# Max Meyer

> Max Meyer is an American founder and former piano prodigy who built two of Thailand's best-known fintech companies. After winning America's Most Talented Kids at 14, a piano scholarship to Phillips Academy Andover, Harvard, and three years at McKinsey in China, he co-founded the financial-comparison platform Masii in 2016 - the only Thai startup on KPMG's global Fintech100. He is the founder of Siam Digital Lending (SiamDL), a Bank of Thailand-licensed AI lender that raised an oversubscribed $7.8M Series A in 2026 to give working Thais shut out of bank credit fast, fair loans.

- **Role:** Founder at Siam Digital Lending (SiamDL); Co-Founder & CEO at Masii
- **Organizations:** Siam Digital Lending (SiamDL), Masii, Harbour.Space University, The Open Mind Legacy Project, McKinsey & Company
- **From:** Spearfish, South Dakota, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Secondary (piano scholarship), Phillips Academy Andover, Undergraduate, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Won America's Most Talented Kids (2005) at age 14, Earned a piano scholarship to Phillips Academy Andover, Co-founded Masii, the only Thai startup on KPMG's Global Fintech100

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Won America's Most Talented Kids at age 14; received a key to the city of Spearfish, SD
- **2010s** — Worked ~3 years at McKinsey & Company in China in growth strategy and M&A
- **2016** — Co-founded Masii in Bangkok with Matthias Jurgens
- **2019** — Masii named the only Thai startup on KPMG's global Fintech100
- **2020** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30
- **2021** — Named one of ColoradoBiz's Top 5 Young Professionals at age 30
- **2026** — SiamDL raised an oversubscribed $7.8M Series A to scale AI-powered lending in Thailand

## Achievements

- Won America's Most Talented Kids (2005) at age 14
- Earned a piano scholarship to Phillips Academy Andover
- Co-founded Masii, the only Thai startup on KPMG's Global Fintech100
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (2020)
- ColoradoBiz Top 5 Young Professionals of 2021
- Founded Siam Digital Lending, a Bank of Thailand-licensed lender that raised an oversubscribed $7.8M Series A in 2026
- Served as one of the youngest professors at Harbour.Space University, teaching entrepreneurship

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Siam Digital Lending closed an oversubscribed $7.8M Series A led by a German fund manager, two German family offices, and a Hong Kong investment house, to scale its AiTHENA AI underwriting in Thailand.

## Links

- Website: https://siamdl.co.th
- LinkedIn: https://th.linkedin.com/in/max-meyer-509301104

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Last updated: 2026-06-10