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Max Levchin was born on July 11, 1975 in Kyiv, Ukraine and is credited as a computer scientist, entrepreneur and businessperson. As of 2026, Max Levchin is 51 years old. Schooling on record includes Stephen Tyng Mather High School and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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.
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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 51)
- Origin
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Occupation
- computer scientist / entrepreneur / businessperson / web development
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Stephen Tyng Mather High School
- University
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.levchin.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/mlevchin
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Levchin
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%81%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93014
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Max Levchin born?
Max Levchin was born on July 11, 1975 and is 51 years old.
Where is Max Levchin from?
Max Levchin is from Kyiv, Ukraine.
What does Max Levchin do?
Max Levchin works as computer scientist, entrepreneur, businessperson, web development.
Where did Max Levchin study?
Max Levchin attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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