# Max Mullen: angel investments and portfolio

> Max Mullen is an angel based in United States. 5 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-mullen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Max Mullen

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 5 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Software Marketplace Fintech

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**100%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **8** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$9.3M** Rounds led **0 of 5**

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## Max Mullen highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 60% of its rounds

## What they do

> I've also invested in 100+ startups and run a founder community in San Francisco called Workshop. From their own website

- **Type:** Angel
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Software Marketplace Fintech
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Sava](https://millionrounds.com/company/sava)** Seed · US · Pulse 2.0 **$10M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Highstock](https://millionrounds.com/company/highstock)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$30M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Champ AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/champ-ai)** Seed · US · Defy **$8.5M** With 3 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Palabra AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/palabra-ai)** Pre-seed · TechCrunch **$8.4M** With 5 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Seed](https://millionrounds.com/company/seed)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 24 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.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**30** of 31 we have independently watched raise

[Anomalo](https://millionrounds.com/company/anomalo)[AtoB](https://millionrounds.com/company/atob)[Champ](https://millionrounds.com/company/champ)[Checkr](https://millionrounds.com/company/checkr)[Crosby](https://millionrounds.com/company/crosby)[Deel](https://millionrounds.com/company/deel)[Float Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/float-health)[Frec](https://millionrounds.com/company/frec)[Gumloop](https://millionrounds.com/company/gumloop)[Highstock](https://millionrounds.com/company/highstock)[Honeydew](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeydew)[Instacart](https://millionrounds.com/company/instacart)[Lattice](https://millionrounds.com/company/lattice)[Mercury](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercury)[Middesk](https://millionrounds.com/company/middesk)[Multiply](https://millionrounds.com/company/multiply)[Newfront](https://millionrounds.com/company/newfront)[Nuvo](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuvo)[Omni](https://millionrounds.com/company/omni)[Owner](https://millionrounds.com/company/owner)[Rootly](https://millionrounds.com/company/rootly)[Savvy Wealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/savvy-wealth)[Shef](https://millionrounds.com/company/shef)[Span](https://millionrounds.com/company/span)[Stedi](https://millionrounds.com/company/stedi)[Stord](https://millionrounds.com/company/stord)[Superblocks](https://millionrounds.com/company/superblocks)[Verifiable](https://millionrounds.com/company/verifiable)[Workshop](https://millionrounds.com/company/workshop)[You](https://millionrounds.com/company/you-com) Tangle

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$9.3M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *2*
- Pre-seed *1*
- Series A said *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 3
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**SV Angel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Max Mullen put money into.

[**Sava** $10M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sava)[**Highstock** $30M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/highstock)[**Champ AI** $8.5M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/champ-ai)[**Palabra AI** $8.4M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/palabra-ai)

## On podcasts

5 episodes naming Max Mullen in the title.

- [Pattern Breakers](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/pattern-breakers) 21 Jul 2026 · 43 min Max Mullen: How Instacart Solved the Problem of Grocery Delivery Mentions [Max Mullen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-mullen) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 16 Apr 2026 · 35 min Uncapped #47 | Max Mullen from Instacart Mentions [Max Mullen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-mullen) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) 4 Nov 2021 · 1h 2m Instacart co-founder Max Mullen gets tactical on crafting company values and intentionally building culture Mentions [Max Mullen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-mullen) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 22 Nov 2020 · 1h 10m The State and Future of Food On-Demand with Max Mullen, Mike Duboe, and Brandon Hill With [Brandon Hill](https://millionrounds.com/person/brandon-hill)[Mike Duboe](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-duboe) Mentions [Max Mullen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-mullen)[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The NFX Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/nfx) 24 Aug 2020 · 4 min The Founders' List: Max Mullen (Co-Founder of Instacart) on "How to Run a Product Brainstorm" Mentions [Max Mullen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-mullen) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Max Mullen

### What does Max Mullen invest in?

Max Mullen invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software, Marketplace and Fintech.

### How active is Max Mullen?

5 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Max Mullen invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sava (Seed, Oct 2026), Highstock (Series A, Sept 2026) and Champ AI (Seed, May 2026).

### How big are Max Mullen's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.3M.

### Does Max Mullen lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Is Max Mullen investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Max Mullen invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (3 rounds together) and Y Combinator (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Max Mullen?

Max Mullen is an angel based in United States.

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