Max Levchin

Individual

Founder & General Partner at SciFi VC

San Francisco, United States · 16+ investments · 12 portfolio companies

Pre-Seed
Early Stage
Seed
Fintech
SaaS
Artificial Intelligence
Biotech
Deep Tech
Payments
Regulated Industries
Cybersecurity
science-forward technology
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Website
scifi.vc
Portfolio Companies
12
Total Investments
16
Last Investment
Aug 2024
Geographic Focus
United States, Global

Investment Thesis

Early-stage generalist fund with emphasis on fintech, artificial intelligence, and science. Backs exceptional founders solving hard problems that require intense curiosity, intellectual depth, and often science — including credit, insurance, payments, real estate, AI infrastructure, machine learning, CRISPR, robotics, quantum computing, and other technically complex or regulated markets. Partners at brainstorm/pre-product stage through Series A; makes opportunistic growth investments in follow-ons.

Max Levchin is an Individual based in San Francisco, United States. It has made 16 investments in Fintech and SaaS, including Pideaky, Zendrive and Sift Science.

Portfolio12

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24 co-investors across 43 shared portfolio companies — who they back alongside, and how often they lead.

Venture Capital ×18 · Corporate VC ×2 · Angel Group ×1 · 33 shared rounds

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