Max Levchin

Entrepreneur

Birthday July 11, 1975

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Ukraine

Age 49 years old

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About

Founder and former Chief Technical Officer of PayPal who went on to help start up the review site Yelp.  He later helped lead fintech company Affirm to fantastic success including an IPO in 2021.

Before Fame

He fled the Soviet Union with his family to avoid persecution.

Trivia

He worked to prevent fraud at PayPal, creating one of the first CAPTCHA systems.

Family Life

He married his girlfriend of eight years, Nellie Minkova, in 2008.

Associated With

He was the co-executive producer of Thank You for Smoking starring Aaron Eckhart.