First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter 
About Max Kausman
Max Kausman is founder of Advance VC, Australia's first dedicated secondaries fund-of-funds, buying stakes in Australian and New Zealand venture funds from investors seeking liquidity. The fund has built exposure to more than ten local venture funds and over 200 portfolio companies, including Canva and Airwallex. He has invested in venture capital since 2020, previously deploying more than $20 million at Tidal Ventures and working as an angel investor, and has held advisory roles at Bain & Company and Vesparum Capital. On First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter, he explains how VC fund secondaries work.
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- Fundraising, Venture Capital
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First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter The path so far.
- Now
Founder · Advance VC
- Earlier
Management Consultant · Bain & Company
- Earlier
Analyst · Vesparum Capital
- From 2020
Investor (helped deploy $20M+) · Tidal Ventures
Sources: overnightsuccess.vc, balancethegrind.co
Advance VC on Day One
Advance VC is a Melbourne investment firm running what it describes as Australia's first dedicated fund of venture capital fund secondaries.
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