# Max Kolysh

> Max Kolysh is a seed investor at Y Combinator (San Francisco) backing Medical and Software. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxkolysh
- Website: https://x.com/maxkolysh

Max Kolysh is a Board Member of Dover. He previously worked at Zinc as the Founder and COO. Max attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he took a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$4.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Government | 1 | 20% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 20% |
| Health Care | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 80% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Silicon Data | Silicon Data is a data product that brings essential intelligence and efficiency to markets. | $4.7M | Seed | Mar 20, 2025 |  |
| Hamming AI | Hamming AI is an experimentation platform that helps teams build reliable AI products. | $3.8M | Seed | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| dNovo Bio | Dnovobio is a developer of a direct reprogramming technology intended to create any cell, tissue, or organ on demand. Its company's platform converts skin into functional brain cells. | $2.7M | Seed | Jan 24, 2022 |  |
| OpenLattice | We support public servants making more informed decisions using integrated data. | $2.3M | Seed | Apr 13, 2018 |  |
| Headstart | Diverse candidates are often systematically excluded when it comes to campus recruiting and high-volume hiring. Headstart diversity recruiting software breaks this cycle of exclusion and levels the playing field for all candidates by removing bias from recruiting processes. When it comes to diversity, we are all in. | $1M | Seed | Sep 20, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ataria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/01ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AI Grant](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ai-grant) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Background Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/background-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Basis Set Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basis-set-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Y Combinator

VC Fund · Mountain View, United States

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that provides funding and mentorship to early-stage companies. It offers a program where startups receive guidance from experienced entrepreneurs and investors. The organization helps founders in their business models and develop their products. Y Combinator serves industries such as technology, healthcare, andfinance.

5 contacts available at Y Combinator.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Boris Jabes | Visiting Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boris-jabes |
| Luther Lowe | Head of Public Policy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luther-lowe |
| Max Kolysh | Visiting Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-kolysh |
| Brad Flora | Group Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-flora |
| Calvin French-Owen | Visiting Group Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calvin-french-owen |

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## FAQ

### What does Max Kolysh invest in?

Max Kolysh invests primarily in Medical, Software and Government startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Max Kolysh's check size?

Max Kolysh typically joins rounds of $1M–$4.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Max Kolysh participates in.

### When did Max Kolysh last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Max Kolysh closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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