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Max Levchin

Last cheque observed Sep 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 65 on record
Since the last cheque2588days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$43MRounds led0 of 65Sole investor1 roundsExits12 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Max Levchin

Max Levchin highlights

  1. 01

    65 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    12 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first65 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Sept
    DivvySeries B · US · FinSMEs$43MWith 4 others
  3. Mar
    SentiLinkSeries A · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 6 others
  4. Jan
    AnchorageSeries A · US · FinSMEs$17MWith 4 others
  5. 2018

    3 rounds

  6. Dec
    PlanetScaleSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 3 others
  7. Aug
    Very Good SecuritySeries A · US · FinSMEs$8.5MWith 3 others
  8. Jun
    BrexSeries B · US · FinSMEs$57MWith 5 others
  9. 2016

    3 rounds

  10. Nov
    Gusto$90MWith 103 others
  11. Feb
    Blockstream$55MWith 24 others
  12. Jan
    OfferUp$119MWith 25 others
  13. 2015

    6 rounds

  14. Oct
    MarqetaSeries C · US$25MWith 5 others
  15. Oct
    ScalusSeed · US$10MWith 4 others
  16. Aug
    BRIGHTSeed · US$4.0MWith 4 others
  17. Jun
    PayRangeSeries A · US$12MWith 4 others
  18. Apr
    Color GenomicsSeries A · US$15MWith 13 others
  19. Apr
    HonorSeries A · US$20MWith 8 others
  20. 2014

    14 rounds

  21. Oct
    Orchard PlatformSeries A · US$12MWith 7 others
  22. Sept
    LeeoSeries A · US$37MWith 6 others
  23. Sept
    TrueAccordSeries A · US$5.0MWith 7 others
  24. Aug
    PayRangeVenture · US$2.8MWith 2 others
  25. Aug
    VurbSeries A · US$8.0MWith 21 others
  26. Jul
    XapoSeries A · US$40MWith 9 others
  27. Jul
    OpendoorSeries A · US$9.9MWith 36 others
  28. May
    IndiegogoUSUndisclosedWith 4 others
  29. May
    Sift ScienceSeries B · US$18MWith 3 others
  30. May
    SolveBioSeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  31. May
    DelectableSeries A · US$3.0MWith 11 others
  32. Feb
    CelerySeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  33. Jan
    WePaySeries C · US$15MWith 5 others
  34. Jan
    Emerald TherapeuticsSeries B · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  35. 2013

    13 rounds

  36. Dec
    Pact FitnessSeed · US$1.6MWith 1 other
  37. Dec
    Misfit WearablesSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 9 others
  38. Oct
    HomejoySeries A · US · techcrunch.com$38MWith 8 others
  39. Sept
    AngelListSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$24MWith 31 others
  40. Sept
    SyntertainmentSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$5.0MWith 6 others
  41. Sept
    BreezeworksSeed · US$2.0MWith 11 others
  42. Aug
    ZendriveSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 4 others
  43. Jul
    VamoSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 24 others
  44. Jun
    PropellerSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 13 others
  45. Apr
    Pickwick & WellerVenture · US$2.0MWith 8 others
  46. Mar
    HomejoySeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.7MWith 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed12 in all

KaggleBought by GoogleUndisclosedMar 2017
Misfit WearablesBought by Fossil$260MNov 2015
VamoBought by AirbnbUndisclosedSept 2015
PropellerBought by Palantir TechnologiesUndisclosedJul 2014
SmartThingsBought by Samsung Electronics$200MJul 2014
Cover LockscreenBought by TwitterUndisclosedApr 2014
WaviiBought by Google$30MApr 2013
CherryBought by LyftUndisclosedMar 2013
YammerBought by Microsoft$1.2BJun 2012
YelpListed$107MMar 2012
CardpoolBought by BlackHawk NetworkUndisclosedOct 2011
IronPort SystemsBought by Cisco$830MJan 2007

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Max Levchin. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

SV AngelVC firm14rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm11rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm11rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm9rounds togetherCrunchFundVC firm8rounds togetherRaymond TonsingVC firm7rounds togetherDCVCVC firm6rounds togetherDavid SacksVC firm6rounds togetherNaval RavikantVC firm6rounds togetherScott BanisterAngel6rounds togetherFelicisVC firm5rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm5rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Max Levchin put money into.

Divvy$43M · Sept 2019SentiLink$14M · Mar 2019PlanetScale$3.0M · Dec 2018Brex$57M · Jun 2018Gusto$90M · Nov 2016Blockstream$55M · Feb 2016

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Max Levchin in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Max Levchin

What does Max Levchin invest in?

Max Levchin invests most often at Seed and Series A (82% of the rounds on record).

How active is Max Levchin?

65 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2019.

What has Max Levchin invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Divvy (Series B, Sept 2019), SentiLink (Series A, Mar 2019) and Anchorage (Series A, Jan 2019).

How big are Max Levchin's cheques?

The median round it joins is $43M.

Does Max Levchin lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 65 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Max Levchin invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Max Levchin investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2019.

Who does Max Levchin invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (14 rounds together), Andreessen Horowitz (11 rounds together) and First Round Capital (11 rounds together).

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