← Home
Founder/CEO

Max Levchin

Serial entrepreneur, co-founder and former CTO of PayPal, founder and CEO of Affirm. Investor in 100+ startups. Known for building payment platforms and promoting transparent lending.

Known For

PayPalAffirm

Episodes

##869: Max Levchin, PayPal and Affirm — The Path from The Soviet Union to Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies (Plus: Real-World Socialism vs. Capitalism)Jun 9, 2026