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Max Simkoff is the cofounder of States Title which is an insurtech platform that uses machine intelligence to remove friction from residential real estate transactions. The company has raised $230 million from top tier investors such as Foundation Capital, Horizons Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Greenspring Associates, Fifth Wall, Assurant Growth Investing, Lennar Corporation, SCOR Global P&C Ventures, HSCM Bermuda, and Eminence Capital LP to name a few.
In this episode you will learn:
Why to stop negotiating deals after 10pm
Hacking scale
Fundraising during a crisis
What Max would tell his younger self before starting a business
Alejandro Cremades · EP 241 Max Simkoff On Raising $230 Million To Transform Real Estate With Machine Intelligence
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Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).
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About Max Simkoff:
Max Simkoff is currently the CEO of States Title, a mortgage analytics software company focused on reducing friction and expense for several of the largest pain points across the $1.5 Trillion annual mortgage origination market.
Prior to States Title, Max Simkoff was Founder and CEO of Evolv, Inc., an enterprise predictive analytics software company that he grew from zero to 100+ employees, an eight-figure annual revenue, and added over 20% of the Fortune 500 as customers.
Max Simkoff led Evolv through their acquisition by Cornerstone (NASDAQ: CSOD) in 2014 where he served for two years on the senior executive team post-acquisition as the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives.
Max Simkoff has a BA in History from Northwestern University.
Connect with Max Simkoff:
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In this episode you will learn:
Why to stop negotiating deals after 10pm
Hacking scale
Fundraising during a crisis
What Max would tell his younger self before starting a business
Alejandro Cremades · EP 241 Max Simkoff On Raising $230 Million To Transform Real Estate With Machine Intelligence
SUBSCRIBE ON:
For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.
Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).
Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.
About Max Simkoff:
Max Simkoff is currently the CEO of States Title, a mortgage analytics software company focused on reducing friction and expense for several of the largest pain points across the $1.5 Trillion annual mortgage origination market.
Prior to States Title, Max Simkoff was Founder and CEO of Evolv, Inc., an enterprise predictive analytics software company that he grew from zero to 100+ employees, an eight-figure annual revenue, and added over 20% of the Fortune 500 as customers.
Max Simkoff led Evolv through their acquisition by Cornerstone (NASDAQ: CSOD) in 2014 where he served for two years on the senior executive team post-acquisition as the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives.
Max Simkoff has a BA in History from Northwestern University.
Connect with Max Simkoff: