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My Take
Max Levchin is the kind of builder I genuinely admire. A Kyiv-born engineer turned Silicon Valley founder, he co-created PayPal and, just as importantly, the early commercial CAPTCHA that quietly shaped how the whole web fights fraud. I am drawn to technologists who solve the unglamorous problems, the plumbing of trust and money, rather than chase the spotlight. His University of Illinois grounding gave him rigor, but it is the relentless serial-founder drive that impresses me most. Levchin strikes me as proof that durable impact often comes from the engineer in the back room, not the loudest voice on stage.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Max Levchin
- Name (Japanese)
- マックス・レヴチン
- Reading
- まっくす・れゔちん
- Born
- July 11, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Kyiv, Kievan Rus'
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- computer scientist / entrepreneur / businessperson / web development
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Stephen Tyng Mather High School
- University
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Max Levchin born?
Born July 11, 1975 (age 50).
Where is Max Levchin from?
Max Levchin is from Kyiv, Kievan Rus'.
What does Max Levchin do?
Max Levchin works as computer scientist, entrepreneur, businessperson, web development.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-19
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.