Max Dworin

Vice President, Cintrifuse Capital

Max Dworin serves as a Vice President at Cintrifuse Capital, a $180mm AUM fund, where he leads investment into seed-stage companies in the Cincinnati region. Immediately prior to joining Cintrifuse, Max served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Northern Kentucky-based startup hub Blue North. Max is a seasoned startup operator, having co-founded and served as COO of Onda, a tequila seltzer brand that scaled to national distribution and raised over $20 million in venture capital funding. Prior to working in startups, Max served as Press Secretary to U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer. Max received a BA from The Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Yale School of Management. He is a recipient of the Cincinnati Business Courier’s 40 Under 40 Award and is a member of the 50th cohort of the Cincinnati Regional Chamber’s Leadership Cincinnati program.

Events · 3

10:45 AM end time not listed

StartupCincyPanel

Two Cities, One Startup: Building & Backing Kernel

Location not listed

Max Dworin, Daniel Levine and 1 more

Venture Capital

Details

Kernel cofounder Catherine Jue and Accel’s Daniel Levine join Cintrifuse Capital’s Max Dworin for a candid look at the founder and investor journey. Through Kernel’s experience building simultaneously in Cincinnati and San Francisco, they’ll explore raising institutional capital, navigating founder-investor relationships, and what it means to build an ambitious startup across two very different innovation ecosystems.

Also with Catherine Jue

Source: startupcincyweek.com (opens in a new tab)

1:00 PM end time not listed

StartupCincyPanel

Building in Cincinnati: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next

Location not listed

Max Dworin, Christy Johnson and 1 more

Venture Capital

Details

Cincinnati has a lot going for it as a place to build a startup: deep industry expertise, a strong corporate base, a connected startup community, and a culture of capital efficiency. But we also have real gaps in areas like talent, capital, and startup density. This panel will bring together local founders and investors for a candid conversation about what Cincinnati does well, where we fall short, and where we should invest to make our ecosystem stronger.

Also with Eric Rose

Source: startupcincyweek.com (opens in a new tab)

11:30 AM end time not listed

StartupCincyPanel

The Next Wave of Venture

Location not listed

Matt Brady, William Butler-Croutwater and 3 more

Student · Venture Capital

Details

A new generation of investors are joining the venture capital landscape and shaping what’s next. Join us as these student-led funds break down how venture capital works, what investors look for and the role student-led funds play in building the next generation of investors and entrepreneurs.

Also with Katie Stratman, Aniruddhan Ramesh, Max Dworin

Source: startupcincyweek.com (opens in a new tab)

All people