSoftware Engineercurrent2025 β present
- DisputeNinjaCo-Foundercurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Alder LabsCo-Founder2022 β 2023
- AliceSoftware Engineer2021 β 2022Santa Monica, California, United States
- Nova for GoodCo-Founder2018 β 2022
- VerkadaWeb Engineering Intern2021San Mateo, California, United States
- Daily BruinOnline Sites Editor2019 β 2020Los Angeles, California
- Daily BruinFull-stack Developer2018 β 2019Los Angeles, California
- UCLA Computational Machine Learning LabResearch Assistant2019 β 2020
- Intel CorporationSoftware Engineering Intern2019Folsom, California
- UCLA Social Cognitive Neuroscience LaboratoryResearch Assistant2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Team Singularity (MIT/NASA Zero Robotics)Team Captain2016 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Boston UniversityResearch Intern2017Greater Boston
Education
- UCLABachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science2018 β 2021
- Mission San Jose High School2014 β 2018
Skills & more
From Max's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended UCLA403
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Also attended Mission San Jose High School10
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Shared employers
Also worked at Verkada24
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Also worked at Daily Bruin2
Also worked at Intel Corporation285
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Also worked at Boston University24
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