Date of Birth | Nationality | Residence | Education | Occupation |
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July 11, 1975 | Ukrainian | San Francisco, California | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Entrepreneur, Investor, Software Engineer |
Max Levchin is a Ukrainian-born American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer. He is best known as the co-founder of PayPal, an online payment system. He is also the founder of several other companies, including Slide, Affirm, and Glow.
Levchin was born in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1975. He moved to the United States with his family when he was 16. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned a degree in computer science.
In 1998, Levchin co-founded PayPal with Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Luke Nosek. The company quickly became one of the most successful online payment systems, and was acquired by eBay in 2002.
In 2004, Levchin founded Slide, a social media platform that was acquired by Google in 2010. He then founded Affirm, a financial technology company, in 2012. In 2013, he founded Glow, a fertility tracking app.
Levchin is an active investor, having invested in more than 100 companies, including Yelp, Evernote, and Airbnb. He is also a philanthropist, having donated millions of dollars to various causes.
Levchin was born in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1975. His family moved to the United States when he was 16. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned a degree in computer science.
Levchin co-founded PayPal with Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Luke Nosek in 1998. The company quickly became one of the most successful online payment systems, and was acquired by eBay in 2002.
In 2004, Levchin founded Slide, a social media platform that was acquired by Google in 2010. He then founded Affirm, a financial technology company, in 2012. In 2013, he founded Glow, a fertility tracking app.
Levchin is an active investor, having invested in more than 100 companies, including Yelp, Evernote, and Airbnb.
Levchin is close friends with fellow PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. He is also friends with Elon Musk, another PayPal co-founder.
Levchin is known for his inspirational quotes, such as:
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
"Success is not a destination, it's a journey."
Levchin has been criticized for his involvement in the "PayPal Mafia," a group of former PayPal executives who have gone on to found and invest in numerous successful companies.
Levchin is an avid collector of vintage computers and video game consoles.
Levchin is a philanthropist, having donated millions of dollars to various causes. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the XPRIZE Foundation.