Max Kausman

Founder

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia10 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Contact

LinkedIn

Experience

10 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 8 mos
Current Experience

Advance vc

Founder | Managing Partner

Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Advance VC is Australia's first dedicated fund of VC fund secondaries.
  • We buy secondary interests in VC funds from investors & managers seeking liquidity, and selectively back new funds.
  • Investors access Australia's top VC assets at a discount, with strong returns, lower risk, and faster cash distributions.

Chronicle

Chief of Staff | Customer & Growth Lead

Apr 2023 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • VC-backed presentation software. Led the customer, growth, operations, & people functions

Various startups

Angel Investor

Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 · 4 yrs

  • Direct and syndicated investments, founder support. Not making new investments.
  • Current investments:
  • Atomic8 (Pre Seed)
  • Flagship (Seed)
  • Kismet (Seed, Series A)
  • Kiki (Seed)
  • Klikit (Series A)
  • Lava (Seed)
  • Paraform (Seed, Series A)
  • Questmate (Pre Seed)

Tidal ventures

VC Investor

Nov 2020 – Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • VC investor. Led deals, supported founders, and grew the firm as the first investment team hire
  • Investments:
  • Buildbetter
  • Carted
  • Checkbox (Board Observer)
  • Flagship
  • Loopit (Board Observer)
  • Orkestra (Board Observer)
  • Renewtrak (Board Observer)
  • Secure Code Warrior

Bain & company

Management Consultant

Jan 2019 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · Melbourne, Australia

  • Strategy consulting, focusing on private equity, technology, and financial services

Vesparum capital

Analyst

Nov 2014 – Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Melbourne, Australia

  • Advised on capital raising transactions for public and private companies

Education

Monash University

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) & Bachelor of Laws (Hons)

Bialik College

Victorian Certificate of Education

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