About
Maximilian Thoelen served as Chief of Staff at grape insurance, a Swiss insurtech company, and previously held roles at Amazon and in private equity.
Founder at CaseyYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Maximilian went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Casey's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Maximilian can intro founders to Casey's investors below.
Casey's investors · 4
Co-founders at Casey
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Nico HänggiFounder
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Pascal KüngFounder
Experience
- CaseyCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- grape insuranceChief of Staff2023 — 2025Zurich, Switzerland
- AmazonWWRE2022 — 2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- KPMGDeal Advisory2021Berlin, Germany
- Maj InvestPrivate Equity2019Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- 42 Silicon ValleyBootcamp2018Fremont, California, United States
Skills & more
OptimisingAnalytical SkillsStrategyNegotiationLeadership2Public SpeakingSystem Architecture1Feature Writing1Process AutomationObjectives and Key Results (OKRs)Process Flow DiagramsBusiness Process Analysis
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OperationsGoogle Apps ScriptBusiness Process DesignBrand StrategyBusiness Process ImprovementMarketing StrategyProject ManagementFinancial AnalysisValuationRelational DatabasesZapierGSuiteLanguages Dutch · English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maximilian Thoelen?
- Maximilian Thoelen served as Chief of Staff at grape insurance, a Swiss insurtech company, and previously held roles at Amazon and in private equity.
- Where does Maximilian Thoelen work?
- Maximilian Thoelen is Founder of Casey.
- What companies did Maximilian Thoelen found?
- Maximilian Thoelen founded Casey.
- Where did Maximilian Thoelen go to school?
- Maximilian Thoelen studied at Y Combinator (Fall 2025 batch); Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (B.Sc. International Business Administration, Bachelor); 42 Silicon Valley.
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Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University mafia7
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42 Silicon Valley mafia3
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Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University168
Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJeroen PlinkVenture Partner at LegalTechMercedes TuinPartner at Heran PartnersCraig CimoroniHead of Business Development and Investor Relations at BTECH CONSORTIUM
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Shared employers
Also worked at Casey2
Also worked at grape insurance3
Also worked at Amazon645
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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