Max Ventures

Based in New York City, Max Ventures backs young companies at their earliest stage and looks well beyond the United States. It writes first cheques and leads or co-leads funding rounds, and it also helps found companies.

What Max Ventures offers

• First-cheque investment — seed funding, with a main focus on digital health, software as a service and digital commerce.
• Company building — the firm has co-founded seven venture-backed companies.
• Incubation — it works alongside founders at the very start of a company.
• Communities and events — it started Evolving E, a digital commerce community and annual summit on the US east coast, and Moose Tech, a summit linking US and Nordic entrepreneurs and investors.

Who it works with

Founders at the earliest stages, including those who want to reach markets outside the United States.

Key facts

• Based in: New York City
• Founding partners: include Sophie Stenbeck
• Evolving E started: 2016